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Old 04-12-2006 | 06:36 AM
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lalaland
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Default RE: FALCON III COMPLETION

I'd forget about those ailerons. All they do is increase the weight of the plane, takes you longer to build, sucks the juice out of your batteries for less flying time and just one more thing to go wrong with it. I have that falcon lll with rudder and elevator only. I only have half the dihedral the plans call for which makes it more aerobatic. Amazing what that little plane can do without ailerons. Rolls, stall turns, snap spins, hammerheads, flys inverted and whatever your flying skills can make it do.

By the time all is said and done, it's not much to look at on the ground but it's a fun little flyer. Stick an O.S. .40 FX on it and you'll be blazing past some of those other junkie trainers with ease and the landings couldn't get any easier, whether at low idle or deadstick. But what do I know about that little falcon lll. I only have about 450 flights on mine with only 1 mishap. Taking off in a 25 MPH crosswind when the engine died out about 10 feet off the ground and did a nice cartwheel which tore the fusalage completely in half. Had it back together in 2 days and it's still flying strong. Save the aileron installation for a nicer plane. You'll be glad you did.

big dan
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