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I had a lot of trouble putting this so called PNP glider together. The two wing halves, did not line up properly with mounting holes in the fuselage, and these holes, for the M3 bolts, that attach wings to fuselage, have much wider spacing (16.88 mm c to c), than the pre-drilled holes and mounting nuts, in the fuselage(14.02 mm c to c).

Foldable prop was slightly bent in box. Horizon don't have any replacement parts..."on backorder" (As of Oct 22nd these parts are now available).

Wings and stab/rudder are beautifully covered, right out of the box. No wrinkles.

Also, rudder and stabilizer installation require extensive 5 minute epoxy work, and alignment, even grinding down the tail boom. Servo rods are in place, but not connected to rudder, or elevator. Locking screws, on servo arms are loose, one was at the bottom of packaging.

So, pick up Medium CA adhesive, and some 5 minute epoxy, before you even start this project. Not exactly Plug and Play. Ad in Model Airplane said " A Snap to Get Flying Quickly".

One other important point, the brushless motor is an "outrunner"; ie the motor body rotates during operation. All three wires from the motor to ESC were tightly wrapped around the motor at factory. Be sure to align them safely away from motor body with zip ties, or they will short out quickly with wear against the spinning motor.

I also used a Spektrum AR6100E micro receiver; room is tight and receiver fits right beside ESC. Also, ESC has no on/off switch. Once you plug in your LiPo, the prop is armed to spin. An on/off switch on the outside of the fuselage would be a good idea, then you could arm the ESC, after your fingers/hands are clear of the prop..


[img][/img] Plug and Play? Not exactly, but now that it's together, it flies very well. Tons of power, with an Outrage 1300 XPLight 20C LiPo.