Removing the dihedral from the wing will reduce the model's tendency to level the banked wing by itself, without pilot input. This is a good feature for someone just learning to fly and for a year or two later for most new pilots. Some folks learn faster than others. I like the dihedral in the wing for that reason. What could be changed to some advantage is to replace the stock ailerons with ailerons made from larger chord (front to back dimension) bought from a hobbyshop. They will do more for giving the new pilot lots of control when needed than reducing the dihedral.

Plain bearing engines need fuel with 20% castor oil content. How many model clubs buy this kind of fuel in bulk for its membership? None that I know of. Ditto local hobbyshops. The beginner is better off buying a ball bearing equipped engine that will happily burn any fuel that you can throw at it. The Thunder Tiger .36 Pro is an excellent candidate, as is the MECOA .40, the OS/ASP/Magnum .32, etc.


Ed Cregger