Ah yes, the Decathlon. I know it well. It's better that you fly it from grass like this. Ground handling isn't exactly stellar. But she's a hoot in the air. Snaps and spins galore! Have you checked the stall?
@@richard1472 oh yes and like my many Decathlons it can be nasty especially if at low altitude. This is my second one of these as the first was lost this spring when trying to take off in some nasty winds that lifted the plane off way to early and I wasn’t able to save the inevitable tip stall crash. Luckily I had this ARF as a backup and it’s actually a much prettier red than the first for some reason. The first plane I was actually taking off at our Spring fly in and was going to use the smoke system for the very first time to wow the crowd. They got entertained anyway since I’m the head of the entertainment committee at our club 😂😢😢😢
Stinger 26cc. Just finally looked to see what happened and I’d lost the screw along with the throttle arm. Lucked out the the throttle itself kinda stuck at about 1/3 throttle to keep on flying.
Complaints about tiny wheels on grass? All smallish model airplanes have small wheels and problems with grass, and ground looping on asphalt. Hard landings damage even quality retracts. Dynam sez that they are trying to improve on quality of retracts, servos, etc. Pay $100 more for a name brand foamy and maybe still have some problems. Retracts can be a PITA no matter the brand. Dynam models are not for inexperienced assemblers and beginning pilots, but are getting better.
Nice flight and landing with the Ole Girl! I still have one myself with a sound system in it, but rarely fly it anymore. One of the first few RC planes I bought. Instead now fly the FW 1600mm Corsair when flying warbirds, so much more stable and powerful getting 10 minutes on a SMC 6S HiV 5900. But the Red Bull looked Cool! 🤙
This is a wall hanger but I'm going through flying planes that haven't been flown in a long time. I have new retracts for this one since the left is screwed up but that stays on the back burner due to many ARF builds,
I purchased the Arf+ and put the 1900KV in it. It barely survived the maiden and barely went fast enough to keep in the air. Tip stall after tip stall before I luckily got it back onto the ground. Swapped in the 1960kv and it's a rocket ship. Still scratching my head over that as the F-22 and the T-45 fly great and very fast with the 1900kv. ??????
Check my latest videos of it in just the past week. The 26 is a great engine for this plane. A 30 or 35 would be even more awesome and I usually way overpower my planes but I’m happy with the 26 so far.
