RE: From Hitec Eclipse 7 to a Futaba 7CA
i fly all my gas planes on the eclipse because i like it better than the futaba. the futaba i use on my electrics and one trainer that i let my friends fly buddy boxed. i like the look and feel of the eclipse much better and don't care too much for all the extra features touted by futaba and jr these days. and of course the spectra module makes life so much easier.
that cub is a World Models Cub 26. one of the smaller ARF cubs out there. i could fit that in my Supra without taking it apart and flew it for almost 2 years before i sold it when i moved. i loved that cub and will buy another once i get my vintage kraft single stick radio working. it had an o.s.30 fourstroke that purred. loved the scale flying with that plane. people with thier overpowered ARFs that tend to break apart in the sky thought i was crazy for flying such a modestly powered plane. i loved it. this is the last picture i have. soon after this picture the guy who bought it from me sank it to the bottom of the hong kong harbour. he claimed that the engine was just not powerful enough to bring the plane back on a windy day. *sigh* never should have sold it to someone that didn't really know how to fly.