need feedback

[John Crozier]

Terry...Appreciate the info.  I would rather have the Giles.  If I had
reason to believe the Giles is as good as the Swallow, I'd order it.
Based on what you reported, I would buy the Swallow. Do you expect it will
balance without additional weight?
Many thanx...croz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Terrenoire" <amad2terry at juno.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 9:34 PM
Subject: Re: need feedback


> I have not weighed it yet. Over all impression: Good kit , but not great.
> Covering is above average for an ARF, but I am not particularly fond of
> the busy color scheme. Fiberglass work and painting is as good as most of
> us can do. Fit of parts has been very good.
> They save some money by not including some things we have come to expect
> in an ARF. No tank, plumbing, spinner, or wheels.
> The wing comes with the cutouts ready for retracts, but they supply a
> fixed gear setup.
> Wing joining was different from any other ARF I have built. It comes with
> a tube, just as a plug-in wing does. The alignment was perfect when both
> wings were slid onto the tube. If it had not been for the fiberglass
> belly pan, I would have left them unjoined and flown it as a plug-in
> wing.
> Durability should be good if you take the time necessary to prepare the
> covering and do the necessary fuelproofing..
>
> Will let you know my impressions of the flying qualities in a week or so!
>
> Terry T.
>
> On Sat, 14 Sep 2002 17:26:26 -0600 John Crozier <sjcrozier at comcast.net>
> writes:
> > Terry..Will you e-mail me your general impressions of kit quality,
> > durability, weight, etc.?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terry Terrenoire" <amad2terry at juno.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 4:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: need feedback
> >
> >
> > > I have a Swallow just about ready to fly. Have som fuel proofing
> > to do
> > > and mount the engine and cowl.
> > > When I get it flying I will post my impressions on this site and a
> > more
> > > complete review will be include in my column in R/C Excellence,
> > probably
> > > in the Jan/Feb issue.
> > >
> > > Terry T.
> > >
> > > On Sat, 14 Sep 2002 13:28:09 -0600 John Crozier
> > <sjcrozier at comcast.net>
> > > writes:
> > > > Members of another discussion site are touting the virtues of a
> > > > "Swallow"
> > > > and Giles G 202.
> > > > Either would make a good 2nd plane for me.  (8lbs.  90size)
> > > > Made by China Models, Dist. by GiantScale.com.
> > > > Anybody- jump in with your experience...thanx..croz
> > > >
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