Thread: Comp Arf Giles
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Old 02-26-2008, 12:37 AM   #7
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Default Re: Comp Arf Giles

Quote: Originally Posted by rdgood
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I had one of the first generation ones.
Before they went through and redid the molds.

I won sportsmans with ease with it. The giles is a very good IMAC plane. In 3D your going to have to work a little harder at some of the 3D manuevers. Harrier is not so good. Hovering it will do but its a little more difficult to find the vert sweet spot if ya know what I mean.

Now for what it does do very well in IMAC is roll - The airplane is a rolling machine!!
it doesn't lose it's nose in the roll hardly at all. It makes ya look good. Rudder coupling is also minimized. Not as decoupled as a Yak 54 but it does roll better than a Yak.

Snap rolls are not quite as nice as an extra - but doable with practice...

If you are really dead serious about IMAC the Extra or Super Extra is probably a better choice since it kicks ars at IMAC and 3D... as far as Comp Arfs go!

The Giles shines only in IMAC but lacks in the 3D department - IMHO...

Ronster
Funny, a buddy of mine has one of the originals (its probably been seen on here, flag scheme with tan, badass airbrush job) and it is one stable 3D machine. I was envious last time I saw it fly it locked in so well in 3D stuff.
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