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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 4/28/2006 10:47:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not a lot bigger. Much of the feel of a bigger plane comes from the longer fuselage which reacts more slowly to rudder and elevator inputs. Ths Cap fuse is lengthened from scale, and it's really long for an 85" plane.

This is why it's so stable, it feels like you are flying a much larger plane. It's more like a clipped wing 95" Cap.

Watch the Chip Hyde double vision fly some time, its fuse is super long for the wingspan and it flies like a much larger plane.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 4/29/2006 4:03:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Ben , I must of mist a post or something what caused the gear to bend and crack the pant so as to need repair this early in the game?


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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 4/29/2006 5:36:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nasty cross wind and a field that hasent had the bunch grass allong the edges of the runway mowed yet.


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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 4/29/2006 7:22:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yep, as mstroh said, I was about to touch down and then there was a large crosswind gust. It caused the plane to roll to the right a little bit (as was expected) and there just wasn't enough friction in one wheel to keep it from moving side to side. So the right wheel ended up in some tall grass on the side of the runway that needs to be mowed. Didn't do too much damage though, just had to fix a pant and bend the gear back. There is no structural damage in the fuse or wings.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 12:16:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I got some flights on the CAP this weekend and this thing does amazing harriers. One guy at the field even commented on how stable it was in the harrier. The wings rock a little when you're entering it, but you just slowly add some power and it stops. I am totally impressed with them and I'm by no means that spectacular of a pilot. This plane literally had it's nose about 70 degrees or so in the air and it just needed a little aileron in the turns to maintain stability. I could literally harrier around for a full 10 minutes no sweat.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 12:45:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		That's awesome, Ben! Sorry I'm in a little late on ths one, but I just ordered mine Friday. so I've been reading this thread and getting all excited. i actually cleaned the bench off today in anticipation of getting started. I've got the original Extra special. Its been wonderful, but is getting a bit long in the tooth (I fly a lot). I can't wait to get going on the CAP!

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 1:13:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		If you like the Extra Special, you will love the CAP. I had a little bit of wing rock in harrier at the beginning, but that was because my servos were off. Now I have them dead nuts on thanks to the Hitec servo programmer. That thing is worth it's weight in gold.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 1:27:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		It sure is. THe Extra Special harriers well, but it will rock if you don't stay on it. I used to have a big CAP and it was on rails in harrier, so I'm stoked. Funny how I decided to get this plane: the local EAA is having a full scale airshow in July and they wanted an RC aerobatics demo. I guess its my turn. So I figured, I ought to at least fly something pretty. So I called Tom, kind of fishing around about the CAP and he says,"treat yourself!" That was it. credit card out of wallet, end of story!


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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 6:16:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		On rails in a harrier.... lol how do you guys feel about the caps rolling harriers?

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 2:59:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm not that good yet. I have another pilot lined up to do demonstration video for Tom. He can do them and with as stable as this plane is, he should have no trouble doing a harrier landing to. He does them with his 40% Carden CAP and this plane seems to be even more stable than that.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 3:06:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		I can do a good rolling harrier in both directions. As soon as I get mine I'll let you know. One thing that really helps with this move is to mix out coupling. To get it to look smooth and controlled you need pure response from your control inputs. I'm sure the CAP will be capable of great rolling harriers.


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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/5/2006 5:37:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		yeah i think it does a pretty good job, not as good as a mid wing but somewhat close. mine only needed a little bit of rudd-ele (up) mixing and it was perfect.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/6/2006 3:13:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hrmm maybe an all red one to match my 40% Carden Cap. Im sure it will do rollers/ rolling harriers just fine.

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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/7/2006 3:01:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		mmmm, rollers on the deck with my new CAP. UPS said it will arrive Friday. Is it supposed to be this hard to sleep now?


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RE: Review of the Wild Hare CAP 232 - 6/7/2006 3:11:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		Excited? I just hope you don't pee in your pants when it arrives... It is a swe