Jim, I have one of the Isthmus Model's Sopranos. I have flown it about dozen times. I am extremely happy with it. Launches hard and has great legs. I can slow it down for thermals and put the nose down to get out of dodge. Mine came in at 50 oz. I have not tried it with ballast yet. It is not a floater, although you can slow down to thermal, it flies more like a full house ship.
The spoiler is very effective and it spot lands nicely. It is turning out to be one of my favorite gliders. Great launches, great penetration, fast, reliable, and durable. My opinion only, the Soprano gives a pilot more options for a wider range of conditions. I am looking forward to many more flights. Up in Minnesota, we have had 75% of our days with rain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Laurel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rcse Yahoo" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:55 AM Subject: [RCSE] Soprano Feedback > Ok, so who's flying a Soprano out there? Let's hear some feedback! I > would like a big RES plane and am trying to decide between Soprano and > AVA. > > Cheers - Jim Laurel > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note > that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and > AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
