[quote]ORIGINAL: vt325xi

Have you flown your Quickie yet?

I crashed mine on the first flight. I had a .52 4 stroke and it took off but took a long takeoff roll. Then I couldn't get it to turn or stay at altitude. I had full back stick and it barely climbed.

What control throws have you set up? I think it ran out of throw on the canard, and yes I had it set where down is climb on the canard.

Any thoughts would be great as I'm about to order another Quickie.

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Have not finished assembling mine at this time. 4" of snow out there and I am not much into winter flying. I will try an get set up info from ARF maker. He had these on ebarf.
I will set this up on my Futaba 9CA with high rate being all I can get low about 60-70% of high with 20-25% expo. CG I may move back,

If you did not climb well then:
1) CG was forward
2) incidence on canard (fore wing) was wrong
3) too much down thrust

turning you may have to cordinate rudder with aileron input.

bob