83in Giant Easy Stik ARF (Balsa)

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Product Review (submitted on July 23, 2014):

Order and delivery was uneventful, arrived in about a week. Assembly was straight forward, but the directions are a little "vauge", luckily I don't read them and usually just look at the pictures! I set mine up with a DLE 30 and put my LiFE 1800 and LiFe 1100 in the nose with the ignition and did not need any added weight to balance. (nice!) I also used the TowerPro MG946 servos from VH and they work awesome. The kit is very complete. I used all the supplied hardware and only had to add servo extentions to my list. The directions suggest 18" for the wings but I ended up using some 6" extentions on the flaps and 12" on the ailerons that seems to fit perfect. Not sure what's up with the picture, it shows some funky hinges on the battery hatch and some tiny wheels. Mine had 4" foam wheels and the hatch has a groove for a clean fit. Gear is super sturdy with lots of clearance for a 20" prop if you like, I'm using the suggested 18" prop. The only weak area is the glue joints. As suggested by a previous review, I added lots of epoxy to all the "critical" areas. My landings were all pretty smooth, but still managed to pull the gear block loose after about 50 touch and goes so I added MORE expoxy and it's holding up well now with about 2 gals of gas through the engine and maybe 150 more T & G's. (yes I like landings) I tend to wring out my planes pretty hard, and so far this Stick is holding up very well. Hovers nice, inverted and all the acro you can throw at it, just has such a small elevator that you need a ton of throw. (the max throws per the directions are not enough, I'd double them) The fellas at the field are amazed when I tell them it's a $179 ARF. I think I'm gonna order another for the shelf as this will likely be my "go to" airplane for along time.