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Ok, here we go, got one of these, looked good quality, put together and finished nicely, there were no instructions, which wasn't a great problem but the lack of knowing the ideal CofG was, anyway it turns out that the instructions are on-line on the product page. So off to maiden, not expecting a lot as I hadn't read all the reviews until after purchase, mainly because all the reviews aren't in one place ie some in USA, some in HK etc. Well it lifted off ok and did a fast circuit and rolled ok, The problem was when using the ele', top of a loop and the tail would blow out badly, lowered the rates on ele and tried again, will do a large loop if you use little ele' but tight loops are a no-no. came into land and the thing just fell out of the sky, thought it was me but further reading suggests not. Few minor repairs and re-set C/G and off again, fell out of sky again and destroyed itself, turns out this thing will only fly fast which makes landing a bit of a problem.....One to miss IMO....G Edited By glyn grist on 15/07/2012 13:40:54 Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 15/07/2012 15:35:45

Hi guys, I have the above motor, a park 250 motor, it's sat here begging me to fit it into something so I'm looking for ideas .......self build, Depron 6mm, aelorons and sporty. some ideas of prop size etc, I also have a few 850mah x 3cell that i'd like to utilise............Anybody point me to a plan worth a look at TIA....G

Sounds like you had a result there Martin, keep it up & enjoy y'self.......G

Hi Stuart, good luck with the maiden, I was going to suggest the P51 Mustang, it's a pussycat in the air, like you I came from helis and my first plank was a high wing trainer, home made depron, this got me off the ground and taught me how to fly planes but I knew I needed aelorons so that it wasn't too dissimilar from flying the helis, my next plane was a PZ mustang and what a treat to fly, it also looks cool in the air. I recently aquired a Spitfire and consequently did lots of reading up before attempting ROG, well it's true what I read, they aren't the easiest to get off and even harder to land so suggest having a google before attempting to maiden spitty........G

Started building the Airfix kits and got addicted to the glue, I'd build anything for my 'fix' until I discovered tissue and dope, Mmmmmm dope......... After the family and carreer decided to give helis a try, now them things can break your heart, forever fixing and checking and parting with readies so now decided to go pack to planes and building and having a great time passing on some help to prospective pilots, also a far more relaxed experience whilst in the air. Been building in depron but have a couple of traditional builds due to start but get my 'fix' ATM with a couple of Parkzone, Mustang and Spit but looking forward to flying my own built balsa thingys

Gorilla glue, it's a bit like the expanding foam that builders use so you have to use it sparingly otherwise it forces your joint apart, holds within about one hour and once stuck forget it cos' you won't part it. Larger Tescos and Homebase keep it in stock but do a google for your nearest stockist, oh and BTW it's the brown variety, never tried the white so dunno' bout that one.......Glyn

Started as a heli flier and moved over to planks and TBH glad I did, helis can break your heart as well as your bank balance, every crash in a heli means a total rebuild and check over and set-up and because of the inherant design of the things, will do an awful lot of damage in a crash, something you will do often whilst learning to fly. Planes are far more relaxing and forgiving and IMO the best place to start. Still have a good fleet of helis of the 450 size but since buying a Parkzone P51 Mustang they have been gathering dust. A workmate recently asked me for help to get flying and I pointed him to the Blu-Baby, a depron, home made, high wing trainer. Gave him the loan of my redundant Dx6i and off he went and built the plane from downloaded plans.Told him not to bother with U/carriage and fly in meadows where there is plenty of long grass. Cost of building the plane.....about £25+Lipo's @£7 each. I am guessing that he will be competent to fly the p51 in another month (two months total) Another thing that helped me in the air was to forget the ROG and started off with a suicide plane.....No wheels.....Still have to learn ROG but after learning to fly feel pretty confident about doing it. Hope there is some useful info for you here........Glyn

Hi John, speaking from memory here, about two years ago so bear with me on the answers, I believe that the tail rotor is controlled by a potentiometer on the 4in 1 and has to be adjusted so that your tx trim is at neutral ie it sounds like it needs speeding up, this may sort out your tail issues. As for the flipping over, disconnect your motor plugs from the 4in1 and raise the throttle, all the servos and the swash should rise nice and even. The slightest crash will cause damage and everything should be checked out after such an event, mainshafts can be straightened out in a cordless drill without to much hassle and the feathering shaft is always one to check. I believe that the esky honeybee cp is the same model and some parts are interchangeable. Not the easiest things to fly but if you google the esky or the twister there is a wealth of knowledge out there.......Glyn

Hi guys just registered on the site, mainly flying (crashing) helis, but also wanting to get into planes, something simple, small and leccy but not in a rush ATM. Been flying helis about two years, what a steep learning curve that was! but being a mechanical engineer has helped a lot with set-up etc, Take 2 or 3 helis with me on my travels as a mobile service engineer and always looking for somewhere quiet at the end of the day for a bit of 'me' time, looking forward to being part of the community..............G

hi rookie, think it's time to ditch the baby wheels.......Glyn