Yes,,, it's true. [
] VF is closing the website and will not be taking anymore orders for awhile it seems. Get what you need now .
Bunnman,,,, That .91 will fly the Edge,, but not like you may expect. Probably just basic aerobatics with a true scale performance. (Maybe not that good.) The full scale Zivko Edge has tons of horse power and is very, very fast. Before they were redesigned for aerobatic flight the Edge-540 was a race plane that won several Reno air races in it's division class.
I started with a Saito-100 in mine using a 15x6 APC. It would hang the plane vertical ,, but just barely. No hovering down low period.
Switched to the OS.91FX with a 15x4 wood prop. Better vertical but have lost that wonderful low-end torque I had with the 4-T.
The Saito-120 on the other hand is just heavy enough that it hurts the flight dynamics and creates more wing loading. The ticket has got to be the new and upcoming Saito 125. Light and powerful. Also I think a YS-110 would work if a you could somehow remove enough weight from the fuse area to even the load. I have NEVER seen a tougher designed fuse on any other plane. I can't believe the abuse this thing will take after beefing up the landing gear area and other small details listed on this great thread. But the weight of the fuse compared to the lightness of the foam-core wings prohibits 3D flying . At least the kind of 3D'ing I can do.
Yup gjeffers,,, we found our best reading website almost at the same time. I was a member of several other RC sites before finally coming to the conclusion that RCU is not only the best info site for RC,,, it's hands down the most accurate and up to date.
I was trying to learn more about the hobby and coming up short at some of the other websites. Although like any RC website you must realize not everything you read here is fact or what you might discover in your own modeling experience. Such as when somebody say's "SO and SO plane flys like crap !!" Well,,, your sitting there in front of your PC monitor thinking.... "Geez,,, what a bummer,,,I just ordered that plane... but I'll build it anyway and then sell it to someone that hasn't read this review."
THEN.... the plane turns out to be one of the best flying machines you ever wagged a pair of stick at. Most of the information I find here or at other sites depends alot on how much stick and modeling time you got. Plus I have made several good friends over the years that I can call and ask questions to.
Better safe than sorry IMHO. Let a brain surgeon cut on your melon. But let a modeling artist cut on your cowl. lol....