Thanks for the info. If you know of anyone who wants one, I now have 3 in the que and sell them for a bit less than the factory. I will definitely build one of them for myself. Tom Doug Barry wrote: > Tom > > I'm in the process of fine tuning my Spectre 2M. BTW there isn't much > retune required from the spec'd setup, just go to the aft CG, but not > further back. > > Anyway, Tom don't sell the first Spectre you get, it will be the biggest > mistake in 2M you are likely to make. Mine is flying much like the HLG, > seems to want to lift out on things that do not look like lift. Also > seems to be more efficient in a turn then when flying flat, don't ask > me, I'm an ex-accountant! Zooms are back to the original Monarch 2M > (i.e. brain dead, it rotates to vertical with out me interfering!) > Haven't had it out in much wind (yet), but at 12 mph (per my meter) it > travels just fine. I'll be doing the usual controlled timing and > measuring for comparison purposes in the next couple days, just need a > couple quiet mornings. > > Doug Barry > Charlotte NC > > Tom Broeski wrote: > > > > I sold the first Spectres I ordered and decided to build one myself to check it >out. A very easy build. About 4 hours -- the most time being spent getting the >servos and control rods just right. I finished it this morning. It weighed 6.6 oz >with two HS50's a 555 and a 4 cell 110 mAh battery. > > > > A soaring buddy came by at lunch and said he wanted to see it fly, so we went out >to our field. It was sort of a "so so" overcast day. I needed a 15 min flight to >finish up my LSF II ....so.....first trim flight was 14:20 --- 40 seconds short. A >few tosses later I found some marginal air and just stuck with it. Ended the flight >at 16:52. I was a bit concerned about the battery time, otherwise I may have done 30 >min with the plane. It likes to fly fairly fast. I will probably move the CG back >from the 2" starting point by dropping one cell, but needless to say it is a good >flying plane. I am really looking forward to the 2M Spectres I have coming in. > > > > Tom > > > > -- > > Tom Broeski -- Afton, VA > > > > T&G Hobbies (Home of the "Quote") > > http://www.adesigner.com/hobbies.htm > > > > BRASS (Blue Ridge Area Soaring Society) > > http://www.adesigner.com/brass.htm > > > > 540 943-3356 > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tom Broeski -- Afton, VA T&G Exhibits (Exhibit and Prototype Design) http://www.adesigner.com T&G Hobbies (Home of the "Quote") http://www.adesigner.com/hobbies.htm BRASS (Blue Ridge Area Soaring Society) http://www.adesigner.com/brass.htm BRIC (Blue Ridge Inventors' Club) http://www.inventorclub.org 540 943-3356 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
