Advanced Scale Models Hercules

[Jim Newberry - Nuviation Ltd.]

Hi All.

I have been offered an ASM Herc at a good price but have read mixed reviews about this model elsewhere and wanted to know if any of you good people have any experience of the Hercules you could pass on to me.

Many thanks,

Jim. 

[Chris Card]

This is very 2nd hand info, so not sure if it's much use to you, but one of our club examiners had one and it lasted only a couple of months before tipstalling on approach.  He's a good pilot so it makes me wonder how easy the plane is to handle.

 

Hopefully someone else out there has more first hand experience. 

[Chris Poulton]

not sure if you've bought the plane already.  If you haven't, think twice.  The fuselage is very flimsy, and you need to be really careful flying it.  dont even think of glow.  use good quality electric motors, esc's and li-pos.  You need outrunners rated at 650W as a minimum.  My dad has one of these, and after having flown it about 5 or 6 times it's more-or-less retired.  If you do decide to go for it. make sure you keep power on until you're no more than a couple of inches off the ground on landing, and keep your take-off as shallow as possible.  mix a bit of rudder with aileron, and keep your turns nice and wide, with a decent amount of speed.  This plane's party trick is the tip stall - dont let it catch you out.