Got a few more flights on my Decathlon. This thing LOVES to be flown hard! It likes horsing around. It loves rudder. I'm still feeling it out myself... and still it has the most value of anything in my hanger even though it doesn't have actually as much money in it as others... but darned... I sure don't want to put it in! So, yeah, I'm being a conservative.

I have noticed my tailwheel tire is not enough. It looks like a car tire with like 4psi in it. Suddenly the ground handling started to get weird... then I noticed the tail wheel overriding the springs and turning the plane like a car with a blowout! I 'might' need to go even stronger with my tail gear... the main spring may be just a little light as well. I didn't use the stock assembly but something a bit heavier... but only a bit heavier. I may be putting a nice CF gear back there next... if the one Ihave will fit the space.

The 36cc Brillelli feels really good on this model. It will climb up there in a hurry. I really don't think I'd like the model with a 26cc at all. Anyway, there's my report for now. Hopefully I'll get a few more flights in on it again through the week. I have played with my flaps a bit but haven't started tuning the elevator mix... so haven't used them on takeoff or landing. Looking for to that as well. Still too nervous with the model to put it into a stall... I guess that should be my next really simple goal. Duh... So far, getting there has resulted in harrier like reponse. I guess stall will be pretty high alpha.

I have alot going on with this model and hope it survives long enough for me to enjoy all of it's potential.... bomb drops, tugging gliders, banner tow, and just getting really good at flying it! It is very easy to just fly around... but I just can't stop with that!