Where did the $699.00 figure come from? They're $599.00. I'm glad to see a posting of small problems with this ARF.....these are gonna happen no matter who makes them and how much they cost, whether you buy an ARF or a kit. Hardware has been an issue for most modelers and is most likely one of the first things we look at when we open the box. I have always replaced nuts, bolts, linkage etc. to my liking and what I know works for me. How many modelers really go with what's supplied and then put an engine in that they have sitting around the shop that may not be quite enough power but to them it's good enough because they didn't want to spend more money and when something goes wrong they bash the manufacturer? How experienced are these guy's that when they post negative comments about an ARF that we tend to listen to them and bypass that model we had been eyeballing?
Common sense and some experience go a long way. I believe somewhere it's stated...this is not a beginners kit! I'm not that great at flying power since i'm just getting back to it after 25 years. My flying has always been sailplanes but I have been building all my life and am a retired industrial model builder so with any thing I build I take caution. While i'm on my soapbox I might as well say I'm a total scale nut and my Proctor Jenny is next after the cub. Orvel, i've decided to use two servo's with Futaba's unit like the matchbox, I really don't think the extra weight is too much of an issue with the O.S.160 up front. I'm using the TS-70 MG Hi tec 106.7 oz. torque on the elevator and rudder with the pull pull. The ailerons and flaps will have the low profile TS-59 with 61 oz. torque. O.K. I'll get down from my soapbox now. Dr.pepper, thanks for the data...keep it coming, i'm printing all comments and saving them for when I start mine.
Cyclic Hardover,



CHINOOKS RULE!!!