Maybe somebody out there can answer my initial question. I have never built or flown a Randy designed plane or used any of his components. I have seen them fly with some of the finest flyers , but I was wondering about some of the characteristics that make them fly as well as they do. Randy has been developing his planes for some years now, and I was wondering about some of the advancements he has found that work with his designs.
Hi Keith,
I *think* you might have answered your own question in a way.
Randy HAS spent a long time refining the designs of his planes. His planes are designed to be easy to fly! They seem to be very user friendly. I have flown several of his designs, and my Geo Juno is very close to a "Randy plane". They are stable and can corner. They are a *little* less weight sritical than some designs. They are "easy to pull".
I asked a very good NE flyer the same question you ask, and he gave me his ideas. The plane of choice in his area "flies like a big Nobler". It has a lot of lift and can be trimmed to fly about any way you want to, but it is what it is. However his SV was more of a "sports car". While good off the board, it can be further trimmed to be killer! Not a knock of any kind, he said his "other" plane he can take down and fly with no practice, but his SV he can fly harder when he can practice and trim it. The SV will out fly it if he can get time on it.
Now this is two highly competitive ships, of very different "styles". Both fly the same when he's "cold", but the SV can do more when he has practice. Make sense?
Like I said, myself, I have flown a bunch of different design styles. All were good, but Randy's planes seem a touch more "user friendly"..... maybe it's all a personal preference as to how you like to fly and what you're used to. No doubt the SV and Rite Flite designs from Randy (and their spin offs) have gained widespread success!
Bill <><
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