Originally Posted by Confabulous
Out of interest, did anyone read Brian Lecomber's article in Flyer on the Extra 300? If only all magazine flight test pieces were written like that... well, the world wouldn't be a better place but at least we'd get some honest insight

Super write-up indeed, very nicely done. And confirms what existing Extra 300 owners suspected - that a reduction of 30lb in weight is unlikely to make any material difference!
Now, if they had installed a 450hp engine instead...