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Old 07-11-2004 | 08:39 PM
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Markrosen
 
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Default Tiger 2 ARF Problems

Has anyone had problems with the Tiger 2 ARF? After researching second planes, I bought a Tiger 2 and am not very happy. Somebody at the factory must have read the blueprints wrong because:

1) the throttle pushrod goes through the wrong side of the firewall,
2) the steering arm pushrod is aligned to connect with the engine servo,

I'll chalk the other problems up to my inexperience:

1) poorly fitting main landing gear,
2) eyelets on the landing gear that don't fit the landing gear (why not just supply 2 wheel collars for each wheel?),
3) what is with the wing bolt plate? If the wing has dihedral, why provide a flat plate?

I've rigged the minor problems, but just not happy with my solutions to the first two issues. My current solution is to epoxy a hardwood brace in front of the servos, drill holes and pass and epoxy the pushrod guides (throttle and steering) to it. My fear is that both pushrods cross from one side of the fuselage to the other in a short space and will bind.

Anybody have these problems or have any suggestions?

I very disappointed. This is an ARF intended as a good second plane (I would presume for pilots with relatively little building experience). It should not have to be re-engineered. When I'm done, it better fly well!