I received the plane for Christmas , but started only this week with building it. My first impression of the kit is very positive, the quality is really top notch and you can really use the provided hardware (not like many other ARF's). The manual is excellent, so building should be a piece of cake! If you use the recommended setup, everything should fit just fine; the engine template is provided, the muffler tunnel is ready for the MTW 75 cans, even the cowl is already baffled.
I planned to try a new setup for the plane the get it lighter and less expensive: Using a DA-85 or a 3W-85 Xi should bring the weight down by 1kg and cost about 400 euros less. Sadly, the muffler tunnels are not wide enough to accept the bigger muffler of the mono-cylinder without having to do major modifications.
Therefor i will be going with the standard setup:
Engine: DA-100 with MTW TD75 mufflers
Servos: Ail: 4x Hitec 5985 Elev: 2x Hitec 5955 Rud: 1x JR 8711
The rest has to be determined yet....
Here a few photos:
