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Old 04-12-2003 | 10:50 AM
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Default sato 100/U Can Do problems

It's a fun plane. Plenty of power. Hovers around half throttle. I started flying it with a wooden 15x6 zinger prop and no cowl. It flew fantastic. The CG was around 5.75. I put the cowl on, changed to an APC 15x6 prop, and an aluminum spinner and the CG moved to nearly 5.0 inches. Was not nearly as fun. I fiddled with the CG and got it back to 5.75 and it's great again. The only downside to the plane is the coupling with hard rudder input. I still haven't tried mixing it out, but it's on my list.

It's a shame those damn APC props are so heavy. I'd love to find a wood prop that would preform as well as the APC. The zinger pro is a great prop, but is still about 300 rpm's below the APC.

Originally posted by WADE
Coomarlin,
How do you like the UCD and the Saito 100?