RCU Forums - View Single Post - BEWARE OF PHOENIX MODELS!
View Single Post
Old 01-06-2006 | 07:10 PM
  #43  
Kansas Twister's Avatar
Kansas Twister
Senior Member
My Feedback: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 134
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Wichita, KS
Default RE: BEWARE OF PHOENIX MODELS!

Phoenix has done OK by me; especially for their price. I still fly my Sukhoi on occasion, and I just put a Saito .80 in my Giles G-202 replacing the O.S. .46FX it used to have.

I flew the Giles with the Saito for the first time today; what a difference! The plane is pretty heavy, 6 lbs. 14 oz., but it flies well at about 50% throttle with all kinds of power and speed reserve. These planes will definitely snap on you during a loop with too much elevator throw, so go easy on your initial settings. I used about 12mm for the low-rate and it worked well, and 15mm and 17mm for mid and high rates.

You can lighten up the aileron throws as well, the instruction recommendations are a bit high as this baby's roll rate can make you dizzy; and they sure are beautifully axial...