GP Fokker Dr1
I HAVE THE BALSA USA DR-1 AND HERS MY 2 CENTS IT IS A GREAT FLYER BUT DO NOT FLY IN THE WIND
IF ITS ABOVE 10-12 MPH TH EPLANE IS TOP HEAVY BECAUSE OF ITS HIEGHT BUT DONT LET IT C=SCARE YOU OFF
ANOTHER CLUB MEMBER HAS THE GP DR1 AND FLYS TH ESAME ON LANDING CUT HE POWER AND SOMEWHAT DIVE TOWARD THE RUN WAY AT A SHALLOW ANGLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED THEN LEVEL OUT JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND THEN SETTLE IN AS IT SLOWS DOWN YOU NEED A LONG RUN ON YOUR FIRST ATTEMPT IT JUST DOES NOT WANT TO QUIT FLYING ALSO YOU MUST BE PROFICIENT ON THE RUDDER ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS
WHEN I SLOWS DOWN THE TAIL STARTS TO YAW BACK AND FORTH DUE TO THE SHORT MOMENT THIS IS WWHAT
CAUSES MOST OF THE TIP SCUFFS FOLLOWED BY NOSE OVER ALSO BE WARNED USE SOME RIGHT RUDDER ON
TAKE OFF OR YOUR FIRST FLIGT COULD BE THE LAST ITS A GREAT FLYER