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10-09-2007, 11:40 AM
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Shootout Breakdown
I did a quick equipment breakdown of the precision planes for myself and thought I would share it.
Kits: 38 Arfs: 28 Dalton: 8x260, 2x300, 1x300sp Cardon: 7x260, 2x300, 3x330, 2x54, 1x540 3W: 4x54, 2x322 Carf: 5x260, 1xMx2, 1xSupExt, 2x330 AW: 2x 260 Krill: 3xKat CA: 1x300 QQ: 2x54 PBG: 1x260 HydeUlti:1 Hemp: 1x260 Delro: 1xRaven Godfrey: 2x300 AT:2x300 ZN:1x300 DR:1x330 WH: 2x300 H9: 1x260 UNK: 1xStaud, 1xGiles DA: 61 3W: 5 KRM: 1 Plett: 1 FUT: 32 JR: 20 SS: 11 MPX/IPD: 2 GPR: 2 I got this from the DA site. It shoud be pretty close. Last edited by Andy Thomas; 10-09-2007 at 11:48 AM. |
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10-09-2007, 11:50 AM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
looks like a carden DA and Futaba
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10-09-2007, 11:50 AM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
I would have been in the minority on plane and engine
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10-09-2007, 11:53 AM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Its close on the radios, most of those SS were probably JR.
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10-09-2007, 11:53 AM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Dan what plane are you flying now.
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10-09-2007, 12:05 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Flying a WH Sukhoi and Building a Godfrey 300
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10-09-2007, 12:22 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Very well rounded besides the engine dept.I guess that would explane all the DA boxes you see stacked in the pictures.........Its nice to see such a wide variaty of diff airframes........Thanks for the lowdown.
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10-09-2007, 12:24 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Yep, lots of neat airplanes.
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10-09-2007, 12:29 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Does anyone have any info on Arnold Peyors Staudacher?
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
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10-09-2007, 12:47 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Andy,
Great work. This is very interesting to me as well. We all want to be like Mike, so we tend to buy what they fly... but there is also another angle. These guys are competitors of the highest caliber. If these guys didn't fly RC, they would be competitors on the golf course (some are), Army Special Forces, race car drivers, football players, (even hot dog eating champs), or some other pursuit of excellence. Ever notice the type of guy I am talking about? It is about competition more than all else, and it just happens that they like airplanes. Where I am going with this, is that they want the best equipment to do their thing, and the breakdown is very telling about what is considered the best. Sure, an inferior company may give away so much of their stuff that they have a larger share on the field, but that would not last long as word got out that there was something better. Any edge these guys can get, they will use. That means what they use, is generally better in their eyes, which often translates to better in our eyes. That doesn't mean that if there are 50 DA engines and 10 3W engines that 3W is junk...not at all. It means that at least 10 guys love 3W, and they are fierce competitors, so you can't go too far wrong to get one. I prefer DA, but I have other reasons, like proximity to them in AZ, and a personal relationship feel when I talk to them about anything and everything. Good work and lots to keep in mind. Last edited by MetHerInBaghdad; 10-09-2007 at 12:51 PM. Reason: cause |
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10-09-2007, 12:48 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Its events like this and the former TOC that keep this segment of the hobby moving forward.
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10-09-2007, 01:15 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
It tells me that there are more sweet airframes than ever.
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10-09-2007, 01:24 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Did DA say anything in regaurd to the 170 or the 200? I have always liked this sport because the top sponsored elite guys were running the same equipment you could go and buy.
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10-09-2007, 01:28 PM
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Re: Shootout Breakdown
Wood is Good
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