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Old 05-09-2010 | 09:29 PM
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Default RE: new plane

Great deal!

Are you a member of a local club? If so I would take the plane to one of the "old sage" club members and have 'em do a stem to stern inspection. I do this with every plane that I build before MY maiden just because I want fresh eyes looking for things that I might have missed (repeatedly ).

Please, please, please be so careful on the start up stand. One of our members was firing up his red 4Star60 with a Golden Knight Saito with an APC prop. It was spinning at full throttle - for some reason only God knows he stuck his hand, fingers first, into the prop.

Not trying to unsettle you by any means - just tossin' out a heads up - don't let your mind wander when ya go flying.

Let us know how you like the 4Star!!! Btw, I'm (re)maidening my 4Star60 kit. Just replaced the original Saito 91 with a Super Tigre G90. Why? Because. No other reason. Got bored after a hard landing that knocked the landing gear block out - I don't know WHY I used metal hardware to hold the gear on rather than 1/4-20 nylon bolts. I let my mind wander during the build.