SUPER BTW VENTURE-SAITO 125
 

Back in December '07 I built a Bruce Tharpe Engineering(BTE) Venture 60 and installed an OS 70 Surpass II four-stroke. See the build at http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_67..._1/key_/tm.htm .I love the plane and the way it flew but the used 70 didn't have the vertical performance I wanted. I was about to order an OS 91 four-stroke when I saw the Saito 125. It weighs less than an ounce more than the OS 91 Surpass. Today was the maiden on the new Saito 125(hence no spinner in the picture). WOW. What a difference. I only had to move the 5-cell receiver battery from under the tank to the back of the radio bay and balance was perfect. No additional weight added for the balance. At 7lbs 12oz she is now a performer. But don't forget to throttle back on the down side of a manuever.