Congratulations, your Saturno is now finished. Weigh it to verify that the completed airframe is at least 40g after
balancing with clay or lead to achieve the correct CG shown on the plans. For contest flying, 4 strands (two loops)
of 1/8” rubber 30” long will provide a 10g motor which will give a slow, steady climb when fully wound to 1500
+
turns. Be sure to lubricate the motor with silicone oil and stretch the motor to 4-5 times its relaxed length while
winding in the first half of the turns.
Do not expect your model to fly perfectly at first. It will need subtle changes to make it fly well. It may even have
warps which need to be removed to get it to fly well. In addition to the
for the Saturno, we have
produced several videos on trimming similar models to the Echo, such as the Supermax:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wcWVll_W5U
and the Lancer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0dwNdE53s8&t=365s
