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Old 11-25-2005 | 11:12 PM
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Default giles for 3rd glow plane

hi everyone! i just purchased the great planes giles .46 kit. i taught myself to fly with an electric foam trainer, then a sturdy birdy 2, and i am now flying a 4* 40 with a TT .46 PRO on it. i can fly the 4* without any problems on max throws. in fact, i prefer the high rates even for landing as i am used to it.. low rates feel very uncomforatable to me. i want to build this giles with a .91 four stroke and fly it in the spring. i have read about it, and i can't tell what i should expect. is this thing just going to fall out of the sky if i back off the throttle for a moment? unrecoverable spins? i have never ever had a problem like that with the 4*. is this an acceptable 3rd plane? should i use a submicro servo for throttle and go nuts on trying to build it as light as possible? and what is all this about the plane snapping? i flew a trainer. i am flying a "second airplane." is the giles not a "third airplane"? i hope it is, because i really like the looks of it, and among the critisisms, i have read that many are quite fond of how it flys.