First of all, I’m giving up on the Pico Stick. The main reason is that it takes forever for that plane to turn. I know I could put dihedral into the wings, but other problem with the plane is that it’s so delicate and light. It was fun flying it as a “floater” plane, but I think I’m going to put the parts into a FIK 80 which will be more durable and give better control and glide characteristics. Last weekend, when I was flying my Pico Stick at the local park, I met an older gentleman who had a wonderful electric glider. He was thermaling above the preschool and told me the design was from a free flight model from the 40s.
This morning, I flew the FIK 100 with a GWS 8×6 prop, and it’s a much faster plane than the Pico Stick with a better ability to turn. I have to remember that rudder is on the left stick and that only the elevator is on the right stick. The FIK 100 was taildragging since I was flying it with a GWS 8×4 or APC 8×3.8 since these were extra propellers from the Pico Stick, but then I realized I needed a propeller to pull the FIK 100 faster through the air so that it wouldn’t tail drag as much, and the 8×6 fit the bill. I also have APC 8×6’s, and I’ll see how those work. I do like the APC propellers since they’re a bit stiffer than the GWS’s.