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ORIGINAL: virtualvictum

Hey guys thought I would chime in on this little gem. I have the stars and stripes version. First off this is a sweet flying plane and very responsive. I run a GMS .61 in mine and it hauls a@@. Landings are a little hot so be prepared. The plane is so aerodynamically clean that it takes a long time to bleed off speed. Just make a longer landing approach than normal and you will be fine. The plane comes in extremely nose heavy when using the .61 size motor so a lot of weight had to be added to the rear. I will post pictures. He is right about the distance from the engine backplate to the firewall. It is way off. I also have 1/4'' gap and it looks ugly but I am going to leave it because it would require rebalancing. I can save you both the trouble of rebending the front landing gear, just replace it now. Way too weak. I fly off grass and it is cut extremely short and the wheel pants had to go. That sucked because they look sweet. If you insist on using the stock front gear and the wheel pants the first time it bends it will crack the bottom of the fuse. Ask me how I know. Once you get her trimmed out it is an awesome sight in the air. Very fast and nimble. Rolls can be very fast if you choose and loops can be as well. If you want to know the measurements of the control surface movements that I have just let me know. I can try to answer any more questions that you think of. Good luck on the maidens. One more thing I almost forgot. On take off the plane actually sticks to the ground. You have to fly this one off. Be careful because at takeoff speeds it can get squirrley as she has a short wheelbase. I flipped a couple of times figuring this out. RCU won't let me upload pics. I will try later.