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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/2/2007 5:05 AM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/2/2007 5:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		It does come with the motor mount, but not with the pull-pull system. If you buy a DuBro pull-pull system, you'll get the best set-up.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/5/2007 8:54 PM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/10/2007 8:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		i used do bro pull pull and it was fine. i used two hitec 225 mg mighty mini in the tail and now , about 15 flights everything is ok.
the o.s. 70 ultimate is a jewel . never had any other so regular engine. i have a yamada 180 dz on my extra 300 and there are the same kind of an engine if you not mind cubic inches. the edge fly very light, very nice and predictable. slooow and oooohhhh so nice landings ! . great flat spins!!! no coupling in knife edge. she flies better than 1/4 scale i have seen!!
i can hover it and i am using an apc 13-6. i would like to try this wide apc. i get kavan 350 cc. tank and i fly 15 min.( not so calm aerobatic) with 1/3 of cool power still in !!!
i am not able to load photo. i will try again.
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/10/2007 8:39 PM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/10/2007 11:59 PM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 12:03 AM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 12:09 AM   
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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 12:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm not knocking that engine, in any way. I mean, that fuel pump has to be great...but isn't it a little under-powered with the OS FS-70?

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 12:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		i suspect with saito 100 it will pull out of hovering better than mine, but i think it is the only situation where i would get the change. otherwise i prefer the lightness of my setup. and the o.s. is so regular.....

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 5:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		pinguecola i want to do the same setup on the rudder that you did with putting the rudder servo up front and do a pull pull. how much down elevator travel do you have. i've been triing to figure a setup to get to most travel with out hitting the rudder horns. if possible could you show a pic with full down travel.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/11/2007 6:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Jamesrxx951, I have a sugestion on concerning that. Have you ever seen the Fliton Extra 330 Freestyle's set-up for the rudder? If not, visit www.flitonstore.com or www.fliton.com and go through its pictures. The pull-pull cables exit through the fuselage higher up, and they mount about half-way up the rudder. If I were building it again, I would have done it that way. It's a great set-up, and keeps the rod WAY out of the path of the elevator. I hope that helped!

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/12/2007 8:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		i do not have any trouble about elevator. in 3d rates full deflection it can touch rudder arms, but softly and i never feel it during 3d flight. yesterday some nice hovering with mi little o.s.... this little plane is really fun ! hs 225 hitec good job. light and effective elevator. ( hangar 9 titanium rods). the plane is so light it land almost stopped in the air, nose up. the most beautiful side slip i ever had. you feel at home.
ciao francesco

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 12/13/2007 9:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		JUST WANTED TO POST A WORD ABOUT THE STOCK LANDING GEAR, WITH THE PLANE FULLY LOADED THE CAMBER ANGLE IS NOT AN ISSUE. I PICKED MINE UP SECOND HAND WITH A OS .91 FS, TWO ELEVATOR SERVOS IN THE TAIL, RUDDER SERVO IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TAIL. 15X 4 WIDE PROP. IT WILL HOVER GOOD, NOT THE TREMENDOUS VERT I WAS EXPECTING, BUT THE GENERAL FLYING CHARACTER MAKES UP FOR THIS. I MAY TRY THE PERRY OSCILATING PUMP TO GET A LITTLE MORE UMPH. I AM USEING Y S 20/20 FUEL AND HAVE A VERY RELIABLE LOW IDLE.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 1/14/2008 7:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		now i have circa 60 flights on my edge with o.s. 70 ultimate. what a nice set up !! the plane is feather light and fly oh so fun !!!! ultimate purrs like a dream and it is reliable like a little ys dingo. some coolpower 30% ely mix and hover and pull out nicely !!! and never tried any wide blade !! i am on my first and sole apc 13-6 !!
ciao francesco

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 1/27/2008 5:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		some more phots on my sunshine flight....

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/3/2008 1:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just wanted to update my feelings about this airplane. A while back I posted that I wasnt very pleased with my purchase of the fliton plane. Well I finally decided to get it finished up(tired of looking at it stuffed in the corner) and try it out, but instead of using the Saito 100 I had originally installed in it, I decided to go electric for power instead of glow.

I have to admit that the quality of flight totally caught me by surprise. This plane flies awesome. I no longer regret purchasing this plane. It was sort of a pain to get it all setup but it was worth every minute spent.

My setup consists of E-flite power60, Castle phoenix80 ESC, Flightpower EVO25 5s 3300 lipo, APC 16x10 e-prop. PLENTY of power for it. I put in a couple of 4 minute flights earlier(Maiden/setup) Of what I would say very agressive sport flying on it and each time only put back 1080mah on the charge. Seems like I should be able to get 6-8 minutes of flying out of it per charge. I will need to do some more flights though to get the flight times dialed in.

All I can say is I am glad I finally finished it up and put it in the air, If you are thinking of going electric for power on this plane I highly recommend it. It is truly a lot of fun to throw around the sky.




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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/3/2008 10:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		great job. i have got electic only in small planes and i am afraid it will cost a lot to convert medium or big birds. Anyway my little o.s. ultimate is a great combo on this light plane and i can fliy 15 minutes with 350 cc tank and it floats like a dream ! not a wing rock in inverted harrier and only a bit in up harrier. ciao francesco

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/14/2008 6:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		If anyone is interested here is a graph for amps and watts. This setup is very strong for this airplane and flies it well.

setup consists of E-flite power60, Castle phoenix80 ESC, Flightpower EVO25 5s 3700 lipo, APC 16x10 e-prop.

I am currently up to 8 minutes flying time(using good throttle managment). Might be possible to go 10 minutes but havent been able to do more testing due to weather.

Graph is from an eagle Tree data logger and is just a static test for max amps(47amps) and watts(880), Two quick full throttle pulls just to see what I was getting. I dont have any flight graphs yet.



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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/14/2008 7:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Glad to see this thread is still alive. Just ordered my second edge; first one exploded in the air on a 3d rates snap roll more than a year ago. Had 2 extra as well but as much I want to totally get rid of glow this plane with saito 100 it's perfect to keep in the back sit of your car and have some fun after work.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/23/2008 5:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		thought i would post the pics of my plane. saito 100 apc 15/4 prop,spectrum dx7 radio with ds821 servo's and hitec 5625 on rudder.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/23/2008 7:34 AM   
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Status: offline 		Gorgeous plane, I wish I still had mine! Have you flown yours yet? Let me know what you think about the flight characteristics!!!

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/23/2008 9:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		I love this model.
I have four planes.
Funtana X50-Saito72....fun
Little toni O.S. FX91.....Nerve racking sometimes
27% Extra 260.............To big to deal with sometimes.
Fliton Edge540..............Total blast

I have a 75 2s on this little guy with a 13x6-10 prop. It will dart across the sky if you want or it will just hang in the sky at half throttle.I put the rudder servo up front help with the CG.I put futaba 3152 digital servos all the way around.Center very well an are snappy aswell.This model is worth its weight in gold.............LOVE IT

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/23/2008 4:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		this is my second one the first the wing root glue gave up in the air and it was to hard to land with only 3 wings,at least on the landing gear. but u can land on the nose the only down fall to that is you can't fly it any more.haha. but i loved flying this plane so much i bought another one. the first had the saito 82 and it was great but needed alittle more power so i put a 100 in it. i havnt flown this one but it should be ablast. this plane makes you very confident. what you ask it to do it does with no problem. just add alittle more glue to the wing root,just incase.

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RE: FLITON EDGE 540 FREESTYLE they did it again - 2/24/2008 1:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had a Saito 100 on mine, and it could fly well no matter what was going on. Even after the Rx battery became unplugged, it flew miraculously and had an "AWESOME" landing. It struck awe in my mind!

But I know what you mean about confidence. The first time I flew it was in 15mph winds. I took off because I had driven nearly two hours to maiden it, so I really HAD to...plus I hadn't flown in 4 months, so I was dying to. The plane wasn't bumpy at all, in fact I did a runway-long HA-KE on the maiden flight. I also did a parachute-to-harrier landing. It wasn't great, and it wasn't really high alpha, but there was enough wind to compensate for that (the wind was a dead-on steady headwind with NO gusts).

I've had two planes that have made me confident, this one and the H9 Tribute 36. The problem with the tribute is it made me feel like i could do stuff it couldn't . The Edge delivers!
I can't wait for y'all to fly and give us all a little flight report.

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