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Old 09-18-2004 | 08:39 PM
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Default RE: DA-50?????????PROPS?????PROPS??????

I've been playing around with the Basic routine with my Edge. I don't know what kind of servo's you're planning on using, but I started out the Hitec 645 MG's everywhere except throttle. I could not get them to hold center well enough on the elevators, so the trim was always changing. I had never used any digitals before, but I splurged and put 4 Hitec 5945's on the elevator's and ailerons. That really solved the trim problems on the elevators, and improved the "snappyness" on the ailerons. I left the two 645's in the tail for the rudder since I had a G-62 on the nose and needed them for tail weight. Since switching to the DA-50, I pulled the 645's out of the tail, took the 5945's out of the ailerons to put one of the 5945's on a pull-pull for the rudder. The rudder is just as powerfull on one 5945 as it was with two 645's, quicker also. The 645's work fine on the ailerons, but the 5945's out there spoiled me. There responce is just crisper. If I was on a tight budget, and could only affort 2 top quality servos, I would put them on the elevators, anything less on this plane and I think you'll be disappointed. The elevators are VERY sensitive. I even had to go into my 8UAFS transmitter and change the amout of movement I got out of "one beep" of trim. Start with 50% expo on low rate. I'm balance at 5" back from the leading edge also.