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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Zen's and Tai Ji's are excellent
airplanes. I'm currently flying a Zen 90 with a YS 91 AC. It flies
smoothly and presents well. The Zen 30 is probably a good flyer for a
small plane, but I expect it will have issues in winds and not present as well
as it's larger brothers. The Zen II (140 size) is awesome. Donny
Wright won Masters class at the Nats this past year with one. However, the
$2,500 price tag is a bit steep for entry level. That leaves the Zen 50,
Zen 90 and Zen 120. I've never seen a Zen 50 in competition. I
believe many pilots prefer the 120 and 90 sized. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just came back from the Ocala contest and the
Zen's (120 and 90) and the Tai Ji (60) that were there flew quite well in
sportsman and intermediate. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Zen's and Tai Ji's are great designs and they
are very well built. The wings come in one piece, so there is no risk of
misalignment. I made a few simple mods to my Zen to make it more to my
liking (belly pan attachment, Dave Brown pushrod on elevator, converted to 2-56
pushrods and Hayes clevises, Du Bro pull-pull linkage on rudder, relocated fuel
tank to the CG). I would recommend the Zen 90, Zen 120, or the Tai Ji 60
to anyone contemplating entering pattern competition. I would recommend
the Zen 50 or the Tai Ji 40 as a sport to pattern transition airplane.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>World Models Tai Ji's and Zens are an outstanding
value.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ehernan3@peoplepc.com href="mailto:ehernan3@peoplepc.com">Ed
Hernandez</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2004 12:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> World Models</DIV>
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<DIV> Newbie question: does anyone have any experience with World
Models, specifically their Zen or Tai Ji Series? <A
href="http://www.theworldmodels.com/">http://www.theworldmodels.com/</A>.</DIV>
<DIV> I do not fly pattern(yet), but I might like to try someday.
I was at a D4 contest last year(just spectating), met Kane, and took a
few schedules home to practice. I am also practicing the IMAC Basic schedule.
Both make for challenging sport flying, even when I am the only judge.
Part of joining this list was to see what the community was like.</DIV>
<DIV> Anyway, does anyone have any thing to say about World
Models?</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed Hernandez</DIV>
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<DIV>Flying Pilgrims of Canton MI</DIV></DIV>
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