Originally posted by tmproff
I agree....the 2nd time I flew mine, I blew out the bottom of the fuse.....fixable, but he is very correct..this is quite a delicate plane. The entire bottom fuse is ribbed in less than 1/4" balsa, very easy to break this.
Thats why in previous posts on this plane it has been said many times to modify the gear. I flew mine on a very rough field untill we had it paved. Never lost a gear. Put triangle stock on below the gear mounting plate, then screw the gear in good. After that I put a fillet of cotton flox and good epoxy along the top to the bulkheads around the entire gear. Its not going any where. Cotton flox is a product we use in building full scale aircraft. Mixed with epoxy, it is very very strong. Micro baloons are not the same, they actually weaken the epoxy. You can get flox from aircraftspruce.com
I like the plane. Easiest plane to greese on a landing and is a blast in the air. It is fast though. Might be tough for a second plane. I have a 91 FX in the nose and the rudder servo in the tail. Seperate servos on each elevator under the wing. No lead added anywhere. It is a fine plane. The bottom is weak as other have stated. Either be carefull when you pick it up or add streangth there too.