I have to report that I've failed. Failed to resist the temptation to buy
the Bacus touted Aero-Ace by AirHogs. I actually found myself scouring the
shelves several times before I found it too! I'm weak.
Quick impressions: It's cute as bugs ear! It's a biplane which always
catches my eye. An adorable little plane that is proving to be very well
constructed and quite fun. With twin motors, great durability, long run
times...
Only problem I can find is the motors have too much up thrust and the
plane pitches up too much under power. I guess that was intentional.
I wish I had the landing gear mod.
Bill,
The Air Hog pitches up because it is tail heavy. Add some weight to the
nose; I used about an inch of a 4-penny nail to get mine to balance.
The landing gear mod, along with the complete system as well as replacement
parts is available from www.aeroacemods.com .
Mine had a nasty left turn both under power and in the glide. Adding weight
to the right wing tip and bending the rudder tab to the right straightened
out the flight path.
My initial flights were outdoors on a mild winter day with only a light
breeze and it kept drifting downwind as it circled to the left. After a
futile effort to get it to fly back to me, I shut the motors off and watched
it continue to circle and rise in a small bubble of warm air. It easily
cleared some high trees and a two-story house. After becoming winded from
chasing it, I finally gave up and stood there laughing as the little bugger
continued to rise. I finally recovered it about a quarter of a mile away. :)
Have fun with your Air Hog,
Bob Johnson
Fond du Lac, WI
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