Probably a silly question but I only have experience with .46 size planes. I like to fly 3 or 4 times a week and 4 or 5 times each day. Will the 27% and up planes handle that kind of flight time over a year or so and stay together structally? Can you pretty much fly them all you want and they stay structally sound barring a crash ect....? Sorry if this is a silly question but I don't have any experience with these planes and am looking at getting a 27% Yak. Thanks for the help.

The Wild Hare planes are built to withstand the long run. Guys can put 300+ flights on their airframe a year and it's still going. You will have to do minor maintenance, but that's with any plane. I've even read where some guys complain that it won't die so they can get a new plane to fly.

Ghostrider32:

Ben is completely correct. I flew my 28% Extra 300LX over 100 flights in a years time before it went in due to a frequency conflict and it was holding up great. Minor maintenance is a given, especially with ARFs. Since they are built in mass there are sure to be glue joints that come loose here and there and have to be re-glued. Wild Hare planes are getting better and better!

I highly suggest the NEW 84" Extra 300 or the NEW Edge 540 coming out in late December. A lot of the "problems" that were discovered by flying the old versions for hundreds of flights were corrected with these new, redesigned versions.

Make sure you carefully balance your propeller, hub and all --> http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4973744
That will make a huge difference in how long your airframe and engine last! I at least tip balance all my props, small electric and up...

Good luck and have a great time!

Thx all. I'll also look into those other planes too.

I had my 28% 300 for close to 2 years of solid flying before I sold it. I'd say they hold up quite well until and unless you make unplanned meetings with terra firma.

I have a WH 28% Edge and flew it somewhere around 100 flights last year and it shows no signs of fatigue. The only problem I had is the tabs on the hatch broke off a few times. I emailed Tom and he emailed me back with a fix for it. No problems since then. The landing gear is sturdier than on some of the other models also. I just love the way it flies.... Most of my other planes collected dust while the bunny collected flight time.... Bill

Don't forget the CAP. It's a bad motha' to.

I put over 8 gallons of gas through my WH 28% Edge. I am known as the "spin meister" at the club as I have had this plane spining so fast that everyone just knew something was going to fly off but so far it has been wonderful. By the way, I do several blenders every flight - just love the way they look - and if a plane was going to break I think a blender would do it. Get one and enjoy!!

I lost my 28% Edge on flight 560, and my 28% Extra is on #619 and still going strong. Just watch the maintenance and you'll be in good shape. Seems like after about the first 100 flights, you've found all the weak spots.....Normally around flight 300-400, the metal gears in the servos start to get some slop in them.....

Do you mean stuff like weak glue joints ect...? What kind of maintenance do these planes take? Sorry if these questions seem stupid but I've never had a plane this size.

Gassers have more vibration, and sooner or later it takes it's toll. From my experience, in the first 100 flights you're going to find out if the cowl is mounted properly, whether or not the hatch hold down mechanism is a good design, if you did a good job fastening the canopy to the hatch, loose covering, maybe some glue joints that weren't done quite right.

You want to be sure to use blue loctite on most all fasteners, and when I mount my cowl, I always install Sig rubber grommets to put the bolts through. Just running the bolts through the fiberglass will just about always end up with reamed out holes in the cowl, or cracked ones. There is a difference in setting a plane up to last 150 flights, or one that will go 750 or 1000....

You can't read too much about all this. Go to the Giant Scale Forum and read everything you can, download pics, etc of what everyone does. Then you can try them out and see for yourself what works and what doesn't.....And above all else, don't be afraid to ask questions here on RCU. Someone will always chime in with their .02 worth.

I learned real quick that on cowlings and such to use rubber backed fender washers that I found available at Home Depot in the hardware section. Since I started using them, I have only lost maybe 2 or 3 and it has stopped 99% of the fiberglass damage.