Hello everyone,

I have what may seem to be a silly question. I am in the process of building a SPAD Debonair from http://www.spadtothebone.com, which I have to say have some of the coolest and easiet planes to build. I set up the controls for the rudder and elevator and noticed that there was only about 5/8" of movement for both of them when I hooked up the servos, as you can tell I am new to plane building, and was wondering if this is correct. I wouldn't think it takes alot of movement from either of them to get the plane to react but I just want to make sure I am on the right track.

Thanks

I learned on a SPAD Debonair. Great tool! Crashed one, total loss. Still have the second one! On mine, I think I have about 1" movement on either side. You may want to try longer servo arms. Before you fly it, check with your instructor, he'll tell you if you need more or less. It should probably be fine though. If you don't know how to fly, get an intructor too. It'll be the best decision you ever made. Of course you'll never know it was because you probably won't crash, which is the event that makes you realize that learning with an intructor would have been the best decision you ever made!

Reid

I just read through the instructions. Looks like a great airplane. Looks pretty strong too. I might consider doing one some day just for fun.
As for the throws, read on page 30 of the instructions- http://www.spadtothebone.com/SPAD/De...0/page30.html. I would suggest starting with the 3/4" they recommend, then change it and make it just right for you.

Ty