It's been a while

...happily flying the Phoenix

I've ordered what I hope will be a suitable set of replacement pushrods for the battered Floater Jet, along with an LED night-fly system true to my previously-stated ambitions for the craft.

The Phoenix 2000, against the odds, has proved true to it's name and arisen again from shredded foam to fly again, as well as ever. 

Happily, my initial fears over the robustness of the repairs proved groundless; the Phoenix soaring into loops, regularly attempting but never achieving barrel rolls (I get halfway if I'm lucky) and enjoying slow majestic wing-overs.

I've been running the Phoenix almost exclusively with the larger 2200mAh battery quite contentedly, although I've once used the maximum-specified 1800mAh unit which makes the craft very floaty. However I'm quite happy with the nose-taming weight and extra power to extricate oneself from tight spots. 

I'm also waiting on an 11x6 carbon prop for the Phoenix, slightly larger than the standard unit which should compliment the setup quite nicely...