28in Freewing F-86 Sabre PNP (EPO Foam)

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Product Review (submitted on August 29, 2012):

This is my 3rd edf. The F86 is a blast to fly. Have crashed several times due to pilot error and the epo foam just absorbs head on crashes :) I beefed up battery tray with carbon fiber rods as it broke in half in one of the crash. Using gforce 1800mah 3s 30c or sky lipo 1600 3s 40c gets 4 min of FT flight. Stock esc is warm on landing but it does handle the load well. Dual rates 57% Ail 75% Elev, 32% expo on DX6i radio. CG in manual is a little off. My CG is just 2mm past the end of canopy cover. Balance this upside down only. I marked cg with drop of hot glue on top of each wing to help find balance point before each flight. Mixing up elev on launches will get this bird on track. It's not too fast until it zips past you. Roll rate not as good as F9F as it drops like a brick when inverted. I added $11 Gyro on ailerons and it works perfect every flight--I flew today in 17mph wind no problem. Cheap gyro did its job keeping wings level. Stock power is ok as long as you don't fly straight up as it will stall. Flying on high rates is fun once you get used to this F86. Drop tanks broke off after my 3rd landing. I then filled each drop tank with Great Stuff Insulating Foam Sealant and no more issues. I fly this jet (along with my F9F) 3-4 times weekly and can't get enough of it. Each time is about 3 to 4 flights between 7 batteries. Next mission upgrade stock motor and buy more batteries...