I got my plane back from the "builder". Seems rather nice. The hatch to the battery compartment just does not fit all that well as I would expect on a model of this price. Te builder did not want to start cutting and all on it and to me its not an issue at 150 feet in the air. Just seems that e-flite would have takenmore care of this QA. I read somewhere else on RCU that a guy got this plane and the gear would not fit with out seriously altering the fuse or bending the gear. Im glad that this was not a problem on mine, but I guess problems still loom such as my hatch.

I was concerned at cooling for this model as there no ducts for engine or battery cooling on the Dva. My set up is the e-flite 32 on a 4s 3000 mah lipo and castle 75 ice lite. I used recommended servos and a futaba receiver. I had to add 4-5 ounces of nose weight to get the plane to balance at the back of the CG range. Again, think that E-flite would have worked something out here to make this plane balance correctly with recommended set up. I got the lead as far forward as possible, sitting right under the 32 motor. This was a pain in the rear as its tight. Added some extra lead on the hatch close to the spinner as well.

Maidened today and only needed 2 clicks of down elevtor for level flight. The e-flite 32 motor gives gobs of power and climb out was very quick. Found flying was a little less than half throttle. Has a 10-13 MPH wind so I think that I could have putted around the sky at a bit less on a calmer day. I dont like expo. Think Im going to add it on this model per the instructions. Plane definately likes cordinated rudder for turns. Turning too tight results in loss of altitude! LOL. Forgot what I was flying today. Not a WW2 warbird... Landing was easy. This Dva is a glider. Not a floater, but glides quite well. On a few approaches I was a bit too high to make the landing and even at zero throttle she glided quite nicely by me and I had to go around. After flight, the motor was not hot, dont think I will have to add cooling ducts.

I was forced to land when the esc cut off my motor. Good thing I was high enough and in position for a landing. Think I flew about 5 minutes. Seems kind of short. I did not get a warning from the ESC that voltage was getting low either. 100 dollar speed controller and no pulsing of engine or squat. Was a bit of a shock when the engine died. Anyone have any idea of what the deal is here witht the esc? The pack was fully charged and was not hot after the flight. Volt meter showed 14v after flight. Too much prop? Maybe the esc shut down as it got over amped temporarily?

Anyway, think this plane will be lots of fun. Nice size.Dont have to remove flying wires to fit in my van. Plane is heavy enough to handle the wind (well better than my parkzone Dva anyway). Look out SEa5s, sopwiths et all. Baron von Bubba on your six!!!