I want to open a new thread about some ARF’s I have experienced. I will start with the Phoenix Dauntless, a 59” arf which is truly appealing and very beautiful.
Reduced to one comment – DON’T.
This horrible RC plane is very attractive and quite unflyable. If you DARE get the airspeed down too much, you will be very sorry – as the pretty thing snaps violently into the ground. I do not know whether it is a wing stall, an elevator stall or a tip stall – it really doesn’t matter. The black garbage bag is due for use.
I deeply resent the four or five weeks I had wasted on this flawed piece of crap. Built completely according to the book, it comes out well over 8 pounds with battery. This wing loading is untenable – end of story.
Maybe some building genius will be able to dump a couple of pounds from the thing and make it viable. Please tell us all how you managed to do this.
