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I just picked one of these up and was wondering if anyone has one or has flown one yet? I am planning on using a .25 FX and will just sport fly it. Not really interested in 2610 anymore. I may use this to try and generate some interest in a scale combat demo for our club's big warbird event at the end of the summer.

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Well, I guess nobody yet has. My initial impression is very good. Everything is included and of high quality. The only thing I will not use are the EZ connectors on the servos. Too likely to fail.
I am still amazed at what we can get sometimes for so little money. IMO

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I almost have her ready to fly. Just need to secure the radio, mount a switch and complete the aileron linkages. I will try to post a pic. If it is nice this weekend I am hoping for a test flight. I figure this thread will show some interest eventually.

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Here are a few pics of my new 1\12th scale spitfire. This is a very nice airplane and I am confident it will fly very well. It really looks pretty cool. I should be able to report on the test flight on Sunday.

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That doesn't look anything LIKE an Oscar.

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I ran the engine earlier and all seems to be well. At my altitude I always found a 9-5 APC to work well. The flat landers can get away with a 9-6 I think. I will leave this a sport setup as I will not be flying combat with it. Doing the test tomorrow.

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Just back from the field. The Spitfire flies great. No trim, everything worked excellent. It is very sensative to the controls, so leave them conservative on the elevator. I was spot on the CG but had to add lead to do so. I think the RX battery needs to be moved back. I also used a heavy aluminum spinner. My all up weight was only 2.5 lbs. so I just lived with adding some lead to the tail.
All the way around this little plane is a pleasure and everyone at the field had great comments about it. I suppose someone will find some use from these posts whether anyone feels the need to chime in or not. I would really like to see an FW190 come out. I would be the first in line for that one.

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Sounds good. I think most of the reports on the GP planes has been good with just a weak tail here or there.

congrats on a successful maiden.

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Clean, Thanks for responding! I am beginning to think there is something wrong with this thread! Maybe I should have put it somewhere else.
Regaurdless of what this airplane is used for, (I know it is not a viable modern 2610 machine) it is a great little airplane.

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its a good thing you didn't use the easy connectors, wished I hadn't used them on my p-40. The elevator pushrod pulled out on it's 6th flight. The plane went into a vertical dive and hit the ground at WOT. Total loss. I wont make that mistake again

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Sorry to hear about your P40. I really wish the manufactures would not have builders use those things. You know, it would not be legal at a contest. In many events that type of termination is not allowed on a primary function like aileron and elevator.
It was very easy for me to mark and make a z bend. I was accurate enough to trim out the surface with my sub trim function.

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it was kinda cool to watch though would a been alot cooler if it wasnt my plane oh well lesson learned

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I think it would have been a lot cooler if it would have been lost T-boning another plane! If you are going to lose them I think it is best when they are seeing action.

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There is nothing wrong with flying balsa in combat, just as long as Im not the one flying it.

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If I'm gonna go down I wanna take somebody out!

Put an Ultra Stick in with one of those darn things which is a shame because I lost my 2nd trainer with one of the stinkin things. Luckily it was a tank and I was able to rebuild. But that plane was heavy for a 40 and I had a Fox 25 pulling it around. Just barely did the job.

Then, I had them on throttles and thought, ehh, they don't get much load there. Well I tell ya, engines going to idle or WOT at odd times really tends to ruin your day.

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Wow, I almost stacked the spit up today. I just got back from the field and my RX cut out. I got 3 pretty bad glitches and so I landed. I gave it a range check on the ground and the RX completely quit working! With the TX antenna fully extended even. My battery was still reading over 5 volts so that was not an issue. I am sure it is the filter or something. Off to Hitec along with all of my other broken radio stuff.

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Been flying my GP Spit and Corsair for the past 6 months. Love them both. I left the gear off the Spitfire. When I maidened her, I had forgotten to set the ailerons so I adjusted them to match the Corsair. Big mistake. It was all I could do to get the plane back on the ground. Just bumping the stick to the right or the left and the plane would roll over. Fun times.

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I did notice the ailerons and elevator are very sensative. It is certainly wise to set the throws conservative and use expo or dual rates.

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Ya, I really should learn how to set up the dual rates on my Spektrum. Just cant spend the 30 seconds it will take to read it. I shot a touch and go with mine this weekend.