Hello flyers..
I fly a kyosho 40 spit...take off and land no problems...before researching I went out and bought a Tiger Moth from Kyosho I went to the web and reading these posts I found out that the Tiger is not as easy to fly is this the truth?what are the flight bugs this plane has can someone tell me?
Thanks.

i dont know where you heard that myth. i recently purchased a kyosho tiger moth and put an os .46ax in it mated with 11x6 prop. initially it came out a little tail heavy, but a 6v rx battery solved that problem. on the grass, the moth handles well at taxiing speeds. it actually floats in a little longer which makes it a little harder to control on landing with the rudder. after a couple landings, you do get used to it. take off with the 46ax is about 40 feet or so. i have found that the recommended aileron throws were way to little at only 10mm. it's more like 15-20mm to get any kind of roll. it flies around real slow with trainer like characteristics.

i had bought the tiger moth hoping it was a sport type plane, but it flies very scale. instead of sport, i have came to the conclusion that i have a dedicated sunday flier. your spit will be a much faster, sportier flyer than the tiger moth by far. if i had to do it all over again, i would put a larger 4 stroke in it. good luck

I agree with the last post. I have flown my Tiger Moth for a little over a week know, and it flys very scale. I am running a Saito 56GK with a 11X7 prop. It takes off in 20 or so ft and flys nice at 1/4 throttle. I think it is much easier to fly than my Superstar Select 40 trainer. The only problem that I had was a little wing warp after a tried to get the top wing straight. Overall a great plane, it's fun just to fly around slow and do some mild aerobatics.

Take care,

Matt

Thanks for the input guys...

Resurrecting this thread to get some input on engine selection. I've just bought a Kyosho Tiger Moth and am wondering what engine to use. I've got an old Saito FA-45 that's in great shape. Would this be enough, or should I go with a current 50-60 size 4 stroke? Thanks for the input.

i dont think the 45 would be enough to fly the moth. i had the .46ax which worked well. if you're going the 4 stroke route, use a saito 56 golden knight. cant beat the performance or looks

I was afraid that might be the answer. [&o] The Saito 56 is a bit more than I can spend right now, the LHS has an OS FS-70 and Seagull Decathlon on the way for me. I got a really good deal on the Tiger Moth and was hoping I could use the engine I have. I do have an old Super Tiger 45 that would probably be enough, but I really want to stick with a 4 stroke, I'm after a quiet, relaxing feel for this plane.

Anyone have any experience with this plane and the Magnum 52 four stroke? Would this engine be enough?

Flys great with Mag 52 fourstroke, have one in the process of repairing the bottem wing, I also have a dymond tiger moth with Mag 52 fourstroke and it flys great also.
Ian

Thanks Ian. I was thinking of picking up the Magnum at Hobby People, or trying to get Tower to match their price. I had decided to wait a bit since the other plane and engine are on order from the LHS. Happened on a NIB Magnum 61 on eBay. Got it at a really good price. I assume that since it's actually a bit lighter than the 52 that it also will be good in the Tiger Moth. Now I've just got to decide whether to canabilize the flight gear from one of my 4 flying planes, or buy 2 more flight packs. Decisions, decisions, decisions... []

My friend converted one Tiggie to EP, its pretty heavy but the plane flies so darn nice! Its a very nice plane for sure.

So far, everyone has been complementary about it. The Tiger Moth should arrive Monday or Tuesday. Engine will probably arrive mid to late next week. The Decathlon will probably arrive at the LHS on Monday, so I'm going to have to do some thinking about which plane to start first. Meanwhile, today was a great day at the field. I was able to get 2 new planes in the air. One ARF and the first of many kits I bought at SHS this summer.

Hi!
A .40-.45 four-stroke would be plenty for the Tiger Moth!
I have helped several flyers with the Kyosho Tiger Moth and I can assure you that the SAITO .45 will be just fine for it. A .50-.60 fourstroke is way to large for it!
Regards!
Jan K
Sweden

A buddy of mine recently purchased a used moth and was afraid to try it on his on, so he brought it out to the field and had me and another buddy check it out and then put it through its paces. BOY was it nice! It had an O.S. 52 surpass 4-stroker on it. There could not be a more perfect match (except maybe a saito 56) for this plane. In my 10 or so years of flying I have flown many, many planes, some my own, but mostly other peoples who wanted me to check them out. Some on the maiden flight, but mostly used planes that someone bought and was scared of until someone else flew it first. Out of them all, the Kyosho Tiger Moth 40 is absolutely the SWEETEST plane I've ever flown! Very gentle yet agile and responsive if set up right. It was a very relaxing plane too, no bad habits hidden in this bird any where. I was so impressed that I'm gonna get one of my own. It definately needs a 4-stroker on it....(anything else would be a sin....sorry) A plane that looks that good, flys that good, should also sound that good! I have even toyed around with the idea of getting the Great Planes 90-120 size....it's BIG! If you are looking for your first "bipe" or just a great sunday flyer, you cannot go wrong with the Tiger Moth 40 from Kyosho!!!!!!

Have a Magnum 70 fs on mine and it flys great! Very easy to land, and will do mild aerobatics just fine. Had to open up the cowling in front to aid in cooling though.

Nice to know there are some good RC fliers in Alaska! I have a Saito FA-.56 GK on my Ky. Tiger Moth and it flies fine at 5,000 feet here in SOuthern Colorado. BTW: I spent a couple of weeks in Fairbanks this last summer (during the summer solstice) and could not find any RC activity even though there was over 23 hours of sunlight to fly in. Are there many float planes in that area? I rented a nice Cessna and flew north over the Arctic Circle to several villages (Coldfoot, Crazy Horse, Happy Valley, etc) and had a great time, even with the smoke from several fires.

We have 2 active clubs in Anchorage and I believe 1 in Fairbanks. Link to my club is www.frontierfunflyers.com. Some of us continue to fly through the winter in Anchorage. Ski's are fun, but floats are better. I fly a Sea Monster and a modelfly 'ready' on floats. Daylight is great here in summer. We can fly until after 10 o'clock for a good portion of the summer.