ORIGINAL: bigtj10
Any suggestions like some old hands say to use very small control surface movements - program them in with the dual rate setting on the Tx. This is a 52 inch wing span and a 10.5 inch chord. Should it be gentle in landing? I made it into a tail dragger - moved the landing gear up to the leading edge plus slanted the struts a little. Only thing is, I am tired of wire landing gear - could I put an aluminum strap gear on it? less bounce on landing?
I have a GP Big Stik 40 that is similar in size. I built it as a taildragger and use aluminum strap gear. Just make sure you've got a good solid pice of ply in the bottom of the fuse to bolt it to.
Mine lands almost as slow as my Telemaster 40 trainer. Based on my maiden experience I'd say dual rates are a good idea. Running st something less than full throttle until you get used to the plane will help too.
Second question - if I use a 10x6, 7, or 8 prop on a .40 size engine , what size prop should I use on a .45 engine on this plane?
Try an 11x6. That seems to be a good size for a .45-.46 engine