Extreme Flight Owners Thread

[Buick Mackane]

I gotta jump in and say I agree completely. Get the Edge and go from there, it is so stable it's silly.

thanks Gyro. what makes the Edge more stable? is it that the leading edge is perpendicular to the fuse? i have a Great Planes 50" Edge, but i don't take it up very often. it has really narrow ailerons in comparison to my EF and 3DHS airframes. it's roll rate is so slooooooow. it does awesome inverted flat spins though.

 

[Buick Mackane]

Yes, stick with one air frame. Makes the learning curve shorter and more consistent. Meanwhile get the EDGE. It is the best one out there for learning 3D IMO.

it sounds like i had better get an Edge. thanks Sting Bee (that's what my daughter used to call Yellow Jackets)

 

[danielph]

The Extra is still my favorite of the EXPs and probably always will be. That said though, the Edge is the perfect 3D trainer and will be the easiest to learn harriers and high-alpha flight with.

This is not an extremely technical flight, but this video really shows the amazing slow-speed 3D capabilities of the 60" Edge.
[video=vimeo;35329095]https://vimeo.com/35329095[/video]

 

[Buick Mackane]

Roger, excellent advice. It's hard to resist all the "candy" out there. Having a "training/ backup" airframe is nice. I have a 60" and 78" extra. However I do like breaking it up with some other frames- 60" Laser, a glider and a couple edfs. I think there is a 9x" in my future!

can you tell me the differences between the 60" and 78" Extras?

 

[YellowJacketsRC]

The GP Edge is not in the same category as the EXP, and I do not mean size category. The GO is really a gussied up sport flyer that can do a little 3D. If that is what you have to compare, your are gonna be AMAZED at the 60 Edge EXP!

The Edge is the most stable in Post Stall flight because of the straight leading edge. This causes the wing to tend to stall very predictably with a lot less "swimming" from size to side as each of the wings falls in and out of stalled flight. But Chris puts a lot more than that into making the Edge EXP so stable in all flight envelopes. I don't know what all the magic is, but I can assure you, it's in there!

Daniel, thanks for posting that vid again. Really nice. Love the snow!

 

[dth7]

can you tell me the differences between the 60" and 78" Extras?

Awesome and more awesome!
Seriously, the obvious for me is one is electric and the other a gasser (many electric 78s out there). I made the 78 my first gasser and I love gas- fill, flip, fly- Fun! The flying performance of both are very similar. I like the 78 more since the extra weight gives it more momentum for tumbles. The convenience of size and Powerplant as well as outright ballistic performance make the 60" EFs excellent grab and go, practice and backup airframes that can be used in IMAC in a pinch or as a starting plane for competition. Hope that answers your question. The first sentence really explains them best!

 

[Buick Mackane]

The Extra is still my favorite of the EXPs and probably always will be. That said though, the Edge is the perfect 3D trainer and will be the easiest to learn harriers and high-alpha flight with.

This is not an extremely technical flight, but this video really shows the amazing slow-speed 3D capabilities of the 60" Edge.
[video=vimeo;35329095]https://vimeo.com/35329095[/video]

Wow! that is an awesome video! the flying is great… i like how you did that hover "pogo stick", dipping the rudder in the snow a few times. the other cool aspect of the video is how, for the most part, the aircraft is the only source of color in the video. with all the snow and the pines, it looks like you're flying in a black and white world. Really cool. thanks for sharing that and for your advice Daniel

 

[dth7]

thanks Gyro. what makes the Edge more stable? is it that the leading edge is perpendicular to the fuse? i have a Great Planes 50" Edge, but i don't take it up very often. it has really narrow ailerons in comparison to my EF and 3DHS airframes. it's roll rate is so slooooooow. it does awesome inverted flat spins though.

I didn't see this before. As others said and will confirm. Any of the "classic" designs, GP, Sig, etc are in a different league. The (what I like to call) "next generation" airframes; EF, 3dhs and others will provide you with performance that will eclipse the classics. It would be like Mike Goulian, Rob Holland and Skip Stewart giving up their present planes for the first gen Pitts and Extra's they started on. They could not do the maneuvers they do now.

 

[Buick Mackane]

Awesome and more awesome!
Seriously, the obvious for me is one is electric and the other a gasser (many electric 78s out there). I made the 78 my first gasser and I love gas- fill, flip, fly- Fun! The flying performance of both are very similar. I like the 78 more since the extra weight gives it more momentum for tumbles. The convenience of size and Powerplant as well as outright ballistic performance make the 60" EFs excellent grab and go, practice and backup airframes that can be used in IMAC in a pinch or as a starting plane for competition. Hope that answers your question. The first sentence really explains them best!

thanks dth7. you answered it perfectly. A gasser is on my wish list, but until i can get back into a house again, it will have to wait. my aircraft currently hang on my walls, all pointing straight up. it's the best artwork you can have! unfortunately, a gasser would stink up the place. i'm conjuring images of Bill Murray "tidying up" with a leaf blower. (caddy shack)

 

[dth7]

thanks dth7. you answered it perfectly. A gasser is on my wish list, but until i can get back into a house again, it will have to wait. my aircraft currently hang on my walls, all pointing straight up. it's the best artwork you can have! unfortunately, a gasser would stink up the place. i'm conjuring images of Bill Murray "tidying up" with a leaf blower. (caddy shack)

When setup correctly and kept clean you'd be surprised how little the gassers smell. They ain't no "slimmers" (glow). I don't think I'd store mine in the living room but its not too stinky.