RE: VMAR Arrow tiger 2 pics
I flew my arrow tiger today!!!
With a head wind she takes off in a very short distance. I really didn't have much flying time this morning. I had her up for one flight and she flew beautifully. beware though the plane comes in fast in landing.
some concerns with the ARF:
1. I originally installed my Enya 45 in the stock engine mount and tightend a bit too much on one bolt, although it didn't seem excessive, and it stripped the hole. So the engine mount is made of butter, not metal! ....SO i had an old engine mount lying around and I proceeded to remove the original one that came with the ARF. GUESS what? the engine mount screws that tighten to the firewall were barely tightened!!! (not to mention that i had to cut out an openenig in order to get in to the tight area in the firewall). Mounting my new engine mount was a biiatch because i had to drill new holes....home depot here i come for that dremel tool (with the right angle attachment)...well it finally went in and I was satisfied.
2. The servo mounting tray is made of soft flexible plastic and although it's ok and I used it....there is some free play. Eventually I'll make my own servo tray.
3. The plastic nose cone supplied is on the cheap side, quality wise.
4. I had to put my receiver battery pack under the tank in order to balance the plane correctly...my pack is big and heavy, so if you use a standard one, you'll need to add more weight up front, (and I also used a metal weight nut on the engine).
5. The covering thats used on the ARF is beautiful, however, I've had it for less than a week and on more than a few surfaces the covering is bubbleing. (I'll try to iron them down).
Other than those few annoyances...the big one being the engine mount...the plane is great and flies really nice. It goes together easily and quickly.
Time will tell wether she'll hold up over some time.
I'm happy with the results and will post some photos later on.....my cameras on lown to a friend.
enjoy.