I just picked up a VMAR 540 EDGE with a ASP 61. I pick it up real cheap... $125.00 New... Still in the Box... Motor & Plane. Guy bought it and thaught it was too much plane for him. ( Probably read some of the reviews I did. ) LOL. I bought it because I figured for the money It wasn't much to loose even if it wasn't the best... Should I sell it and get what I can out of it and get a Great Planes or some other brand that has a better reputation. So far the product looks great. But not tested in the air. Any one out there had much luck with VMAR?

HA well what do you know, at the field yesterday one of the guys rocks up with his brand new VMAR 540 Edge, it looked (past tense) sweet as, first flight dead stick as it leaves the ground, comes down like a brick and breaks the LG.
second flight. 15 seconds up and the motor cuts again at about 100' altitude, the 540 starts to sink like a brick, drops a wing and goes in to a death spiral. well needles to say the plane is history.

The verdict, if the EDGE looses power get the nose down quick and build up some serious speed before leveling out for a landing, DO NOT try and turn for home as you probably wont make it.

this guy is an experianced builder and flier and has probably 40 planes in his hanger at any 1 time.

Great... I own a very pretty FLYING BRICK... LOL... Another lesson learned. You get what you pay for... This time it's a pretty flying Brick...

There are many many many planes that will do the same thing if the engine quits on takeoff. if you don't have speed, you sink. Any 540 kit would probably do the same thing.

Moral of the story, make sure your engine is running right before you take off and you won't have a problem. If you are not ready for that type of plane, build something else and build that one later.

Probably be a fun bird.

"Great... I own a very pretty FLYING BRICK... LOL... Another lesson learned. You get what you pay for... This time it's a pretty flying Brick..."

Dont get me wrong, theres probably nothing wrong with the plane, aparently they fly great, just a warning they are NOT a second, third or even 7th or 8th plane, they are for the very experianced flier and a BIG field where you can dead stick straight on.

Thanks for the replys... I've heard good and bad about VMAR. I really wish I would have baught something a little easier to fly. But the price was right... I will probably waite to fly this one. I will build it and waite till my skills get a little better... Thank again..

Just a reply to all who sent me info... I flew the VMAR 540 Edge with a 61 ASP two stroke two days now 6 times... Was a little worried about the flight and had one of the experts take it up and trim it out... After a little triming and touch of weight shift... It flys Very well. The expert had it doing all sorts of rolls / spins / loops / dives... I only flew it up high and nothing crazy other then a few rolls / and loops... I'm kinda new and did't want to get to crazy. Over all not a bad plane... Still feeling it out and trying to get rid of the jitters.. I'm not the expert but the experienced pilot said it flys and handles great... and gave it a thumbs up...

I flew one about a week ago with an O.S. .70...

The airplane is a brick. It has to be over 7 lbs! Wouldn't go vertical with the O.S. .70 and 13x6...The O.S. is heavier than it needs to be, but the airplane itself is just too heavy.

Once up to speed it does fly good though. Very solid flying airplane (you would expect that, it's heavy!!). Inverted flight needed a lot of down elevator (CG probably not right). Rolls were nice and smooth...Loops can be pretty big, but it's easy to gain speed on the downline. It would not hold a Knife Edge...There was no roll or pitch coupling in KE, it just lost altitude.

They are decent at slow speeds for their weight, there is no tip stall. They will fall out of the air pretty good though...

It's a decent flying airplane and a good ARF, but just too heavy. It was a big dissapointment for me...

Thumbs down to VMAR!

I have finally got round to finishing my Vmar edge 540. I have to say that after 22 years of flying and building RC, the kit was very poor quality. After reading some of the threads here I thought I was in for a very tough time flying the model, however much to my surprise it flys pretty darn well!! Dead stick no problems, rolls quite neutrally and gave me 6 very enjoyable flights this weekend. However! the film on the wings has already come off!!!! and WHATEVER you do, you must reinforce the sides of the fuz where the Aluminium wing tubes enter, as they are no where near strong enough or produced accurately enough to prevent wing movment during flight!!! BE VERY AWARE!! I mounted ply ribs mounted across the fuz, then bound the tubes to these with thread and epoxy ala push rods.

Overall, needs some tweeks to make 'safe', poor Kit quality, will never buy one again, you get what you pay for!!!!

Wow!!! It's been a long time since I posted this thread... Didn't realize I never updated it. Was surprized to see a post. The VMAR EDGE is total junk! Came apart and went in right After the 7th flight. I've flown tons of different planes and built a dozen arfs since then. The VMAR is the worst I have owned. For the money there are tons of ARF's out there that are way better. If you read this do your self a favor and stay away from this one. Good luck to all.

Glad I bought the Pacific Edge 540 60/90... it is a baby and flys great! Saito 100 running 20% gives it plenty of power...

John