RE: Phoenix Models Super Decathlon ???
Hey guys. I've been flying my first plane, a Cadet LT40, for about 5 years now and it's starting to show its age and wear. I've crashed it a few times, and the repair points are starting to weaken, and it just looks tired and sad. It's been a good plane, but I think it's time to pull the radio gear and engine and hang it from a ceiling somewhere. I have a few other models, but I've been looking for a scale high wing sport plane. Most of my experience with full scale aircraft is in Cessna 172s and 150s and (my favorite) Aeronica Champion's, so I've always been partial to this genre of aircraft. I've been considering purchasing the Phoenix Models Super Decathlon ARF and dropping the gear into it, but I wanted to get some opinions from people who have them and have flown them. Firstly, I have an old Futaba 6 channel FM radio that is NOT a computer radio. It works fine, but it does not have exponential rates or anything like that, is this suitable for this plane? Secondly, my engine is an un-ringed OS Max .46FX that runs fine, I know people have talked about the .46AX being good for this model but what do you think about the .46FX? Finally, what do you think about the scale looks of this model, ease of building (and time to completion) and viability as a first scale sport model? (AKA, am I in over my head?). Thanks in advance for your time!