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Ok so the maiden was 98% SUCCESS HURRRAY! Plane took off and flew AMAZING. No trim needed WHAT A BIRD SWOOOOOOOOSH! I made a few practices patterns for landing and it was coming in hot. Finally my 30 second timer went off and I was forced to make a go of it. I came in pretty hot an dI was nervous and shaking like crazy. She bounced and one of the mains popped out of the pocket. It then settled and went in on the nose :( It cracked the foam in the thin area and I am hoping I can fix it. But had the main not popped out it would have settled on all 3. MAN WHAT A RUSH! It is actually or feels slower than my Zero for sure.AMA 1102566
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First off, congratulations on a successful maiden! Welcome to the Sabre club, it's a sweet machine. I'm sure you'll have it fixed up in no time, I had the same thing happen on my 3rd flight. After some epoxy, it's still going strong over 100 flights later. One thing with landing this plane is it will bounce if landed fast. Let the speed bleed off in ground effect, and let it settle in naturally. Your landings will be greasy-smooth in no time. Again, congrats man!
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Thanks guys. I did not even try a stall test I just made a few patterns over head to the left and then to the right. I then started my practice finals. I think I was just nervous mostly and was not thinking right. I will say i pulled out of two aborted landings and just pinned it and climbed slowly. No rocking though. I think its just a matter of finding that sweet spot. I did use one setting of flaps which is like 20mm of deflection. Full flaps is like 45 and almost straight down.AMA 1102566
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I had my second flight just now. Still shaking. When will this shaking thing stop lol. Flew for 2 minutes and started shooting approaches. My first one was so nice id decided to land. I skipped a tad and when it came up in the air i gently applied small amount of thrust and pulled back and she settled right in.AMA 1102566
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My secons battery is in a box on its way here with my v4 t28 from Motion. Good thing its a 2 day affair from Il to Wi. Love the plane. For some reason I see myself getting another one right away for a livery change. I REALLY WANT A MIG 15. I can only assume it would fly similarly to the sabre.AMA 1102566
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Originally posted by AkumaZeto View PostI had my second flight just now. Still shaking. When will this shaking thing stop lol. Flew for 2 minutes and started shooting approaches. My first one was so nice id decided to land. I skipped a tad and when it came up in the air i gently applied small amount of thrust and pulled back and she settled right in.Lon
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