Gather round guys and girls,(if we got any girls here!) and I'll tell you a story of happiness and delight!!
Took out my new MDS .78 powered Ultra Stick 60 today for the first flights---my header comment definitely applies: WAHOO!!

I have had issues with this planes' assembly(had broken ribs, repaired--warp was built in wing, Horizon replaced wing no prob--2'nd wing had MORE broken ribs than first!,--repaired IT, had to make hatch behind wing to move battery pack to get CG 'kinda close,yada, yada, yada!!)

Anyway, with an engine that had about 3/4 of a gallon of fuel run through it on the bench, and that I still am running pretty rich---this combo is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!

I'm talking straight up rolling literally until you almost lose it, (would have lost it, if I did not pull power and stop the vertical)starts AND stops rolling exactly when you tell it to.
Drop the flaps,and it crawls in to a landing---pop up the ailerons w/flaps in quad mode, and it is like tossing out an anchor!

Only needed a couple of clicks of "up" trim,(still a tad nose heavy, guess I will have to add some weight to the tail, ) and a click of aileron trim.
I got three perfect landings, out of three flights, and just could not believe how great this thing flew!!

I am a VERY HAPPY camper, after being such a pain to get to the flying stage, it is a super flying plane. GET ONE, YOU WILL LIKE IT!

And I know a lot of people have posted all kinds of comments about the MDS engines--all I can say is that my .78 has wayyyy more than enough power for the US 60, idles great, transitions great , I love it!!
I think spending the time on the bench with it really helps, I can hardly wait to see the oomph it has, once it is leaned out a little more as it breaks in.

I'm feeling MUCH better now!!!
Pud

Glad you love the plane. I had well over a 100 flights on mine, did I mention that each flight was an average of 20 minutes plus , that makes 33 hours plus of flying time on the plane. I had a YS 91 on it and it was a pure joy to fly until the elevator ripped off during a high speed dive last Sunday. Not much let of the plane or engine. I had sooo much fun I will have to get another one.

The US 60 with the right engine is such a blast, gotta agree with you. Enjoy and keep an eye on the parts.

Sung

Hey,
I also wanted to say that Horizon DID give me very good customer service with my US 60 problems.

However, if you call their tech line, make sure you ask for "Dave".
He seems to rally care about customer satisfaction, a couple of others I have talked to there don't seem to care as much.(Take that for what it is worth!)

Pud

Have you determined what caused this? Did you loose the elevator because of CA hinges, etc????? Was your high-speed dive a power-on maneuver? FLUTTER???

Any recommendations for the rest of us that routinely dive this airplane with CROW activated?

hilleja

Yeah, lots of speed and not enough glue on the elevator, no flutter. I guess I should have put more epoxy on it. After a 100 or so flights also, I guess things just got loose from all that twisting and banging around in flight.

Sung

Now I understand. You didn't loose your elevator, you lost your horizontal stabilizer. I feel a little bit relieved because I routinely over-slop epoxy on my tail fins. When I got done glueing my stabs I had an 8th inch filler of epoxy all the way around.

If I had known how nose heavy my US 60 was going to be, I would have put a WHOLE LOT MORE epoxy on when I glued the horizontal stab on!!

So was it the elevator or the whole horizontal that came off?

I always use a clear 1" wide tape to seal all the hinge lines,(sailplane background here) hopefully this gives an added bit of insurance when using "ca" type hinges.

Hope I never have to see if it works!!!
Pud