Hi y'all,

The Trophy Trainer is a double duty possibility.  Classic and Profile legal.

Anyone have any comments on this bird??  I have never seen one in person, so I would welcome comments on how it flies, engine recommendations, etc., and just general comments!

Thanks!

 I've been told that Tom used a ST.46, on his original.

 Walter

I have a new ENYA 40 plain bearing in mine and it is having no problems with the model so far.
When I compare it to the Nobler I'm building now it looks like a lot of airplane for a 35 of any ilk.

I'm trimming it at the moment, and as well as being a beginner I guess I'm not really qualified to discuss it's flying characteristics, but for what it's worth my one flies like it's on rails - as a beginner I'm happy flying inverted at shoulder height with it, it's that steady. I've been flying 25/29 sized models up to now, so that's all I've got to compare it with.

It's balanced right on the CG shown in the plan and with minimum movment (top flap horn) and 1:1 flap elevator the turn has been responsive enough to get me out of trouble a few times already. I've got about 6 flights on it so far, the first three or 4 were sorting out the engine settings - So far a Zinger 11 x 5 looks like the best match to my engine in this model.

BC is a SIG 4 inch, with the outer pushrod hole being used.

Off the board the only adjustment I've made is to the leadout position and the handle spacing. My flying buddy is amazed at how well it flies, he's also quite impressed with the plain bearing ENYA, I've got about 60 mins running time on it so far and it's starting well in the cold and damp we've had here lately.

He ordered the plans on a whim - to see what the model looked like really, and showed them to me. I built it because I thought it'd be an easy build (it was) to move up to 40 sized ships.

The only gripe I've got is that the undercarriage is a bit far back for my really rough flying surface and nose overs have accompanied every landing so far - but believe me, my flying site is ROUGH - long grass, with only a short strip of short grass - for takeoff.

I can't tell you the weight, because I haven't weighed it.

Last Sunday wasn't a great day for trimming - see the "Really Frigid Digit" thread in the general discussion area and you'll see a few photos of my Trophy.

It was bit blustery the previous Sunday, and it handled the wind quite well.

I'm well pleased with my Trophy, what more can I say?

I put 5 or six more flights on mine today and it's coming together nicely. I'd guess I have the leadouts to within 1/8 of their final position as I now have almost enough overhead line tension for my skill level.

As it stands this model is making my dodgy hourglass look good and it inspiring the confidence I need to make it to my first competition.

The last of the trim changes today were to change the prop from Zinger 11 x 5 to Master 10 x 6 - I didn't have a Zinger 10 x 6 in my flight kit, but that's what it'll fly next with.

Off the board the only trimming I've done has been to change props and move the leadouts, so I'm happy with both the build (must be getting better at it - mostly from practice and advice from this forum) and the design - the constant chord wing does make construction easier.

My motor is new and I've been having some inconsistent runs, which have always disappeared by blowing out the needle. It seems to me that the problem here was that I was running the new motor on pressure and some of the crud from the break in was finding it's way back into the tank. Last few flights were on atmospheric pressure and were spot on.

I've stalled it a few times when I overcook my outside square corners (I don't seem to overcook the inside squares) and it has recovered well - regained enough airspeed to stall it again on the next corner.

I'm tempted to build another, but I'm running out of storage space, so my next models will all have to be 2+ piece models.

Hi Cool, (E11638) - Interested to know which Enya 45 you are using. 6001/lapped, 6001ringed, or 6002?

Well, as soon as the modeling budget climbs back into the black ink section of the ledger, I will be getting a "short kit", of sorts, from a very nice board member!

Too many planes, not enough time! LOL!!  (or storage space!!)

Bill <><

Enya 45 is case number 6301. It's been doing a very nice job hauling my Trophy around. Now if only the pilot ran as well as the motor......