G'day

I have had an EasyStar Mk 1 for ages and I recently bought a Mk 2. I noted the "dive on launch" at my first attempt so I hold my radio so that my thumb is over the elevator stick and holding some UP trim for launch. My EasyStars do not have ailerons, I like them better that way as gliders. I also fly Mode 1 (most of Australia does) and this means that I hold the transmitter with my left hand and my left thumb is holding the UP trim. To do what I do, if you fly Mode 2 and you probably do, you would have to launch left handed.

A friend has a similar plane but he has a 1900kV motor in it. It easily launches off the ground. My Mk 2 will though not well. His goes just about straight up.

I have put some fibre reinforced packing tape under my plane. This keeps it cleaner and also adds quite a bit of strength for little weight. It also makes it slip better over our rather gravelly field.

Enjoy your EasyStar. They are a really great plane.

Mike in Oz