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“First off, throw the Instructions in the trash as they leave a lot to be desired. If you have to remove the wings to transport it... you have a whole lot of screws to remove! The build quality is very good! The Fit & Finish is excellent as well. No missing parts or hardware. I got rid of all the wing hatch screws and used spring-loaded latches. That eliminated 24 screws.”
“Its not awful, but a few things could make it better.. first, better quality hardware. The thin throttle wire was laughable. The landing gear are unique for this aircraft, and I think the intent is nice, however, it is very weak using plastic straps to secure it to the fuselage with no correctly fitting grooves. The main axle is too thin of material and the wheels tip in at the top. Id imagine even if you went with the lightest powerplant option that it would still be terrible looking. The covering is just a big fragile sticker, the plus is that they provide extra material for patches. A tailwheel is included, but its an eyesore. I opted for an H9 tailskid off the D.VIII. Setup at the field will be time consuming... 6 panels with 4 small screws each to attach 6 wing bolts ans reinstall w4 screws ans 6 panels, plus 4 thumb screws for the hatch. We dont do this hobby because its quick, right?”
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“Advanced builders only. Make sure you have a lot of lead. Went together well and fly fantastic with my 40cc twin stinger gasser. Its honest dream come true for me.”
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“Flys Great and manual is ok and basic and if you follow it the plane will fly good. Just a few notes you don't have to CG the plane upside down. All wings should be 0 degrees incidence and don't be surprised if the plane comes in at a higher weight than the 17lbs max it says in the manual. Mine came in a 19.8 lbs and I used a 40cc stinger twin.”
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“Well plane is great and would highly recommend for advanced flyers. All parts cut good and final assembly was fantastic. Now I built planes and been doing this for quite awhile.My issues was I started with a 30cc twin stinger gas engine which produces around 17.4 lbs of thrust well after i CGd the plane with all the weight forward as far as I could get it and 16oz clear fuel tank slammed to the firewall and battery's on the firewall inside the plane. Plane weight came in around 17lbs without fuel in the tank and the bad part was I didnt even add lead weight yet this was just a test to see the amount of lead I would need. So I added the lead of around 1.4lbs for the grand total with fuel, 19.5 lbs with all the bit and bobs. Which isn't bad but the manual says fly weight of 17 bs max which kinda made me scratch my head. Now I prefer a 1 to 1 ratio. So I decided to change engines to a 40cc twin thinking I could lose some weight for more power and heavier engine. The engine which makes 24lbs of thrust max which makes sure I had enough power for that 1 to 1 ratio that I like. So after the CG and new weight and finished all the bits and bobs plane total weight 19.8 lbs full fuel...... which is almost 2.8lbs over the manuals max weight. So I played with the CG with 2 different engines and shifting weight trying to get to the 17lbs that the max fly weight in the manual suggests and there wasn't any way I could get it to work unless I used and spinner weight and moved the battery's to the firewall on the outside of the plane. Still needed around 1.5lbs of lead in the nose and still came in at 18.4lbs and yes I followed the manual to the letter. So no matter what I did I could not get the weight to 17lbs.Plane flys great and looks good just had to beef up the gear with cross wires and double up the rubber bands on the wheels suspension system to compensate for the over weight.Now I talked with a few and the theory is that the vertical and horizontal stab was built with a heavier wood than a balsa core and spruce or beach or even a hard bulsa outer trimming. Instead was built with a all beach wood or spruce construction which is causing my CG/ overweight issues but thats just a theory atm.”
