Hello everyone, I just got my first plane today for Christmas...The Parkzone Slo-v. Everything went fine except 2 things:

1) i accidentally cut off about 2 inches of the receiver wire getting the plane out of the box; will this affect range that much?

2) i tried to trim the plane, it flew straight except kept wanting climb, so i trimmed out the elevator. even with full trim down, the plane still wants to fly upwards @ full throttle. Is it possible to adjust the elevator any more?

I tried the slow rates, but immediately went to the high rates. other than the above, it flew great. Thanks to the info i've read here on balancing, i didn't even have to trim left and right. I also had the wing all the way forward...what will it affect by moving the wing back 1 notch? Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

The 2 inches shaved off the antenna shouldn't have a significant impact on your receiver's performance unless you fly your Slo-V near maximum range. You can actually just solder the piece you cut off back on if you wish, it will work fine.

As for your Slo-V climbing at full throttle, that's what it's supposed to do. The wings are designed as "undercambered airfoils" and they provide a great deal of lift, even at low speed. You will need to use the throttle as well as the elevator to control the altitude of your Slo-V. While this doesn't make the Slo-V as manuverable as other designs, it is part of why it's such a great slow flyer and a great first airplane.

Congratulations on your Christmas present! You should have a lot of fun flying the Slo-V!

You can adjust the elevator manually on the plane itself. I think the way the slo-v attaches to the elevator horn is with a screw-on rod attachement and then it clips onto the elevator horn. Simply unclip the rod attachment from the elevator horn by pulling back the rubber little tube then pull gently apart to release from the elevator horn. Then screw in or out to adjust the elevator. you will have to do this to both equally so count your turns or eye it up.

Good luck

BigEd~ Thanks for the reply...I have flown the slo-v several times without any problems. I didn't think 2 inches of the wire would make that much of a difference...and i have found that you do need to use both the throttle and elevator to control altitude, especially as the battery wears down, i have to throttle up to help keep the altitude. It has been a great first plane. I have gotten it caught in a tree and grazed some branches on another with only a little tear in the wing, which i easily fixed with tape. I have upgraded to the 1180 prop and a 7-cell batt. which does make for a big difference. I have however broken THREE of the gws props...1 in the first tree, 1 due to pilot error, and 1 due to the wind... glad I bought three the first time and i have since made another trip for 3 more. But so far, about 10 successful flights and 3 loop on the 1180 prop and 7-cell batt.

RedGN~ Thanks also for the reply. I did read that on another post, and did figure out the servo cables are threaded. Instead of moving them, i moved the wing one notch up from the furthermost rear position which made a difference.

All in all, good plane. highly recommended as a first flyer airplane. I am probably going to put the OEM prop back on and teach my Fiance to fly.. For me, i have the 1180 prop, 7-cell batt, and the servo cables in the elevator horn as close to the rear wing as possible in only about 10 flights!

I echo 99cavyz's post. It was also my first plane and I had a ball with it. His recommendation of changing the prop and going to the 7 cell is right on.

I played around with wing placement a fair amount as it makes a huge difference. and I'm guessing this is where your issue is.