ORIGINAL: dugaroo
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Thanks for the advice. I was looking at the Venus II also but thought I would go a little smaller for financial reasons but will reconsider.
What size motor are you using in the Venus II?
I heard the ax 120 was a little heavy for it. Do you recomend a 4 stroke or a 2 stroke?
Haha. The 120AX is absolutely not too heavy for the plane - it is totally amazing to fly. It is really nice having that much power, and I would MAYBE trade it for a YS110 four stroke. My battery is strapped to the rear canopy former.
There is a night and day difference between the Venus II and the Venus 40. I have both, and after flying the bigger one, the little plane only comes out when there is a problem with my bigger planes. It is like a dream to fly, really.
The 120AX is a lot cheaper than any comparable four stroke and it flies the plane very, very well. It actually makes me laugh and others cry to see how much power there is
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YOU WILL NOT REGRET BUYING THIS PLANE!
There is a video of my first weekend flying the Venus. It is half way through my first season of flying planes and the plane has not been trimmed out and I'm at a new field so it's a little messy, but maybe will give you an idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQgs4OWmY8s