ORIGINAL: craigdyer
Not enough take off speed?
I can guarantee there was plenty of takeoff speed. Paul gave me the heads up before i flew it that guys were experiencing a snap on takeoff with their edf versions. i kept the plane on the ground for about 700 feet and slowly fed in elevator. the viper jumped off the ground and snapped hard to the right. the rest of the flight was fine ... nothing out of the ordinary for a maiden. Landing was easier than i anticipated after experiencing that takeoff, no bounce - settled right in. i think the nose being raised slightly and a recheck of the cg with fuel in the tanks will reveal the issue (or the mains are way too far back). even after the flight, the nose feels heavy while rotating the nose off the ground by hand.