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Vanquish 2M by Extreme Flight

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Published: Wednesday, 10 April 2013 12:24

Written by Jon Tappin

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If you have read the build of this model  we can now cover the flight testing and trimming of the Vanquish model and hopefully provide some useful set up tips. There are many different methods for setting up an aerobatic model and some may disagree with mine, but I have found this process to work well for me, I have to admit that I am perhaps not as thorough as others might be but trimming is all about making improvements to the flying qualities of your model. How far you want to take it is up to you: each pilot can decide when they feel they have gone far enough to satisfy themself.

Update: There is now two downloadable files on Setting up and Triming Guide by Jon Tappin which can be found here: Part 1 & Part 2

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Hitec HFP25

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Published: Tuesday, 12 March 2013 10:00

Written by Phil Ford

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A replacement for the discontinued HFP-20 is the more affordable HFP-25 Digital Servo Programmer from Hitec Radio Control,  a light-weight bench and field programmer and servo tester with integrated rechargeable NiMH battery for Hitec servos HS-5xxx and HS-7xxx digital servos and servos with the new G2 circuitry

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Max Thrust MX2 - Century UK

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Published: Sunday, 10 February 2013 09:58

Written by Phil Ford

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This aerobatic model from Century UK was reviewed in RCMF in 2012 and following the models progress in the RC forums it appears to be a good model for the price.  Not subscribing to RCMF I am unable to read their review so I will create one right here.  The story will go from the box to the air with as much detail as possible.

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