Was looking at the Pheonix Extra.. Anyone have this plane... If so how do you like it ?... Well built ?... fly good ?...
I have the Pheonix Dec and it is a great value for the money.. One thing though.. Tower shows weight as 3.52 pounds..
This seems awful light to me for a 40 size plane... Anyone know if this is a misprint ?...
Thanks
IC

Hi IronCross,

With an OS 46 AX mine came out at 6 1/2 lb. It's a decent sport flier, strong airframe, and a great value for the money but don't look for anything more. It was my first plane ( the trainer ) and it served me well . It tracks well if you keep the throttle open, stalls are predictable.
The 3.52 lb advertise on Tower is puzzling and it was the reason I bought it.

Hope it helps

Boby

Thanks...
6.5 pounds sounds a little more real...
Try any pattern or airobatics with it ?... I am looking for a cheap (as in expendable) fairly decent flying Extra to learn a few things with

glad to see other's with the pheonix extra 300. building mine right now and will be pulling it with the os 46 ax also. new at this, however know enough the see that this appears to be a well built airplane. hope all i have read is true when flight time comes. will be a decent airplane for the money!

hey guys! maiden flight for the extra yesterday. what a great plane. in referance to the control rod installation, found a trick that worked well. ran a length of rigid tubing from the rear to the front, threaded the rod into the tubing a pulled it through. worked great! just thought i would share that as i have heard complaints about the difficulty of installing the control rods. happy flying.......