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The ZDZ-180 was the most impressive motor I ever ran... for about 40 flights. It either came with, or developed a problem. @Tavis 's and @Spats have not had the same problem and both have over 100 flights on theirs. Eventually I might try another one to see if I just got a bad one. The ZDZ-180 is li...

I know, right? I wouldn't have believed it when I got back last year. I was still thinking 3W CS was cream of the crop like the old days. And, they still are the highest quality to me. But, power to weight, the DLE beats all the other 170cc motors. And, at half the cost of the DA and 3W. A couple of...

Another perfect evening at the field with no flies and no guys. haha 80 flights on the DLE-170 and although it was quite strong out of the box, it is a real powerhouse now. Original eight 9380s I got have over 200 flights on them now and still performing like they're brand new. And, still my all tim...

I contemplated a DLE-120, a DA-120, a GP-123, and a BE-124. In the end I went with a GP-123 from http://www.aviatorplusrc.com/rcaviation/ Joe Lewis has a really good reputation.

Fun 4th of July (Jeff had on the whole stars and stripes outfit, hat, shirt, shoes. haha). It was just the two of us (and our wives) all afternoon/evening on a perfect weather day. No bugs for some reason, maybe they take the 4th off? haha The girls bbq's the best sliders on pretzel bread and life w...

I used my traditional blue DUBRO balljoints vs the included china ball joints. I would happily use the 3mm turnbuckle pushrods that came with the ARF, but I had these blue ones that were the exact same length so I used them for fun.

I tossed all the china hinges out and used Robarts glued in with epoxy. Done.

I used a little trick I taught @Tavis when adding hinges... just drill a hole through the hinge line where you want the hinge and then each side will be marked for drilling. :sneaky:

All my experiences so far with ARFs tell me that I do not want my hinges glued in. Thankfully here they are not. Just drilled and the off brand hinges put in dry. This allows me to do three things: 1) add a hinge to each end of each control surface 2) use Robart hinges (a friend just had his include...

I tell myself not to, but I always end soldering Dean's ends for my elevators and ailerons. It is nice to have them on there. I have my four extensions run through the factory extension tube. This plane is pretty quick and easy to put together... if I'd ever spend some time on it. haha