ANOTHER ST MAIDEN FLIGHT, HERES THE SETUPS:
MOKI 135 W/CLINE SYSTEM
5 CELL 2100 MAH NIMH BALANCED @7 1/2" AT REAR OF CANOPY AREA.
HS 5625'S ON AIL&RUDDER,HS635 EACH ELEV.(USING PULL-PULL RUDD)HS81 MG ON THROTTLE
USING ALL STOCK ACCESSORIES:AUW=9.9 LBS(FAT*****)
FLIGHT REPORT: HAD 7 FLIGHTS IN 10-20 WINDS,6 DEAD STICKS-MOKI PROBLEMS, DID GET 2 12MIN FLIGHTS, ENOUGH TO GET A FEEL FOR THIS PLANE WITH AND WITHOUT SFG'S.
DIDN'T NOTICE THE EXTRA WEIGHT,FELT LIGHT,WITH 6 DEAD STICKS INTO THE WIND AND DOWNWIND, NOT A PROBLEM,IT SHOWS NO TENDANCY TO TIP STALL, LOOKS LIKE A PATTERN SHIP LANDING.IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE RIGHT THRUST(DIDNT ADD ANY WHEN BUILDING)BUT IT STILL HOVERED & COULD GO VERTICLE STRAIGHT UP WITH A LITTLE RUDDER,ALWAYS FELT I HAD CONTROL REGARDLESS OF THE THRUST LINE. FLYS NICE PATTERN LIKE STRAIGHT LINES,POINT ROLLS NICE.KE EASY WITH NO COUPLING W/O SFG'S.WITH THE SFG'S IT DIDNT HOLD KE AS WELL AT HIGHER THROTTLE, NOT SURE WHY. BUT HA KE SLOW FLIGHT IS GREAT, DOES THIS LIKE A LARGE U-CAN-DO(I HATE TO COMPARE ST TO U-CAN-DO) BUT THAT CRAPPY BUILT PLANE DOES THIS WELL-BETTER THAN MOST.THIS IS THE BEST PART: ELEVATORS & HARRIERS ARE AWESOME, EVEN IN A WIND NO ROCKING WITH SOME SPOILERONS, ST CAN HOLD VARIOUS AOA IN A HARRIER,FROM 45 DEG. UP TO 60DEG. AND ELEVATORS CAN COME ALMOST STRAIGHT DOWN(NOT QUITE BUT STILL DROPS LIKE A BRICK-SO COOL). I TRIED A FLAT SPIN OR TWO,NOT COMPLETELY FLAT,SINCE I DIDNT TEST THE ELEVATOR DURING INVERTED FLIGHT I DONT KNOW YET HOW THE CG WILL GO.
THE FLAT SPINS WERE KIND OF SLOW,LOOKED LIKE A LARGER PLANE.
OVER ALL THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST COMBINED FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF ANYTHING OUT THERE OF THIS SIZE. I HAD THE 68" YAK WITH ME, READY TO GO BUT I NEVER FLEW IT, I THINK I LIKED THE ST BETTER, EVEN WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS I DIDNT STOP FLYING IT UNTIL THE SUN SET!!!!!