ORIGINAL: Squire
Hi:
I am in the process of assembling a Phoenix Decathlon myself. I am very impressed with the "kit". Question: what engine are you using? What did you do with the muffler? How much of the cowl did you have to cut away? And, last, how do you hide the wires to the aileron servos??
Thanks, Phil
I've used both an OS46AX and OS55AX on mine. Here is a picture taken last December when the 46 was in it. If you look very closely you can see a light blue silicone exhaust extension sticking out directly below the cowl. Just the tip shows in this picture.
I changed to the 55AX simply to see how it would improve the flying since mine turned out a flying weight of 6' 5oz. That's the heaviest 46size ARF I've assembled in the 13 or 14 ARFs done since getting back into the hobby. It gave a slightly better vertical, but wasn't worth the effort. The 46AX does good enough.
I taped the Y-harness to one of the window frames. Some still shows, but I don't have a pilot inside so wasn't worried about looking odd.