RE: Balsa USA Fokker DR1 1/4 scale
It Fly's
I intended to take the Cub up for 2 flights to loosen up the thumbs and I made a mistake of settleing in just short of the intended landing spot and caught the edge of the high grass and did a ground loop. This resulted in breaking my Xoar scale detailed prop[:@].
I set the Cub aside and fired up the DRI. The thing doesn't want to turn for crap on the ground as everyone has mentioned. I throttled up and in 30ft it was airborne and climbing. I had put in 4 clicks of down trim before the flight and had to add approx 6 more to get level flight. I flew a few circuits at altitude and then brought it down low for some photo passes( I really need to get a 300mm lens). The wife did a good job of taking the pictures.
The plane flew very well and reminded me of a mid wing sport model in the way it handled. The landing was a little rough as the sink rate caught me a little off guard. I managed to keep the plane upright and straight but the tail skid mount broke loose. It will be a very easy repair. Only one flight for the day but I am very happy with how the plane fly's and looks in the air.
Here are a few pics with more to follow.
Later!!
Anthony