>Anyone flown/seen the AMD Cyclone wingeron ship... >Seems to be "too good" at the advertised price... >Bill Gillis >Reno, NV Bill, I thought the same thing, so I bought one. I've only stared to 'build' it (if you can call it that since it's almost done). Here's my impressions on the kit: Good: 1) The wings and empenage are great! Very solid, pre-sheeted wings with nice leading and trailing edges and nice wing tips. Also, they have pre-installed metal mounts for the wing rod and servo pins. There reaaly is nothing to do here but cover or paint and then slide them on the wing rod. Nice. 2) The service was very good. A little strange trying to order via the website. I ended up just emailing them. But once they had my order, I received the plane in just over a week (8 days). That's from Hong Kong to San Francisco, CA. Nice again. 3) The hardward (except the wing rod - see below) is well put together. It comes with well machined servo attachments including set screws for the servo pins and an allen wrench. OK: 1) The bag looks a big cheesy: bright (and I mean _bright_) pink and purple. It seems like it'll protect the plane, however, and that's all that really matters, right? ;) I mean, nobody at the field will have anything mean to say when you blind them with your plane's bag, right? 2) The fuselage seems a bit weak. It is pretty to look at, but it looks like it'll need some CF reinforcement. Not-so-good: 1) The instructions leave a lot to be desired. If you've ever built a plane or two before, though, you shouldn't have too much of a problem. 2) The wing rod is weak. I've heard of other pilots who bent theirs in high winds. Overall, I'm pretty impressed with the kit. With a few mods, I should have a nice flying wingeron ship. For around $120 including shipping from Hong Kong for a plane that's nearly pre-built, I'd say that's hard to beat. Cheers! Brad Redwood City, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
