Light and fragile to ,at least the 1's I've seen are fly nice however

There's a carbon version as well, I think.

The Sanda Mini Mach is worth a look

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...ight=mini+mach

I like the Sunbird 60".. Fast plane that flys well in a wide range of conditions......reacts well to ballast.

DC

The Bird, Ocelot, Spider. I'm just saying

Originally Posted by Warren Peterson

The Bird, Ocelot, Spider. I'm just saying

Say what?

Check out The Fluffy Bunny! I've seen it and it rips.
Tom
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1787977

Spider 60 carbon is a killer deal! The wing is really stiff and flies in light to heavy conditions. Ocelot and banana are also awesome, great fit and finish. My dad has a carbon sunbird and its nice but on the first landing at point of the mountain the fuse seam split!

Brandon

I like the Genesis from aloft hobbies and the Ocelot from susa.

The mint terminator is good, but pricey and a tough build.

The prodij is probably the newest tech out there but the build is redicuolus everything is super thin or skinny, ballast is not set up is not very adjustable or easy to use and pricy too.

S

Originally Posted by seaspb

I like the Genesis from aloft hobbies and the Ocelot from susa.
S

When I was flying my Banana back in 2005 a friend had an Ocelot... I always felt it was flimsy and not even close to the Banana in performance.

Is the Ocelot upgraded now days or what?

I flew a 'glass Mini Blade for a couple of years before moving into the bigger ships and can vouch for its speed. Sold it on but would buy another (only with flaps and 2-piece wing) in a heartbeat.

I've got a Sunbird on the bench but from memory the MB has a thinner RG15 section than this so I'd be surprised if it's as quick.

The MB had freakish energy retention even un-ballasted especially noticeable when turning back into wind on days when the wind was slightly off-centre to the slope.

Chris.

Originally Posted by DrFragnasty

The MB had freakish energy retention even un-ballasted especially noticeable when turning back into wind on days when the wind was slightly off-centre to the slope.

Chris.

I've seen a blade fly too, it did much better then my Banana. I think it was the 2meter carbon version. Might have been piloting skills too as I'm not that familiar with slopeing.

This is a great thread on a whole heap of planes in this class. Good stuff!

Originally Posted by gouch

This is a great thread on a whole heap of planes in this class. Good stuff!

Intresting enough there isn't one who stands out among the others.

Originally Posted by seaspb

The prodij is probably the newest tech out there but the build is redicuolus everything is super thin or skinny, ballast is not set up is not very adjustable or easy to use and pricy too.

S

Go with the wing ballast, dead easy, and adds plenty enough weight for the very skinny wings.
Build is then drop a couple of MKS 6100 into wings - easy.
Mount servos on fuselage plate - easy

Link up flap and set flap horn - trickier.

worth the trouble.....