Really stiff flaps,,, S?P
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Hi Dan,
For initial flights on a new plane, when I want to get the handle adjustment in the ballpark without a lot of air time using a marginally adjusted handle, I use an in-flight adjustable combat handle from George Cleveland at GRS Models (google "GRS Models").
Go to "Click here to see Planes, Motors and Stuff" and scroll down to the bottom of the page. The orange handle with the knob on the bottom (I use the knob on the top for easier in-flight adjustment) is the one. Once I get the adjustment where I like it, I measure the handle-to-eyelet distance for each line and transfer the difference, if any, to a hard point handle using different size clips. This gets me close enough to fly tricks confidently with only minor adjustments or none at all. A Fancher handle also has brackets that adjust in out, but having this adjustment too asymmetrical does bad stuff. I haven't ordered anything from Cleveland in a while, so I assume he's still in biz since his website is active.
Kaz Minato in Japan sells a hard point handle favored by some (google "Kaz Minato's World"). As we know, the Japanese have a yen for quality.
Of course, adjustment is made easier by making your leadout lengths and line lengths as close to equal as possible. I have a flying buddy who can sit there at the field and hand-tie a new set of line ends without a jig so that both lines come out exactly the same length each time. So aggravating.
Hope this helps. Keep us posted on your adventures with the Magician. Good choice for first plane back.