Hey porsche 911,

I notice you are from Blenheim. I grew up in Chatham and drank alot of beer in Blenheim. Oh those were the days...

I am sure that the test models that model airplane news gets are not just pulled off the line if you know what I mean. They probably get the pick of the litter. Most if not all of the arfs are made over seas and I know they vary greatly in weight due to wood density and even from factory to factory. I recently finished a DP extra and after talking with more guys that I can remember we determined that there were quite a variety of aileron strengths and contsruction techniques. Some had bracing, some didn't. Some were strong and some were soft. I bet the all up weight of this model varied by at least a pound in both directions from kit to kit.

On a similar topic they often claim flying attributes that planes simply do not have. I guess its not in their best interest to review heavy planes that fly poorly. You don't sell to many ads that way.

T