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Old 08-02-2003 | 04:44 AM
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Default Slode Diver Turning

Newberry,

I also had this same problem when I first flew my Slope Diver. The plane would always turn to one side and eventually I crashed. Amazingly, after the crash (with a now creased wing) the plane flew better than ever before! I discovered that the main wing was slightly different on one side, and after the crash it had bent it just enough to make it fly perfect. When assembling a new wing there is not much you can do but hope for the best. They are very inconsistant in the manufacturing and sometimes have a very bad alignment. When I installed a new set of wings I found it to also fly better without the turning problem.

Thanks for the tip using Raidentech for spare parts. I was paying $13 for a wing, $10 for the tail wing, and $17 for the battery. I've been buying about 1 wing every week so this will save me a lot of money (I just ordered three sets wing/tail from Raidentech).

The slope diver is a cheap plane, but it's great for learning to fly because it's truly DURABLE and has cheap and easily replaced parts. I've really been enjoying having an airplane that can be used again after a wreck.