Let us know how it goes Wayne. I'll be out at a big bird fly-in the next couple of days, but guess which plane I'm bringing for when they open the field?

Well Iwent out and flew it for one flight today.....

WAYYYYYYYYY too windy. It was over 25 kts. Cant tell much about it yet except that it seems like it'll be a fun one.

Need the wind to calm down so I can get it out ther and fly it while the wing is stalled..

I Have an OS 25FX, an OS40LA, and an OS61FX laying around. I want to pull out of a hover with no effort and plenty of power left over.

With all of everyone's experience, which size QHOR would be the best for which engine? I hear some posts that say the 40LA is ok on the .25 size and some say not.

Also, I am at 4000 feet elevation. They don't fly the same here as at sea level.

Id say build the 40 sized and put the 61FX in it..

Hey, thanks a bunch guys, just got home from flying (hovering) and am really stoked up. It's not so bad if you have the right combination. I got called every name in the book for building a QHOR plane to learn to hover, but I'm hovering and they are not! The guy's said it wasn't fair, that it's cheating...bah it's teaching me the basics of hovering without costing a fortune. Heck, the prop bill is going to be enough. I've done my share of "Dorking it in", I'd hate to have to replace all those broken balsa planes at this rate, let alone the time away from the field and the forgotten skills. This is a good stable platform in which to learn the basics, and it takes some abuse. The amount of time it takes to install a new prop and get back at is all it takes after a mishap and you are back in the air. I even managed a torque roll, maybe a bit fast, but it counts! My brother is doing tail touches already, we just started seriously trying to hover on Thursday afternoon. Great plane! Thanks again Guys and Gals.
Tim