springers
Nothing wrong with an XL as Genghis points out.If you want to just fly local and take even your largest friends up this is the machine to have.I spent many an hour bumbling around my local neibourhood in my 462 rotax engined XL.Will get you and your passenger out of even the shortest grass strip.The Blade is a slightly different beast.You can still find Rotax 462 engined ones around and if your budjet will stretch a little further its a 503/582 rotax one or if your really rich a four stroke one.The wing is the same on all of the Blade range and the speed is nearly the same on all the above models.50-60mph is the normal range of speed using the trimmer.Its a matter of how much money you have to spend.When your up there in your own machine it dosent matter what your in you are still flying! and you still get the same veiw out of your £1500 machine as does the rich bloke in his £23,000 machine.
Regarding the egroup,dont take it too seriously.Sometimes you can pick up some usefull info on there you just have to pick your times.
Have Fun
Regards
Barshifter
Last edited by Barshifter; 23rd May 2006 at 22:59.