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Old 04-02-2007 | 01:21 PM
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jfail1
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Default RE: Predator

I think it does have a bit of a stall problem, I would just land it with some speed. I had expected it to glide a lot better in the air but it has a tendency to stall at a medium slow speed which I really thought it would glide very well. I did use the CG as specified in the manual. I found that you really have to keep the speed up in turns as it will slide to the side very rapidly.

I am using the Spekturm DX7 radio with a AR6100 receiver in it. I used the V-Tail function in the DX-7 which works very well. It uses one elevator on the elevator channel and the other on the rudder channel ( I think, don't have the radio in front of me). It would work just as well with straight elevators freeing the rudder channel up for steering. I found nose wheel steering un-necessary since the plane tracks very well in a straight line on take off and landing.

By the way for those using the SPEKTRUM AR6100 receiver there is a programming update for the receiver. See this link:

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=SPM6100