Build:
Build was straight
forward to me. You can use the included glue. I
prefer to
let the glue sit for a minute before bonding the surfaces. I also
stress that you should dry fit everything first. One
additional
thing is to hook up ALL of the electronics and test it before building.
On mine, I did pull the fan off and balanced it with a
magnetic
prop balancer. Since I fly off of Grass, I elected to not
install
the landing gear so I could belly Land. I also added some
holes
up front and on the top rear to allow more airflow. This
plane
has ZERO air flow internally which you should have for the battery and
the ESC. Adding holes are a must! Some people have
added
Fiberglass or CF spars to the rear stabilizer. I still have not done
so. I try to fly scale with mine. You must however add in
3-4mm
of UP elevator prior to maiden as the angle of attack of the wing
requires you to do that or mount the rear stab with a matching downward
angle of attack. The build is less than an hour and your ready to
maiden. I used the recommended CG.
Flying:
After Maiden (Hand
Launch) I put in 2 screws into the bottom of the wing to mark CG finger
points, then marked the battery position for future flights. It flew
well and hand launching was easier than I expected. You
should
have a 2nd person hand launch it if you elect to hand launch.
The
plane is heavy for it's size but the wing is generous and with dual
64mm fans, it will suck up power from the 2200mAh 3S that I used (I used a Gens
Ace 2200mAh 3S 25C pack)
I recommend you do most of your flight at 1/2 throttle and reserve the
full throttle for climb outs. Doin so, I set my timer for 5
mintues and don't fly beyond the 5. This plane truely is impressive in
the air just from the looks. I can do loops and rolls no problem. It
does not have a high thrust ratio like the Concept X or the Meteor
though so fly ahead of the model.
Durability:
Well, I wanted
to get other's opions on the plane and loaned it out to sever others.
One had a mishap and broke the nose some. No
bother, he
glue'd it on and it was back in the air. Some people have added CF rods
to the wings and stabs to stiffen things up in a mishap or added
straping tape to the bottom of the main wing to sustain tigher loops
better.
Conslusion: This planeis
a blast to fly and draws much attention at the field. It
looks
really scale in the air (especially with the landing gear removed) and
belly lands/hand launches pretty well. (do not twist your
wrist
like you throw a football).
