Barry, In my opinion, the best for what you're looking for is the Legionair. It's thin wing allows it to penetrate better than most from that era. It is difficult to find, and to build correctly. It's even more difficult to set up correctly and takes a lot of patience. However, when you get the CG and trim where they need to be, you will be amazed at the legs this model has, and the thermalling capabilities. I know Ray is working to get the Legionairs done, and I wouldn't speak for him in any way. If you can find a Legionair 140 and build the spar like a Bubble Dancer or Dark Star, you will be rewarded with an extraorinary model. I have two, a 140 and a 100, and will build another soon.
Best of luck with your search. Jack Womack --- Barry Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Opinions sought on the best NOS plane. I have both > a Sailaire, and > Paragon and am dutifully reverent of what both mean > to soaring. > However, neither is very happy coming upwind. > > I've been looking at Ray Hayes' website: > http://www.skybench.com/ > > I know about the Challenger, but am also considering > the Cloud Bound 4 > or the Pierce 970. I'm open to other possibilities > as well. > > The expert opinions of this group sought. > > Barry Andersen > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane > News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in > text only format with MIME turned off. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
