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Old 21st Sep 2018, 19:29
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nigelh
 
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Personally I quite like the end plates and would be quite happy but not sure what they are needed for ... she was rock solid at all speeds and personally I didn’t have any yaw problems.
i think FH1100 also thought it wouldn’t have much power ( it is actually now load lifting at similar weights to the B2 I am told ) .... also it would only do 115-120 knots ( my friend is constantly sending me WhatsApp photos showing 128-130knots straight & level .
I think we all agree it is a great machine for the money
It is not beautiful but it does grow on people ( but not everyone naturally!)
It has some really daft tacky parts which I really don’t understand why Bell didn’t address ... such as door handles , open wires / weights etc at end of tail which looks like something must have fallen off !
It is lovely and easy to fly with great visibility and it hopefully will be cheap ( ish ) to run especially during its 1,000 hr warranty.
And it appears I’m not the only one because I believe it is selling very very well .....
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