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Old 11-01-2007 | 10:17 PM
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Default RE: good idea?

The Super Sticks offer increased control authority, due to their larger control surfaces. In fact, the aileron and elevator chord (width) has been increased by over 25% for absolutely incredible roll and pitch response. At high speeds with full aileron deflection, the roll rate is almost too fast to count . . .
Use very low rates or it will eat you for lunch and splatter itself, and an additional $200 worth of engine, servos and receiver, into tiny, tiny pieces. This is not a Big Stik or an Ugly Stik. This is something hotter.

If you've never seen a plane roll five times in a second you can't appreciate how disorienting that is for a new pilot. These are wonderful planes, but not the place to first learn about ailerons without an iinstructor at your elbow or, better still, on the other end of a buddy cable.

PS - do you know how or what to look for and listen for with aileron flutter to know whether you're in trouble or not with a large-control-surface model like this?