Charly Besset FW-190 A8 1/4

Charly Besset is building my FW-190 A8 1/4 kit from balsa. His 1/4 model is one of the best projects to this day with amazing details in the paint job and weathering finish. Check this beautiful building block and hopefully, you will be inspired to create such a work of art yourself!
"IT FLY !!!!
done today !!! , two flights , airplane in perfect condition
engine is more than enought and run ok , need tuning but no sign of overheating , plane fly ok , no trim needed ,too sensitive on elevator : will add 500gr in cowl , stall is violent (volontary tested ) but recovery easy and quick , try to retract gear on second flight but not enought pressure , due to heavy crosswind i choose grass strip on second landing"

"Тo tell more about the plane and the two flights
balance point is at 180 mm from leading edge (170 on my sist model ) will add 500 gr to the 1500gr already fitted in cowl to set balance point at 170 mm , 180 must be considered as rear limit : at 180mm model flight is secure but elevator is too much sensitive for comfort as it's not a 3D plane but an heavy warbird (i use to fly all kind of model from 3D ,jets, gliders ,old timers ......) elevator is set with 20°defflexion up and down (35/100 expo)
when stall was tested i put the the model in nose hight attitude with 1/3 throttle to see if the model haven't bad habbits in the worse situation , stall was violent but the recovery was immediate (like the full scale !!!)
landing speed isn't very hight , a little more than a p51 CARF ,same as 1/5 fw190 sist but it's a larger model
today flying condition weren't very good ,crosswind up to 30 km/h , so i must do other flights to see more about the plane
flaps were set at 40° defflexion , when were used 5 or 6 "clics" of down trim must be added
i think it's a good plane , not the easiest warbird to fly due to his hight wing loading but it is stable , controls were efficients ....in comparison i have a bf 109 fiberclassics (2.5m , 21 kg ) : 109 is very difficult to fly and awfull on ground , i'm confidend with the FW and haven't be worried during the landing ; if you keep the engine running there is no reason to have a problem with the FW
no change needed on plans it fly without need of trims
just bought inzpan cockpit and will add a pilot for the next flights (don't like ghosts planes )
sorry no video of the flights , hope to do some next time
ps: i think with a moki it's possible to save weight as with a radial the engine weight is in front of the cowl
Charly"