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Old 03-14-2002 | 01:15 AM
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cloudbuster, I'll work on a pic soon. The cam is on the blink at the moment. I can get the one from my wifes office.
The Zen comes with pull-pull rudder system. I replaced it with the Dubro pull-pull kit, and also replace the elevator doweling with a hardwood dowel(it comes with balsa, and I couldn't see balsa for this). Also replaced all clevis's with sullivan's on the elevator's. Actually when it boils down to it, I replaced all hardware to the rear control surfaces. What it came with seemed just a bit cheesy to go on this plane.
Mav, I ended up choosing the Zen much like you possibly. I acquired a very strong running OS70 surpassII. I installed it on an older plane I have that had the older OS61FS. That old plane came to life with the .70. I knew I had to have a new airframe for the 70. Zen had just come out. No-one had one. It looked good, and so I went for it. After the Zen went out with me first time, I sold the TaiJai. It really is an awesome combo. If you go with it, reduce your throws on first flights. The only other one at my club field lasted 30 seconds, the guy had way to much throw and it was severly fast. You can't even count the rolls when turned up. In forward flight it's really not fast, but very smooth and reactive. It's nearly as fast vertically too. I run a 12x8 prop, this tachs the engine at around 10,100 to 10, 400, around there. Lands very easily. Slows down very nicely.
Mav, take your time though, and enjoy it, whatever you get. That 70 will go nice in all kinds of things.