ORIGINAL: bebe40
thx again Rock,
funny thing is, the ARF version calss for 5/8" deflection of the ele. at low rate, while the kit version calls for 7/8".
i have a feeling this bird is gonna be a very fun plane to play around with.
heck just 2 flights in and i was doing manuevers i use to do back in the early 70's with pattern stuff.
i never really fooled with much other than setting things up the way the designers laid it out, and we didn't have dual rate switches at that time.
i never really expected much out of the Skybolt, but boy is it proving me wrong.
And it's pretty while doing all that stuff, ain't it.
The ARF comes out at a flying weight around 7.5 pounds. The kit version says it comes out around 9 pounds. Close to 20% heavier. That MAY be the reason for the different deflections.
Mine does well on a 60 with a 3-blade. And is pretty doing it.