robert92679

Some of you might notice that back on page one of this thread I posted some pictures of my Contender in the bare bones. That was mid December. I'm happy to say that the plane is finished and had a sucessful maiden flight yesterday! No, it didn't take six months to cover. I got a bit burned out on it, and put it aside for about three months.

I'm still working on the right prop and control throws. The first flight was a 12x6 on the .61FX, and it was a dog. Switched to an 11x7.5 for the second flight and it was much better. Still too much aileron though, so it's a bit twitchy on the roll, but I'll get it tuned up.

I got the idea for the flag on the bottom from a thread over in the Tips forum. It wasn't too hard at all. Here's a picture or two...