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Default I'm a funfly? No! Euro funfly!! :)

Hey Snot collector!!! Thanks fer the EX!!

Fun plane! Like booger boy said I've got an OS max .91 pullung this thing around with a 15x6 lotsa poop!! Good for hovering, even better for pulling out of a hover.. Balanced perfect with the Batt and receiver mounted aft..

Knife edge No goog........ Everythin else, YAHOOOOOOOO!! Harriers are very stable! Hovering has taken some getting used to, It has a very different rythem than the 40 size funflyies I've gotten used to, and still very different from my Aeroworks 120 size profile.. At first I thought it really didn't want to hover. The tail being so far from the prop it doesn't see much airflow. also, being so light, it doesn't require much thrust to maintain a hover. I just have to stay farther ahead of it, but it can be done! And it looks pretty cool when you get that long ***** thing standing on it's tail!!

This long tail is comprimise, you loose some control in a hover but you get it all back in "big sky aerobatics".. So far I've had a lot of fun with my profiles, The really are fun to hover, flat spin, knife, and other nameless moves that are only performed by short coupled funfly planes.. But if you've flown funlyies you know that big, smooth, and graceful aerobatics are out of the question! The EX performs in big sky shows like a 1/4 scale aerobat! It's really great for holding lines, slow, or hesitation rolls. Tourqe rolls always look more impressive when following a "big Sky" show, and vise versa.

So far the most fun I've had with this bird, is with the flaps down!! I've rigged the ailerons to drop as flaps, not sure how many degrees, but the trailing edge of the ailerons is about 1/4" below the bottom of the fuse. There is no need for elevator mixing!! The EX tracks the same with flaps up or down. But the EX becomes a real *****cat with them lowered! It will blow your mind how slow she will lift off with the flaps down!!

Happy flying!!

Booger bag,

Throw the U-contronl in the Burbon!!

Captaincliffhanger.