Originally posted by Crazy Mike
alright then! i think what i will do is build it without tips, strengthen the elevator,and maybe put a 10-12 oz. tank in it (my enya 50-cx is a glow-guzzler!). everything else i think i will keep stock. i will use reinforcing pins in the elevator joints for strength. if anybody is interested or hasn't heard of this great strengthening method, say something, i will explain. i'm hittin' da hay, daylight savings is brutal!
You don't need a bigger tank! I used the stock tank, and I'm running an OS 50SX. I set my timer at 12 minutes, fly until it beeps, then land. I usually have almost half a tank left. Remember, you WON'T be flying this plane much at full throttle! We're at almost 4000 feet here, and it flies fine at 3 or 4 clicks over idle for general level flight. You don't use much fuel at that sort of setting. Remember, LIGHT! LIGHT! LIGHT!!!