Just wondering if any one has had any experience with this plane? Is it a good 3d performer? Will a strong 46 or 50 be enough to hover it? and pull out with good authority? Any setup hints or advice?

Thanks,

Howzit bigsport

I got a friend flying that plane. I've had a chance to play with it a little but he's never really set it up for 3D. He's flies on a os 51, plenty of power. Hovers quite well and at about half throttle. And yet we're very high above sea level. Torque rolls quite nicely as well. Only other things I can say about the bird is the surfaces are very capable. Ailerons are beasts. Oh and kife edge loops are also very easy so I guess that says something.

Then on the downside. Quality is not that impressive. The canopy breaks in a matter of weeks so you'll need to reinforce that. Wood quality and covering are quite bad as well. But hey I suppose it's a fairly cheap arf, so you get what you pay for.

IMO if I need a 3D plane that'll put me in the air quickly. I'd probably have a look at it. The overall package weighes out quite nicely between quality and flight performance.

Hope this helps.

Loved mine, best 3D hunnert buck plane going.
Replace the rudder control rods with 440.