miklos
Posts: 189
Joined: 4/1/2004
From: Meriden,
CT, USA
Status: online
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Well, maidened my 310 yesterday and I have to say, what a beauty she is in the air. With a pair of OS 46AXs, she takes a while to get up to step. I used almost all of the grass runway at our field to get her up to speed. Once airborne, a slow steady climb was the order of the day. Once she's airborne and the gears and flaps are retracted that's when she really shines. Even with the 46s she seemed to have plenty of speed. Not fast by any means, but she feels comfortable. Scale like would be an apt description. The hardest part was the landing. Droping the flaps, she immediately wanted to balloon, which even though I anticipated, still took me by surprise as to the amount. First landing attempt was a little hot so a go around was in order. Second attempt was much better and she settled in nicely on the mains and rolled to a smooth stop. The elevators at the reccomended setting were way too sensitive so I will have to tone those down and add in some expo. Also, I will mix in some down elevator with the flaps. The wheels were another story though as I noticed the hub on one of the main wheels had desintigrated. Looks like I'll be looking for a replacement before I take her out again. Over all I'm very happy with the way she handles and this being my first Giant scale plane and first twin I couldn't be happier. 
< Message edited by miklos -- 7/30/2008 6:23:31 PM >
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