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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / January 2009vmar products
I have been looking at the vmar hornet sport trainer .40 size. Can anyone tell me if VMAR is worth the money? Any help would be greatly appreciated. > I have been looking at the vmar hornet sport trainer .40 size. Can anyone > tell me if VMAR is worth the money? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I own a ARROW 40 . Very nice and surely worth its money Robert My experience was with the VMAR Chipmunk. I'd score it as follows: i) Looks (9/10) ii) Price (9/10) iii) Weight (6/10) bit heavy iv) Manual (4/10) Bad english and often referred to a different aircraft (cut n paste errors I guess) v) Quality of fittings (clevises, spinner, engine mount etc) (1/10) You buy cheap you get cheap vi) Quality of wood and construction (4/10) Bad wood - see below. vii) Quality of undercarriage (4/10) Far too soft Overall, it is the robustness and repairability that concerns me. The wood is a strange type. It is neither balsa nor lite ply. It is heavier than balsa but very brittle. When I crashed mine (not a bad crash) the fuselage literrally exploded (little match sticks everwhere). A balsa/lite ply ship would have cracked but would have been flying the next day. Also, the covering is beautiful, but it is a sticky back plastic material. This would be difficult to repair and you certainly would acheive the same finish. I stress that I lost my Chipmunk over 4 years ago and vowed not to touch VMAR again. I accept that VMAR may have addressed some of these problems since then so don't take my comments as gospel. Cheers, Nigel > I have been looking at the vmar hornet sport trainer .40 size. Can anyone > tell me if VMAR is worth the money? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Nigel, I couldn't agree more with your assessment. I too had a Chipmunk and on the first flight, I was coming in for a landing and much to my surprise, it just fell out of the air. I had no idea I was anywhere close to stall speed. Yes, mine was heavy and obviously had a high wing loading. The plane broke in two even though I have had much harder landings with other kits that survived to fly again. It was a good looking plane but that was it. It was cremated shortly thereafter. Never again!! > My experience was with the VMAR Chipmunk. I'd score it as follows: > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > I have been looking at the vmar hornet sport trainer .40 size. Can anyone > > tell me if VMAR is worth the money? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Later kits just the same, I had a PC9, and the 4 flights it had, 3 ended up just falling out of the sky and falling to bits (2 at the hands 2 of the most experienced instructors in the club. Utter cack, no more no less. -- Widnes Model Flying Club http://widnesmfc.tripod.com > Nigel, I couldn't agree more with your assessment. I too had a Chipmunk and > on the first flight, I was coming in for a landing and much to my surprise, [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > > tell me if VMAR is worth the money? Any help would be greatly > appreciated. I have had a couple of their kits and considering the price I have been very satisfied. If their are any issues it is the covering which does not respond like normal heat shrink materials to heat. In fact it is more like shelf lining paper. It gets stuck on and thats it. Very difficult to tighten if it is lose. However, they do a good job of doing it and the prices make them extemely good value. Would I buy another? yes. Hpe this helps. |
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