Originally Posted by
Hughes500
R22 is more fun to fly than a 269 really ? Love to know why you think that is considering one has a fully articulated head and one doesn't !
I found the Schweizer to be rather sluggish in its control reponses,...not to mention its slow. I was only able to get them up to just over 70kts before hitting full throttle. These were CB and CBi models, so maybe the C is faster, but I doubt it would be any quicker.
The R22's instability (a fart can make it turn) may make training more difficult and hazardous, but when the training is over, that same instability makes it very responsive, quick, and agile.
In short, the Schweizer was like a paddleboat, the R22,..a jetski!
,...unless your idea of fun is mearly cruising at 70kts then diving the nose?