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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 1/31/2007 4:07:39 AM   
ricksheau



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Status: offline 		one more thing to all the guys that are moding the kit thats great if u want to take the time to do so however my personal feeling is that if u buy a good kit than you shouldnt have to boil, drill, or ream almost all the parts on a tree for it to properly fit i dont have the patience for it. just my opinion..


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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 1/31/2007 8:52:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		you know for how much i hate the flatouts i never had to do any of this stuff you guys say you did to get the parts to fit have they changed them since they first came out? maybe its jsut that i hate the flatouts so much for their flight characteristics anaways that i chose to delete the agony of making the parts fit together from my memory.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 1/31/2007 11:20:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		$20? For a reflection?! Thats a deal, no matter how bad the hinging system is. all I have to say to all the people dissing the flatouts... grab some hinge tape fella's.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/1/2007 1:57:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		I couldn't pass up a deal like that either. An arf plane for 20 bucks? Thats a deal! I like projects anyway...

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/7/2007 10:59:25 PM   
rascusn3


 

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Status: offline 		I just finished the Rc universe bipe, and I'm surprised that they call them ARFs. These planes are kits, not ARFs!

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/9/2007 3:07:43 AM   
hobbydude214


 

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Status: offline 		Wow people complaining about a little building what is this hobby coming to. im just kidding but seriously a little building now and then, teaches you a few things.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/9/2007 5:19:54 AM   
rascusn3


 

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Status: offline 		I enjoy building' I just think Electrify should market thes planes as what they are.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/10/2007 4:24:06 PM   
hobbydude214


 

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Status: offline 		they are arfs, back when they first came out and everyone thought they would be good and was building them in like 2 hrs, theyre auctually easier than a lot of the way way better foamies out there as far as time goes. are you using ca and kicker? usually these go through the uilding process fast.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/13/2007 10:20:54 PM   
rascusn3


 

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Status: offline 		Has any one else had problems with the suplied servo arms? Mine have a lot of slop that lets the control surface move without the servo moving.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 2/18/2007 6:36:20 AM   
bajajrider


 

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From: sacramento, CA, USA
Status: offline 		my opinion, dont waste your time on the 'crap-outs', buy a charger rc cr-1,$29.99. i cant believe that great planes hasn't done anything to improve these crap planes. landing gear shoves through the wings, hinges break when barely applying pressure, L-shaped connector on servo horn breaks, aile servo wont center, foam brittle, ect..ect..ect..!

sorry for the rant, but why would you want some thing this s#itty when ther are so many other(much better) choices out there that don't need to be modified to perform well.

my $.02

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 3/13/2007 12:15:00 PM   
srl



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Status: offline 		Just started flying my Reflection. 4* 2cell (750ma) flights and no damage.
It pulls out fine at the start of a pack and not so well towards the end. I'm happy to keep it light, so I think I'll stay at 7.4v. Its 10.3oz(292g). Everything in it is cheap , so range is not good but I got it to fly low and close .

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 3/13/2007 6:10:42 PM   
Spiccoli


 

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From: Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Status: offline 		I agree with Victory Roll totally. I just bought a Reflection. I'm in no hurry to build it yet. I am going to use blenderm on the hinges. I'm also changing the design on the landing gear too. Even with having to do these things, I still think the thing is a good deal. Especially if it flies as good as I hear it does. It's too bad people don't enjoy building like it used to be. I'm one of those types that enjoys the building as much as the flying. I think it's fun to put your own spin on things when the manufacturer or designer throws something out there you don't like. That's part of what the hobby should be about.

I would really like to start on my Reflection today, but the setup I'm using currently resides on a BHRC Fomojo that is flying great. By the way, I might mention that I paid $50 for that plane and still had to modify the landing gear.

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 3/20/2007 3:28:14 PM   
RoyR


 

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From: Nederland, TX, USA
Status: offline 		In Tower Hobbies the Extra 300 flatout costs $17.85(the cheapest flatout) and the Edge 540 is $42.99 (the most expensive Flatout)
Both have a wingspan of 35.5", both are monoplanes, both have the same general design, and both come with the same motor.
There is also a $10 difference between the two biplanes, yet the rest are all $24.99.
Does anyone know why such a price descrepancy?

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 3/23/2007 4:51:59 PM   
goff101


 

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Status: offline 		does anyone know of a himax brushles moter and speed controler that would work for the great planes flatouts series? if so, what model

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RE: GREAT PLANES FLATOUTS - 3/23/2007 10:32:22 PM   
Hibrass