I bought one of these today, Fully assembled , Unflown, OS 52Surpass, never -run, all servos installed, battery and receiver. 300 bucks, bought from someone gettng out of the hobby.

i maidened in an hour later after changing to my 50mhz PCM receiver, and did the break-in on th motor. Maiden flight was done during snow flurries and northeast wind (semi crosswind at our field).

Yep, she needs rudder to stay straight if powered up high for takeoff, and a quick release after takeoff, or she would screw right over. Slow takeoffs on this bird are in order for sure.

Nice aerobatic top winger, I understand why it is called RASCAL. Flat slow turns with opposite rudder, flying in the park below the treetops is easy. Rolls, Hammerheads, loops, just fine. Spins .....well it needs more elevator, IMO. I wrung it out on its maiden with a fat tuned motor, so as the motor breaks in , it will be a blast for putting around, or for getting nuts with a top winger.

Flaperon mode wasn;t used yet, but it wil lbe fun to play with, for sure. This is definitely not a first time flyers trainer. There are much better planes for that. LT-40 is the 1.

I fly everything under the sun, and this plane earned a spot in my hangar in the first 3 minutes I flew it. Takeoffs...just gotta know the bird. Slow liftoff.

The OS 52 FS...it is more quiet than some of my E-planes. Great bird. I Would LOVE to try a 110" with a YS 110.