Anyone have a Phase3 Quick Time?

I got one the other day, and have made about 6 good flights, with one bad flight to start with.

It flies like a champ! After the stiffening of the horizontal and vertical surfaces, and adding some SFGs, this thing performed brilliantly. Hovering, inverted, spins, rolls, you name it, it can do it. The only trouble I'm having right now are with rolling circles. It's a bit harder to do them with this little plane, as there is very little side area. Maybee it's time for me to slow things down, and get into a bit higher alpha flight to attempt rolling circles?

And the rolling takeoff is like 3 ft. I don't even have to use 1/2 throttle to get the plane off the ground and into a hover.

Everyone seems to be complaining about their planes being warped, or damaged, or unglued, ect. Mine came with only the rudder glue joints slightly damaged, and were easily fixed with a bit of hot glue.

I think they need to make a V2.0 of these little EPP planes. Both planes need more side area, better controll surface mounts, like small pieces of plywood, and an extra carbon on the horizontal and vertical surfaces, not to mention a much more beefier landing gear mount, as mine broke on a slightly rough landing.

I picked one up but havent had time to put it together. What motor did u use, are using?

I'm using a Himax HC 2812-1080. If you're planning on 3D flying, you need to re enforce the elevator, either by gluing a piece of carbon fiber on the bottom, or using some of the extra pushrod they included. My first flight was pretty exciting, because it had pretty much no aerobatic capabilities. Once I re inforced the elevator, and re-glued the rudder in place, it flew great. While I had my 3 cell lipo in it, it flew awesome. Hovered around like a leaf, rolls fast, and generally was just a great flier. Then the light pole in the parkinglot I fly at got in the way a few times, and ruined my 3 cell. I'm now using a 2 cell lipo, which works fine, and still has a bit of vertical power. Plenty aerobatic, and has like 4 ft roll outs because of the wing.

I did, however, not use CA as a glue becuase it makes the foam hard wherever you glue it. I used hot glue to keep everything flexible, and it still holds fine. I do recommend using something super strong, like Gorila Glue around the motor mount as it's a bit weak. I've broken it off like 10 times, and the last time I used Gorila Glue on it. It hasn't broken off since, even though I rolled it into the ground a few times because of low harriers, and some breezy winds. The tail caught, and it rolled right in. No damage yet.

Also, don't use the hinges they include. Instead, bevel the controll surface at a 45ΒΊ angle with sandpapaer, hobby knife, ect, and then align it up on the surface. Now take a hot glue gun, and run a bead about 4" long, and about 1/2-1" wide, and then take a piece of scrap balsa, foam, ect. and run it along the surface, creating a hinge on the top of the surface. Mine haven't come off yet, even though it's hit pretty hard. Be careful to not allow the glue to be too thick, or it will restrict the controll surface movement, and will provide flex while moving.

Also, mount the landing gear with hot glue. Keeps things flexible.

Remember to go over the plane, and fix any unglued joints, and use hot glue to seal them. Also, when assebling the plane, be careful when putting the wing in, as you could warp everything if you aren't careful.

My setup consists of:

A Himax HC 2812-1080 motor
A Castle Creations Phoenic 25 ESC
An APC 11x4.7 prop
Two hitec HS 55 servos (ailerons)
Two Cirrus CS301 servos (tail surfaces)
And a Hitec Micro O5S receiver

All up weight with 3 cell was 15.6 oz. With two cell, it's about 15 oz. now, with all the repairs.

Have fun building.