I've had my Excelleron 90 since before Christmas (bought the very last one on the Internet!) but couldn't find time to assemble it. A paid a fellow club member to assemble it for me and just got it back. Here's my setup:

- Saito 125 w/ stock muffler
- APC 15x8 prop
- HS-5625MG (Ailerons + Elevator)
- HS-6985HB (Rudder)
- HS-5475HB (Throttle)
- 2-3/4 Dubro wheels (largest that would fit in the pants)
- Stock LG, but added a piece of strong ply under the flimsy mount.

Maiden was terrific! The wind was supposed to be 6mph max, but ended up with gusts from 11 to 15 (courtesy of my new $35 anemometer [8D]). I was told not to worry, that it would cut the wind, and it did so very well. This is my first pattern plane and I'm already spoiled! To take off, all I had to do was "think" up elevator and it rose off the ground beautifully. It took a few clicks of aileron and a fair amount of up elevator (CG is pretty far forward right now), but other than that, it flew great! This is the first plane I've had that really does exactly what I tell it to do - a far cry from my Ultra-Stick 60! The first landing was picture perfect - let's not talk about the second one when the wind really gusted []. I have to admit that I was surprised it did so well with the 2-3/4 wheels and wheel pants on grass. I thought I was going to have to buy taller/bigger LG, but so far, so good. Now I'll slowly move the CG back and continue with trimming - on a much calmer day.

Thanks for all the help and advice on set up, mods, etc. The time you spent posting all your results really helped!