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<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
bought one of these to enable flying closer to home, and I expected that it
would fly somewhat </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>akin
to a 2m pattern plane. It does not!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- the
wing loading seems very high. The glide characteristics are more akin to a
winged brick </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
than a pattern plane ... it really seems to need to land with power (or at least
very nose down</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
until the flare)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>-
Flying it with a Speed 480 - this seems quite inadequate to the task.
Uplines are only</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
100-150 feet before it runs out of steam, and you simply cannot pull into a
vertical slowly</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
and expect the motor to "tractor" you upwards. It also seems slow, but I'm
new to these</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> little electrics, so perhaps that's
normal?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>- no
braking on the downline at all. Pushing the nose downwards causes it to
accelerate</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>
at approximately 9.8 m/s/s (32 feet per sec squared for our American
friends) ... :-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Any
suggestions? Has anyone found a way to lighten it? I'm using a 2150
mAH pack, micro</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>servos, miniature rx ... can't think of any obvious way to decrease
weight. I don't have a spinner</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>on the
plane, will that reduce performance? Would an AXI 2808 give better
performance?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>And
lastly, if I'm expecting too much of this airplane, does anyone have any good
recommendations</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>for a
mini (ie, school yard flyer) size pattern plane?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=399512516-18102006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Amar</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>