I flew the Extra withe the DLE20 today. Havent flown for 6months so I really cant compare against the FS91 earlier but I had left the trim at the same as the 91 so I can tell what has happened from trim adjustment

Firstly, this engine is really really strong. We put in so much down trim. Even with low throws it was quite reactive and I was happily gaining altitude even at 20 -25% throttle. I didnt do too much aerobatics today, had just one flight that too partly. Also, I had to fly too far to really feel the airplane because there was a huge flock of kites, eagles etc tailing an eagle shaped glider that was flown by some fellow fliers. But my trainer took the sticks for some time and he had two observations- one, over powered airplane. Even at low throttle it was doing a rudder loop easily. And two, its a bit of staller at low speed- while he was landing it was tending to squat down- even I saw that. I didnt do any landings today, so I cant give more details. In the little I flew, it does all the moves at 20% power and is likely to happily hover at 30-40% power. A fellow experienced flier has a couple of circuits and said that it really flew well. He also said landing was 'ok'

Its gained a lot of weight- 3.85kg without fuel. So much so that the foam wheels flatten when on the ground. I dont know how to make it lose weight. I has ordered CF lear but I didnt use because they told me it would be brittle. I didnt install spinner or cowl either. I used a 6v NiMH battery for ignition with diode and a 1300mAh RX battery. Wondering whether to get a LiFe for a ignition as well but it wont lose me 300 - 400g that I need to lose


Ameyam