Jonathan Edwards

Always loved this plane, I'd also be very interested in a kit or plans.

Was there, great show, really enjoyed it.

Fellas - thanks very much for the detailed info. The covering I tried was from HK and it was good to use (1st time) - my iron is digital and ~120c the foam started to scale a bit which is why I am interested in the fablon / solar trim way. On the flying the CG is definatly right on the plane, I've tested it in a dive / climb. The thrust is spot on too, does all the things it's supposed to. IMO it's just a little light for the wing thickness / area and has too much tail incidence. I'm flying about 200g heavier than stock and I've only seen it as an improvement. Gusts on approach to land do not cause the plane to bounce back into the air and it's less susceptable to the wind.

Yes I understand. Any preference of fablon over solartrim ? When you say you seal with the iron what does that do to the film ? I know certain films act differently. Sorry for the noob questions, first time I've had a go at this.

I've got a new Acrowot, we put an incidence gauge on it at work and confirmed it has down incidence at the tail by 5mm from trailing edge to leading edge. Mine too required a fair amount of down trim (~5mm). IMO the plane is too light on a 2200mah 3S, I bulked mine up a few hundred grams, added an APC prop and it works well now the wing loading is a little heavier for my kind of flying. Love the paint jobs - I've just tried coving my wing with fair results, but it doesn't look anywhere near as good as those !

Superb.

If you need some more weight up front and dont wanna buy new batteries - Hobbyking do a beautiful satin alloy 44mm folding prop spinner which will pull the nose down a bit, if not add 8mm nuts to the thread. Helps cool the motor as well. Yet to maiden mine but all I hear is good things about this plane.

Bethersden is very close to me, the private airstrip I used to fly from was near Woodchurch. I will certainly be in touch - sounds perfect

Hi all, new to the hobby (ish) taught myself to fly in the park field a year or so ago, but moved onto bigger planes with landing gear etc. Last year I joined a club in south Kent and used to frequent it most nights to practice however I got really fed up with the........sheep ! Seems every place I try and find to fly has sheep as club members, and their by products that go along with it. Apart from the damage caused by aborted landings due to sheep wandering about, poo on the runway etc, it was the flies, wiping the stuff off your model and shoes that drove me not to renew my membership. I love flying and model making but I cannot justify the damage to planes. Having had the luxury of flying off a private airstip a few times, I'd pay a huge amount to fly at a dedicated field. Anyone had any experience in setting their own clubs up ? It's such a rural place down here, there has to be a better way...