I havent seen much talk about that airplane in these forums so I was wondering who has it and what do they think?
I love mine but it is about a year old and thats alot for it. I have flown it almost everyday.. I have also 2 videos to share.

streetflying:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ey5g-u1Oylg

general aerobatics:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oNQfWT-gzrw

Paul

I am the only one who has it?

Excellent 3D plane but very fragile as you know. Mine lasted one season, winter flying in a sports dome. If everybody hadn't used it for target practice, it would have lasted much longer. Very few planes can knifedge at walking speed like it can. I did away with the carbon fibre struts and substituted dental floss and it came out even lighter yet.

double post

I like them.... but the design is old and they are sooooo fragile!


but fun to fly!

Horizon had a special on them a while back... I bought 3 of them

I have one! This one is fun! It flies SO SLOOOOWW!! It hovers and rolling circles well, too. Mine has been with me for over 2 years, and it is STILL in 1 piece. I don't fly it much, though, because I don't have a gym to fly in, and it is too gentle to fly in my cul-de-sac. Fun plane, though.

agree. its slow flying performance is amazing. I also have to say that it is very fragile.

Paul

Its flight charectoristics are odd. I had 4 of these things, and Ive yet to be impressed with any of them. Its not perticularly a bad plane, but there are so many better planes out there.
The landing gear setup is perhaps the worst setup Ive ever seen. Even the most gentle landings will eventually shove one of the gear through the wing.

Anybody read that ignorant comment at the bottom??

Don't worry, I put a special reply

Way to Fragile [:@]

If you have had one and flew it all year and its not busted your either better than chip hyde or dont fly 3D very low with it. They usually last about a month with me.
I bought one at the swap meet yesterday for $15 still in the box. I think I am going to try to do something with it to stiffen it up.

I built and flew a 'Sorta Tensor' for about 1 year and loved the thing to DEATH. It was awesome. I finally junked it and 6 months later purchased a real tensor 4d. Turns out. The production one flies like crap compared to my scratch built. Also weighs about .5oz more than my sorta. I suppose the weight gain could be to blame, but it doesn't feel like the same plane at all. Oh well.

I flew mine for about 6 months, weather permitting. i love the way it flies. it finally broke at the wing a few weeks ago. i have built a copy with same hardware, but a few design changes. wieghs about the same even with 3mm depron with 2mm on fuse sides. tail is already stiffer with the 3mm depron vs the original with carbon reinforcement. havent tried it yet, just finished last night. I plan on a elevensor as well as going for a lighter but stiffer prototype... all apart of the fun of foam!

Huh?

I got to get my hands on some depron. I have plenty of fan fold foam but no depron. I just hate to pay shipping on it.

Did you buy it at Perry?

Of course

I liked mine OK at 10 ounces, two seasons ago. When they hit $25, I bought another. With light equipment, my new one hit 8 and 1/8 ounces. Now that's a slow flying plane...

I also left off all the little rods and such from the core, and just did the lower wing like it was a shockflyer. I even dumped out of a roller, right on the wing tip. No damage.

somebody commented on the video, very ignorant.

Yes, I do realize that this is an Old Thread, Why?

Because this "is" an old Model!

Here is the latest Video showing my buddy Mark S. with his single handed skills on the Sticks flying his Tensor and while shooting Digital Pictures to capture the Moon within the Center of each Frame!

Yes, it took lots of flying and lots of Digital Pictures!!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzvrYpBqnso[/youtube]