On the very first flight with my BobCat with my son Paul flying, the elevator felt mushy or very soft in steeply banked turns, even though I had all the travel you could put in the elevator with the CG at the recommended point. The plane handled beautifully in every respect except for this. We went on to put 30 normal flights on it with only an occasional hint of the softness exhibited. On that last flight, it simply would not pull out of a split S. Even with full up elevator from a very high entry, it would not recover. It just made a big, gentle arc into the ground.

If I ever build another one, or anything with leads that long, I am going to install something comparable to the 8411 AND check the voltage/current at the servo while under load.

My 2 cents worth.

Dennis Lott