Hi Gordon,

Yes instructions were included, as Richard says they were comprehensive but did miss some details out. If you have put together an ARF before you will find it self evident. A think a key issue is not to have the CofG too far back, the setting in the manual is almost half the wing chord and I found it difficult to fly when set this way. Having flown the plane a fair bit not I reckon I have it right for me which is about 140mm back from the LE - but I would start at 130mm and work my way back from there if I was you. I havel also found that the light weight of the model makes it very sensitive to wind on the ground - be careful during x-wind t/o's and landings.

I flew the plane in the Coolum Classic (pattern comp, Sportsman Class) last weekend and it went really well. I have made a couple of mods to the plane since putting it together: shaved the engine mount to provide a little right thrust, realigned the elevator halves and sealed the wing mount with silicon to prevent fuel leakage. A was also using flaperons through my radio but have now switched to spoilerons as if I need a shorter landing this is more useful - it can float a long way if you come in a little fast.

Regards,

Simon