ORIGINAL: raptureboy
GO FOR IT !! The Wright brothers didn't mess around and they had more than an arf on the line. This was my TF. P-47 kit built, glassed, custom painted, the works flew like a champ right out of the gate.Notice I said ''WAS'' my P-47. Got shot down 2 weeks after the maiden by some mystery signal. I have another one in the box for this winter, trust your skills and go for it. Here are some before and after shots not to scare you or anything,take along a buddy and let them trim it for you while you keep your eyes on the sky. It's a great lookin plane!
There are too many P-47's anyway : ) Seriously, sorry about your loss that was a nice looking plane. Maybe another good candidate for 2.4.
I think the best advise I have heard here is to make sure your engine is running very good especially slow, and to learn how the aircraft handles slow. Most pilots I see land too fast. Especially their warbirds. I just flew an electric version of this aircraft a couple of weeks ago. It ran out of juice very quick so I had to deadstick it down. It handled very well and was very easy to fly.
To throw in my own personal opinion, I would lose the 3 bladed prop. You will get much better performance with the right 2 blade. It may look more scale sitting in the pits, but you cannot tell the difference when the engine is running. There is a reason we use static scale props in competition and then switch them for flight.