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Adjusted my Slowpoke at home and went back. Even though by now there were winds gusting to 8 kts and swirling around, I tried it anyway. The takeoff was not a thing of beauty (my first taildragger) but I got it airborne and it handled great with very little trim adjustment needed. Landing was complicated by the wind but it handled well and I managed a smooth landing. I was using a Admiral 3S 2200 which seemed to give it plenty of power and gave me about 6 minutes of flight time, although all of that was just easy turns and approaches. The Admiral 600SP with Gyro receiver worked well. I just bound it in the basic gyro on/recovery mode. Great airplane!:)
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Originally posted by bob_stan View PostCrashed my Slowpoke badly after the battery slipped aft. After rebuilding, the firewall is not straight. Could anyone tell me, is the motor aligned basically with the fuselage or is there any offset left/right or up/down. Any help appreciated.
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I've had mine for about a month now and love flying it. It is pretty aerobatic, and while not designed for speed, is reasonable quick at full throttle. I find it a very fun plane, and one of my more relaxing planes to fly. About the only negative is that it is very difficult to land smoothly, even on grass. The tires are a hard foam with very little give, and bounce easily. May need to switch them to some Dave Browns or low bounce Du Bros.I am using Zippy 2800mAH 3S batteries, and did not have to add any weight to the nose, and am getting about 6 minutes flight time with some throttle management.
I would definitely recommend this plane.
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