Ralph L.

I've had both Mayhems. I like the plane. My 40 size was very nice. I didn't like the covering very much. It was sooooooo easy to cut. I finally gave up patching it and just used clear packing tape.

It is a very easy/excellent quality build (except the covering). It flew very nice and very light. My weight 5lbs 1oz I believe. That's with the Saito 82. Few profiles will even be that light. I think the 65 would be a marginal engine. Heavier than the 82 and less power.

Mine flew pretty cool. Pulled pretty bad to the left. I think I needed to add a bit of RH thrust. It would flat spin beautifully and do a nice waterfall. Hover is about marginally average. But it would be similar to the Twist. Light plane, large wings, short tail moment, generally this planes are a little harder to hover. I was getting it down but it wasn't that easy. KE was poor, about like the Twist again. Rolling circles were harder than most planes. Part of this is it is effected by even the slightest breeze.

I liked the plane and was starting to trim it nicely but unfortunately I crashed it on the 19 flight. It was beyond repair. With so many nice planes out there and I'm tending to go larger, I won't replace it.

Thanks
Barry