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Old 12-29-2002 | 10:16 PM
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strato911
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Default Slow Poke Good second plane?

Just had to throw my .02 worth here...

A couple years ago I built my SlowPoke (.15 size) as my second plane. While building it, I added ailerons, and powered it with a Magnum GP 25. I made one tiny error which led to a heart-stopping maiden flight. My elevators had a little to much throw, and I could perform a 8 foot loop using just the trim tabs!! WOW! I was lucky to get it down without any damage.

After reducing the throws to the recommended deflection, it was so docile I had to increase them again, but only by one notch on the control horn. Now it's nice and agile, but managable, with a stall speed under 10 Kph (6Mph). I recently flew it in a 10 Kph wind, and it was travelling backwards at idle... Gave it 2 clicks throttle and hovered a few seconds (8 feet off the ground) before giving it more gas and flying away.

It's a fun plane to put around with, but like rreiss said, it's inappropriate for gusty days.