Steve Campbell
Elite Veteran
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
| 7.7 pounds??? Man; I hope my X-Cell doesn't weigh that much... you here, Gordie? How much does your weigh?
3F is a term for 3D, coined by the late Jim Ketner (RIP). It stands for "flip-flop flying" I know that practitioners of this refer to it as three dimensional flying. Most of what I see is flipping and flopping around, so I think it is quite appropriate...
Greg, there are many reasons why someone would want a 30 ship. Not all of us feel the urge to do gravity-defying gyrations, etc., and are perfectly content to putz around the field upright at all times; so we don't need excess power. Personally, I have always had a 30 to complement my 60s. My 60 will not fit in the cab of my truck, and also will not co-exist in the bed with the larger airplanes I'm coming to favor. A 30 fits behind the seats, in the crew cab area, just right.
Plus, there are times I would just rather fly the less-stressful smaller ship. And fuel economy IS an issue with me, considering that my 32SX uses about a third of the fuel, for the same amount of air time, that my 61SX does.
I HAVE thought about it, Greg. 30s are cool; and have their place.
Steve |
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