i just got my new aresti. glued the wings together. waiting to dry overnight. was wondering if anyone else is using the stock push rod for the rudder or are u using a pull pull system. doesnt look like much room for a pull pull where the servos go. i usually use dave brown push rods. and im thinking of using the stock rod on the rudder or probably get the dave brown. thanks for any input. looks like a real nice plane. cya

I'm using stock on everything and all has been doing just fine.

Randy

Roadracer,
Interesting that you should mention a pull-pull on the Aresti, I was just going to post my control setup so, I'll do that now... I plan to use one servo on each elevator half and a pull- pull on the rudder. I mounted the rudder servo in the turtle deck. There are "rails" that hold the rudder servo at just the right height.


PLEASE CLICK ON THE GALLERY BUTTON BELOW FOR MORE PHOTOS OF THIS INSTALLATION

I mounted the rudder and elv. servo in the tail just under the front of the stab. (Hitec HS225MG)
I also used Hitec HS81MG for the ail. servos.
One Hitec HS 55 for throttle.
I did all this to keep the weight down and move as much weight to the rear as possible.
Then a mounted a Saito .91 up front with a APC 14x6 prop. The finished model weight in under 5.5 lbs.
I sure love that vertical.
It flys great and the extra power is tooooooooo much funnnnnnnnnn

I used stock rods too and have not had a problem, especially doing a knife edge, very stable abd make sure you install the Wheel pants, make so much of a difference. nice airplace to fly too

Mine is bone stock and flies fine. I have a os 46 fx on it and verticle is unlimited. I can't imagine a saito 91 on it. I'm a power hog but good greif This is a tru flying little plane. Flies real smooth and will knife edge forever. I just can't get over the saito 91. Man, you are my hero!

Any of you guys have problems with the wing joining? I just glued mine together last night and the fit of the hardwood joiner was so sloppy I used 3oz of epoxy to fill the gaps. I probably had a 1/16th all the way around. It's got me spooked. I'm thinking of ripping up that nice Ultra-Coat and glassing the center just to be sure.

edh13,

Mine is still on the building board but I had the same problem with the sloppy wing brace. I just used a LOT of epoxy with milled fiberglass mixed in for insurance. I will post more pictures of my pull pull control setup. I like the way it turned out. Overkill yes, but nice.

TX

capthis, I have the same setup as you do, accept my OS 46 FX is mounted in the upright position and I don't have squat for verticle. What's the secret?

Randy

Mine was also very loose.
I epoxyed a 1/6" layer of aircraft grade plywood to the flat side of the joiner and it fit perfect.
I did not glass the center and only used the one wing bolt.
I have done many high G outside manuvers with no problems.

Balckie,
Heck, I don't know maybe cause its inverted I have been running a 10-7 apc prop it won't hover but it will go strait up out of sight. My engine is well brokn in and I have always treated it right. I am only running 10% nitro. I guess its just a good one. Happy flying all. I have a new sukhoi to work on! yeah!!!

thanks for all the input. ive got my wings together. i did not have a problem with the wing joiner. it fit ok. and i used plenty of epoxy. i just got the horiz. stab lined up and in. waiting for epox to dry. im going to use the stock hardware and the one wing bolt. before i glued in the horiz. stab. i checked the incidence. and it was right on within about a 1/4 deg. this seems to be a nicely bilt plane. its going together well. i bought another saito 72 for it. i can hardly wait to fly it. my horiz. stab was off level a bit to the wings. i filed inside the saddle to get it to line up perfectly. but it did not take much. where is everyone setting there cg at? what the book calls for. im getting so many planes i wont know wich one to fly. well thanks again. now the only thing is when its done. when is the nice weather going to come. if its not blowing or snowing its raining. i just cant win with the weather in ohio. take care and happy flying. pray for nice weather. cya bill

microflight,

Do you have pictures of your rear mounted servo setup?

Daniel,

What engine do you plan to use? Rear mounted servos will require either a heavier engine or weight in the nose. Notice Microflight's engine choice.
TX

Good question texan.
I did notice that alot of people that used the Saito 72 were complaining the the model was nose heavy

Aresti maiden flight went well. The rudder pull pull system was very effective but the ailerons were a bit too sensative. I was using high rates with expo. Now I'm using low rates and less expo and it flies smoother. I'm really pleased with the overall flight characteristics. BTW, I am using an OS 46fx with MAC muffler. Also, I have one servo driving each elevator half.

TX

I plan to use a OS 46FX and I know I'm going to add about 1.5 oz of tail weight. I don't think I could get away with mounting the servos in the rear without adding nose weight.

I was using a Saito .72 in my Aresti with 2 or 3 ounces of lead in the tail. I do not have the plane anymore as most of the left wing broke off while I was flying it. H9 fixed the engine and replaced the plane, so I guess I'll be flying it again soon

Your wing what?? Please provide details. I'm already spooked about the loose fit of my wing joiner. Where did it break and what were you doing?

The wing did not break near the joiner it broke about 9 inches away from the center and I think the cause was the fact that they did not glue the inside of the wing properly. Mine also had the loose wing joiner but with a lot of extra epoxy it worked fine.
I dont think you have anything to worry about.

I'm having some problems figuring out how to mount the wheel pants on this thing.

I'm mounted wheel pants b4, but the instructrions look like they're telling me that I'm supposed to hold the wheel pant to the axle with the large locknut. Should this be the case? Or should the 4-40 bolt hold the wheel pant on by itself?

The instructions also say there will be two 4-40 holes in the landing gear leg. But there is only one. This makes me think that the large locknut should hold the pant on, as well as the 4-40. Like - the large locknut holds it on and the 4-40 keeps it from turning.

The Model Airplane News review states that there is a plywood laminating plate to fit inside the pant. No such beast in this kit.

Ideas?

Thanks

I've built two Arestis and I had trouble the first time I tried to mount the wheel pants because the directions have a few flaws. As for the plywood, the pants that came with my kit already had the plywood installed on one side of each pant but the directions still mentioned that I needed to add the plywood. When you drill the hole for the spindle you may need to lower it by an 1/8". The directions say to measure up 5/8" but my tires rubbed, which wasn't fun to fix, so I measured 1/2" up the second time and that was perfect. The hole you drill for the spindle needs to be big enough for the entire spindle to fit through. I made mine fit perfectly to the hex on the spindle. The 4-40 screw is the only thing that mounts the pant to the landing gear. The spindle keeps it from spinning. Both of my kits came with landing gear that have two holes. Weird yours didn't.

Dangit, I just noticed the plywood already in the pants. And I drilled the other side. Looks like I'll be putting plywood on the side I drilled...

Making it fit over the spindle is consistent with the others I've done, as well.

Thanks for the tips. I'll check on the 1/2" measurement, too.

This plane was VERY wrinkled. Sure did look better when I hit it with the heat gun! I'm starting to like Ultracote.

-brad

My wife has an Aresti 40 with a Saito 72 in it. I test flew it for her a couple of weeks ago. About halfway through the flight the engine quit. I landed deadstick no problem. We tore it down and found the tank was split. Anyone else having tank problems with this bird. My wife had the same problem with her UltraStik 40 with a Saito 56. The Aresti seemed to fly well the 4 or 5 minutes I flew it. Much like a pattern ship. Not a 3D type airplane, but might work for beginning IMAC type work.

General rule (for me anyway): don't use the ARF tanks. Get a Dubro or Sullivan, eh? Just looking at the tank which came with my Aresti, I suspect it would split. It's a very poorly cast plastic tank. I don't know why they bother putting them in the kit...