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carriage, the undercarriage covers were attached there and then whom the Odyssey was bought, has ordered new and hopeful-
the two fuselage halves were finally connected to each other. ly better brakes from the manufacturer after a complaint from my
Although they made a good impression as mentioned, my avia- flight colleague. Unfortunately, after a good six weeks of waiting,
tion friend did not want to use the enclosed tanks. He still had a they are still not there, so we cannot yet say whether they are re-
rectangular GRP tank with a capacity of four liters, which was in- ally better. In addition, it was noticed that the wings of the main
stalled. To use this tank, the inner air intake was thrown out of landing gear were obviously not made of high-strength material.
the fuselage. The placement of components such as the batte- Despite a normal landing, they bent a bit. But what was very po-
ry switch, hopper tank, turbine pump, batteries and so on follo- sitive about the first flight is that the model goes through all ae-
wed. The play between the canopy and the fuselage was elimi- robatic figures very neutrally and can be made very slowly. In
nated by gluing in a thick foam rubber. The game on the turbine short: it flies very well!
cover was left. The center of gravity was removed from the lea- Now we come back to the initial question regarding the value.
ding edge at 210 mm and the deflections were adjusted as des- The question from my point of view: How long can the model be
cribed in the instructions. The dry weight (with a full hopper flown before the signs of dissolution appear - this of course ap-
tank) is 14.14 kg. plies to every manufacturer, of course. That will bring the time,
so that we will report again after the season with a conclusion in
Maiden flight order to answer this question. We can also make statements
As expected, the first flight was unspectacular. Only the elect- about the new brakes and the durability of the retractable un-
ric brakes have a very weak braking force. The dealer, from dercarriage as a whole. JP

The installed turbine. The main gear with it’s doors.
The technical
compartment with
the open gear bay.

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