I'll have to wait till this weekend to fly the Venus 40 that I've just finished. As it stands now it seems to me that Great Planes has another winner here. I do have some questions...

1. The elevator and rudder are double beveled... Why? Will this plane 3D?

2. Control throws seem awful small... Elevator... low 1/4 up high 7/16 up?


Now the things I was impressed with.

1. The first ARF that I didn't pin the landing gear or the firewall because on close inspection there seemed to be plenty glue.

2. The finished weight is advertised to be between 4.8# and 5.2#... My digital fish scale showed 5.0# COOL!

3. Supposed to balance at 4 5/8 on a GP CG Machine... This blew me away... I've never had a plane balance perfectly with no moving components around or adding weight. I just stood there dumbfounded staring at it balance perfect.

I built this by the manual. OS 46FX and Futuba 3004 servos. I've been impressed by Great Planes ARFs in the past as I am now.
I've also built H9 Ultra Sticks and the Edge 540 and was also pleased by them though I did feel I had to pin the landing gear and firewall and am glad I did. I may wish I had done so with this Venus 40. We'll see.

Any comments, advice, or experience would be appreciated.
Jimbo