Hello Roger!
On 30 Aug 97, Roger Marshall wrote to Rich Lockyer:
 RM>  I LOVED that long gliding approach - made my landings look good !
Try slope soaring sometime... a long gliding approach that only covers 25 
feet of 'runway' ~8-)  The Hobby Shack Talon was a REAL floater... I couldn't 
get it on the ground, so I'd hover it at about six feet and my friend would 
pluck it out of the sky.
 RM>  strip is 800' grass with a 300'x25' paved section - no nearby obstacles
 RM>  so we get into a habit of long, slow approaches - that keeps most of us
Sounds nice.
 RM>  US1000 with an 18x6 prop - don't know about RPM but it should be around
 RM>  8000-9000.
Should be enough power.  I guess considering the option is a twin like a 
Tartan ($$$$), it should do well.
 RM>  I had the ST 90 2-cycle on mine and it pulled it real good - man, I 
hated
 RM>  the day it went in - no recovery and complete destruction.
Ya... my friend had an old OS.80 on his Ultimate (the kind with dual glo 
plugs) and performance was great.
 RM>  the radio in another bird) but it still comes back and flys nicely - 
he
 RM>  engine is an OLD Veco 61 so it isn't competitive with the modern 
ngines
 RM>  or pattern birds - it just flys along in a most enjoyable fashion.
Those old engines just seem to hang in there if you take care of them.
C-ya! Rich
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