Okay I'm done with mine!

I found this thread mid march and decided to order a Tiger 2 that evening. I just flew mine again today ... so far all but the fifth flight have been deadsticks, but I think the engine is getting better. Maiden flight was with a completely red airplane just 30 minutes after gluing in the aileron hinges :-) I like to move things along quickly when possible. Boy this kit went together quickly! Some of the parts didn't fit together exactly, but with a bit of coaxing and a lot of sanding, everything smoothed up quite nicely. I couldn't wait for epoxy, so the whole aircraft is done with thin CA and medium in some places. The rear fuselage doesn't seem bad with CA as some were suggesting; maybe since I sanded the parts to fit nicely, the CA was able to work its magic. I did have to bend the main gear aft about 3/4" measured at the axles. At all but the farthest forward CG setting, the plane was verrrrry light on the nose gear. Now after bending the gear and moving the CG aft a bit, the elevator trims out very level and the plane doesn't sit on its tail. It sure tracks straight. I am happy with the performance. The stock rudder doesn't hold a knife-edge across the sky, but an OS .61FX is plenty of engine to go straight up for pretty much forever. I don't think a .91 is needed unless you just want to speed up at the expense of not being able to slow down for landings. I can't really comment on engine-on landings because mine keeps quitting, so I pretty much have to put the nose down and set up for a landing. For what it's worth, I have to keep in mind setting up a normal approach with enough space to burn off altitude even at dead stick. What else. Hm. Oh performance in the sky is great. It just goes where you point it without looking like a dart. The ailerons and rudder are plenty effective as stock. The elevator has enough authority to push outside loops with ease, so no complaints there either. I have done several rolls and hammerheads followed by swooping in for a high-speed pass across the runway. So far I've only done one snap roll because my Rx battery came off its velcro as a result; I'll have to secure it better than it was.

Anyhow, thought I'd post a little report too.

Dan