67ssmike

Wow! is all i can say,it flew perfect little trim after take off .It was faster than i thought it was going to be so i backed it down some till i got used to the speed.It did some really fast rolls with hardly any effort.I'm totally happy with the preformance of this plane.it did take me 3 passes to get it landed each time it just did'nt seem right,the guys at the field thought each pass was ok but i just wanted to get er down softly.All in All a great day of flying ...[8D]

Fastsky

Its always nice to read about a successful first flight. You never mentioned who makes the kit, and what size??[8D]

Geistware

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WHich Sukhoi was it?

Walter D

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He was so happy he passed out!, he'll come to eventually.

67ssmike

sorry guys it's a phoenix sukhoi 46 su 31 with a 52 magnum xls ..thanks for the comments ..it was wonderful to finally get er in the air ..

dottney

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Glad to hear the plane flew so well. I'm considering doing an electric conversion on this model. Do you know how it weighs without your equipment in it?
Thanks,
Dave

67ssmike

i'm not sure how much it weighs without equipment but with equipment came in about 6.2 pounds.... great little bird..flew quite well at slow speeds which i was surprised with ..

Quicksdraw MaGraw

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I took mine out this morning for a maiden. It dead sticked 10 feet off the runway........... had to put her down in the weeds. Minor damage to the cowl. By the time we got the engine running well again it was too windy to fly. Bummer. To top that off I won't see the field again for 3 weeks. After reading your post and being so close to getting mine in the air I feel like canceling my vacation.

dolittle

i am asembling a phenix sukohui, i appreciathe if any one have a tip to share in putting on the cowl. I don see any holes in the one on your photo "67 ssmike". Thanks

jrf

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If anyone is interested, there is a Phoenix 1.20 size Sukhoi SU 31 for sale in the Marketplace. Item # 132930.

Jim

nitro wing

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Maybe a lower pitch prop will help in slowing overall speed and landing approach.I heard these build a bit heavy.so play with a reliable low idle and keep practising to feel it out.It is better to bring it in a little quicker,for the first while,to find out the stall characters of it.maybe reglue the landing gear platform from the inside to strenthen it a little.

glowplug

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dolittle, for the cowl on mine, I glued small 1/8" thick plywood squares to the fuselage as mounting blocks for the cowl screws. it's much easier than trying to get the screws to sink into the firewall. Also, since it is such a big cowl, I used 6 screws instead of 4.

Al Lewis

Check out my User Review for the cowl.