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Old 08-06-2005 | 10:15 AM
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Default RE: first 3D plane (can I trust this tail?)

Ill tell you what I think. That looks like a phoenix models FunStar 3-D. I know it may be called something else where you live, but around hear that is what it is called. I had one with a OS 52 FS and my friend had one with a TT 46 pro. We flew the crap out of ours. We did full throttle passes and full throttle walls. We did full throttle walls with the main wheels on the ground, which slams the rudder into the ground. I lost mine in a mid air. My buddy was doing a durability test. After 10 or so full throttle blenders, it finally broke one wing half. So to answer your question, if the plane is built according to the manual, then you wont have any problems with the elevator area. Now all of the comments about pulling the pins in the hinges and glues them again, go by that. The hinges will get loose. Also check for broken ribs in the wings. Mine flew 100 flights with 2 ribs broken in one wing, but this was a beater plane for me. I didnt care. But if you plan to put 200 flights on it, check for everything that could be wrong such as hinges, ribs, firewall, and the servo mounts in the tail.