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Old 03-20-2012 | 08:01 PM
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Been flying helis for a few years and used to buying digital and expensive servos, but now I have purchased a kadet senior with a santo .91 engine and mods already done to plane. Has flaps and I need some advice on servos, can a basic servo work fine or should I buy digital ones with karbonite gears, I also use a dx8 radio and would like to take advantage of the high resolution with digital servos offer. But I don't want overkill either. What's a reliable airplane servo.
Old 03-20-2012 | 08:30 PM
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Any ordinary 'standard' is fine on that airplane even with the outsized engine. Digitals are definately overkill.

Hmm did I say outsized engines?

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Old 03-20-2012 | 09:11 PM
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john is right.... they flew them back in the 70s-80 with 30 oz or less servos.... any standard hitec servo will work http://servocity.com/html/hs-322hd_standard_deluxe.html
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Any ordinary 'standard' is fine on that airplane even with the outsized engine. Digitals are definately overkill.

Hmm did I say outsized engines?

John
Yes, you said it!!!!!!!!!
Old 03-20-2012 | 11:05 PM
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The plane flies great with a 46  2 cycle or a 52 4 cycle.

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Old 03-21-2012 | 08:07 AM
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Thanks everyone. Looking forward to my first plane in twenty years.

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