Phoenix Atlantis ARF Pattern Plane
I ended up buying the Atlantis. I figure that I might as well post a mini review here.
First impressions were very good. The plane is made of genuine balsa and ply of a reasonable grade and is covered with proper iron on heat shrink covering. Wings and fuselge were very light for an ARF. The plane went together quite easily as per the instructions and was very square.
When I got to the radio installation things got a little hairy since the instructions are very minimal and do not truly reflect the hardware that comes with the kit.
I converted the rudder to pull-pull with a Sullivan kevlar kit and two 1/2A horns. The elevator was very fluttery so I cut a hatch towards the back of the plane and built a small frame to stop the hardwood pushrod from moving around. This made the elevator halves much nicer but still not ideal. Once I increase the elevator throws I will redo the setup with better hardware.
Final balancing as in the manual required 60g of lead on the tail.
Final weight ready to fly is 2565g with an OS 50SX and all standard sized servos.
Not a bad model for the price at all.
Richard.