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Old 10-01-2015 | 07:20 PM
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Well now all 3 versions of the Finals Touch are flying so I figured it was time for a update.

Finals Touch EP (single prop)
You all know Mike has been cleaning house with his on the east coast and all though I haven't seen it personally the reports are it's on rails. Wind or no wind so that's a good thing. Mike currently has a plety in it but started with the OS which he prefers and I believe he is switching back to and his all up weight is 4825g. He has no rudd to elev or rudd to ail mix of any kind and only the standard throttle to rudd and elev. That most planes require.

Finals Touch Ep Contra version.
Kirt Campbell is flying this version and again is super pleased with the plane. He two has the same lack of mixes as Mikes the only glitch was the guy that installed the contra decided to cut a 1/2 inch off the nose of his airplane for no reason. The FT was designed for Brenner s drive and us exactly 2 meters long with it. That's with zero right thrust and a 1 mm spinner gap. I can't imagine cutting the nose of a Oxai plane for no reason. I did a quick conversion on Google just to make sure Myself, Mariano Gostanian and Oxai were not all wrong and it turns out we weren't.
2 meters =2000mm and that converted to inches is 78.74016. So don't worry the plane makes it for AMA and FAI rules. I think Kirt said it weighs in at 4950g.

Finals Touch IC
All the same as the others as far as mix ing. The total weight came out 4870g and that is with 2 rec. And 2 batteries with a very heavy 28 ounce bubble less tank in it. It could easily be 4800.

I could not be more pleased as to how this plane turned out and really have to give Oxai and Mariano most of the credit. Without either one of them it would not of happened. It's so funny everytime I take off I am smiling until I land. I have never had anything so true and balanced as this and it's so ez to fly it's gotta cheating.

The only thing that caught me off guard was the way it handles the wind at 4800g. I never thought a bipe would at the low weight but it is incredible. All I can figure is with the wings on top of each other (no sragger) and being so close together it just doesn't expose as much area to the wind. Whatever the reason it works . Mike was telling me some people were asking him where the gyros were last weekend. Lol. I will try to post some pics shortly after Kirt and I can get out flying with them both.