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Old 05-18-2009 | 09:09 PM
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Cdallas2
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Default RE: Ultra Sport 40 Kit Bash

Updated flight testing......

Alls well and I couldn't be happier with the results. I had some issue with flutter on the 4th flight but afterwards was found to be my error (didn't pin the hinges) rather than the plane itself.

I now have 7 flights on it and I'm now going to go into a trimming program. I originally thought the CG was too far back but after further flights I've decided to leave it where it is. It requires very little down elevator while inverted.

It handles basic maneauvers with easy and suprisingly snaps and spins pretty well. Stall turns are very nice (that huge rudder sure helps) and I'm still very suprised at how easy it lands compared to my other Ultrasports. Was looking at it's slow flight charectristics today as well and I was very impressed. During stall it would just sort of mush down rather than having any kind of seperation.

My daughter took some flights pics today so I included some of them. It's only a Nikon point-n-shoot so it's hard to get much better than we did.

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Must be a King.
How do you know?
He's not got ***** all over him......
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