RE: What do you think?
I'm new to RCU and was looking around and came across this thread. I had a version 2. It flew great, but I was dissapointed with the kit. It had several problems. It also had a stab and elevators with misaligned hinge holes. The hatch had about a 1/2 inch gap between the canopy frame and the rear turtle deck. I had to cut it apart and reglue it. The fit between the canopy and the hatch was also not the greatest. The wing tube was way too tight. I spent a while sanding the cardboard tube to get it to fit. When the plane arrived it was covered with wrinkles everywhere. The covering job looked like it had not been properly sanded prior to covering. The cowl had about a 3/16" gap and the stripes were about a 1/4" misaligned. I also purchased the control linkage that comes with version 3. They were very dissapointing, they looked nice, but there was a lot of slop in the fittings. Also the foam tires would develope flat spots if left to sit on them, I had to store it in a cradle. Probably the worst was the tail wheel bracket. After the maiden flight which had a very gentle landing, I found it delaminated just from the trip home in the trailer which was only about 20 miles. There were other planes in the trailer that were unharmed, it wasn't that rough of a ride. Like I said in the begining, it flew great, just a couple clicks for trim and it was good to go. I wouldn't buy another one, not with quality kits from companies like Airwild, Aeroworks, Dietrich and others for the same price range.
There will probably be those that flame me for my opinion, but that's just what it is an opinion and they are entitled to their's.