ORIGINAL: GerKonig
ORIGINAL: twoolley08
i have a flight sim im going to let him practice on, as for covering it feels more like nylon now. is it suppose to be like that or is it suppose to be a plastic feel? i know fresh monokote is a lot more shiny and plastic feeling, but after age does it dull out and turn more nylon fabric feeling?
I bet the covering is solartex:-) NOT Monocote. You can tell because it has a ''fabric feel''. When the plane was new, we used standard servos. I would sugget more powerful servos on the elevator and rudder (at least). Use regular servos in the rest, but use a 5 cell battery on the receiver. This will move the servos faster, and they will have more power.
Good luck. I also think it is a Midwest kit. It will fly great with a G-38.
Gerry
Just a few years ago the standard 48 IP servo was a big servo, that's why we had to gang servos together when giants started being built. We used them but that's what we had. Today a cheap servo is 70+ IP so things have gotten better.
When someone asks what's a rudder and elevator then says he will help set up a plane to make sure it is correct would be the first clue that trouble will rear it's ugly head. A club or hobby shop would be the first stop to look for help. The net is a good place for advise but really can't help in detail. I see this plane as being a money pit then a hole in the ground unless there is a lot of hands on help and training. It would be a fun plane for me to set up and fly but I wouldn't turn one of my students loose with it as it sits.
Listen to John and get a lot of help.