I had two really bad radio hits on my Funtana. It was probably the third or fourth flight and I was coming in for a landing when I got the hits. I was about 15 feet off the runway and maybe 150 away from me when suddenly, the plane dove for the ground! I yanked back on the stick and hit the gas and saved it on the first attempt and came around again and the same thing happened. During regular flight I had no signs of any radio interference, just on the landing attempts. I got it down on the second attempt even though I got hit again I still had enough runway to set it down.

After giving it some thought, I came to the conclusion that the hits came from running the antenna through the factory installed antenna tube. While I was attempting the landings I had up elevator held slightly and I think with the antenna facing directly away from me and the added interference from the servo leads caused the hits.

I would not recommend using the factory installed antenna tube.

What I did to keep the antenna concealed and get away from the servo leads was to install a Sullivan golden-rod push rod housing into the right wing and I put the antenna into the inner part of the pushrod. Now when I bolt on the wings I just slide the inner part of the push rod into the outer part I have installed in the wing. It works really good and since then I haven't had anymore radio hits. I tied a piece of thread to the end on the inside pushrod and tied a couple of knots into it to create some friction so the tube stays in the wing like it should. It's just a small step added to getting the plane put together at the field before flying.

Kenny H