ORIGINAL: Carrera_911
Greg,
Are you using a computer radio with some degree of programming or mixing function? Will your be the electric-powered version?
I used a 9CAP for mine with the standard 9 channel receiver, but any 7 or more channel receiver is best suited for the Cularis to take advantage of the "full-house" controls. This way you can setup one servo per channel and program the controls. Obviously you need to work with what you've got!
Also, I built mine exactly per directions and I can tell you the wings have never worked themselves loose. On the contrary - they are probably a little too hard to separate, but I can live with that. I think the Cularis is an excellent sailplane for someone who want a "no surprises" saiplane with very stable handling characteristics. Go Elapor!
Good luck!
Matt
Itoo built mine per manual and I have no idea how many flights I have on this model by now, but I'm pretty certain it's over 100. It pretty much always go to the field. One reason is the wing connectors. It literally is a 10 second assembly including the time it takes to pick up the second wing! Do use care and read carefully to be sure you are getting complete penetration of the servo plugs... the manual covers this. The only way mine can disconnect is to have a wing disconnect and I don't think the servos would help much at this point.
I used the suggested Hobby Lobby power system for mine. It is VERY strong. If there is one flaw with the model, the gyro effect of the prop showed that the front of the cockpit is a bit too weak for high power. It all but ripped the nose completely off when I got it shut down. It was very easy however to apply a layer of fiberglass cloth over the area using thin CA instead of gel/resin. This happened very early and has performed flawlessly since. I also at the same time ran 3" wide fiberglass maybe 12" down the belly as a landing skid. Very light process and very strong. No signs of wear yet... just grass stains.
I absolutely love my Cularis. It's very easy to fly and continues to impress me. Ido have one personal record of a bit over 2200' AGL, at which point it becomes pretty small!