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 Da Hangar - Giles 202 #2  Great Planes Giles 202 ARF and Brison 2.4 c.i Engine. This quarter scale model was finished by Vern Doty. As of 9/11/02, I have 103 flights on this plane and 6 gallons of unleaded gasoline mixed with AMSOIL Synthetic 100:1 Pre-Mix 2-Cycle Oil. The oil is mixed at 90:1 ratio which is inside the manufactures specification. This is a strong engine which turns my APC 20x10 prop at 7400 RPM. Yes, I know the propeller in the picture is a Master Airscrew! This plane has 7 servos, three in the tail, two on the ailerons, and two on the engine. A servo on the choke makes priming and killing the engine easy. This plane is heavy compaired to my glow power giles. The gear was bent on the first landing due to the weight and forward CG. After 50 flights, I replaced it with a gear from TNT Landing products. It now flys, (and lands) better than ever. The plane takes 12% up elevator and 4 % right aileron to fly a straight knife edge. Following my 97th flight (9/2/02), I notice a weakening of the sheeting near the saddle. I removed the covering and noticed a crack. I have glued and glassed the crack and the plane is back in the air. I plan to fly this plane for another 100 flights!
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