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So, anyway, I've already flown one and know they're awesome planes, that's why I bought this one. What I've been talking about so far is my optimal setup. But, what I'm also noticing now is fit and finish. I'd say on par with the Aeroworks 122' Yak55 ARF I assembled last year. Meaning, about as good...

Even though by adding a slot I have the ball joint 1/8" closer to the servo body laterally, I'm still 1/8" or more from an ideal lateral location for the control horn. First picture shows that at mid/low rate I'm just fine. Second picture shows that I full deflection my servo arm and pushr...

I'm always reading guys say you need to put a washer over the ball joint in case it pops off. Two things I think to say every time I read that. 1) I've never had a ball joint pop off the ball. 2) If you're going to put a washer on there make sure it is small enough not to cause more binding and actu...

Another shot showing that if you want to use a 2" arm it's no problem, no binding.

And, I usually always use dean's ends to connect my stabs and wings. No need for a safety clip, more durable, and more throughput.

Look how far it pivots without binding with conicals.

As for conicals, oftentimes I use a nylon locknut instead. Works the same way. Also, in various setups it helps a lot with the strength of the connection and also the lack of pressure needed to secure the balljoint... so that the ball joint moves more freely. You can see that in my rudder setup. Als...

I tried 4" DUBRO treadlites and decided I wanted to go a little bigger. I really wanted a 4-1/4" but DUBRO doesn't make one, so I went to the 4-1/2" DUBRO treadlites. The size looks good on the plane, the ground clearance for the spat is good, too. I did dremel a 1/4" off the bot...

Here I show where I did the same fix as on my 122" Extra. I made another slot, closer to the servo body (for less pry load). Also, you can see that EF/www.northwestrc.com includes 3 sets of truss control horns for each wing/aileron. Each have holes drilled at a different height from the hinge l...

Here's how I fixed this problem on my 122" Extra:

I can't understand how the ARF manufacturer's are still putting the control horn trusses so close together. They should be wide enough to put a conical on each side of the ball joint. I stuffed 3 small washers in on the binding side so that I could use the 1-3/4" hole on the servo arm. 2" ...