Hi,
I am set with the Evo 135 and the Progression 13.5 tail, and I am looking to improve and do tighter turns.
I was wondering about chopping my Progression 13.5 instead of buying a smaller front wing. What do you thing about it ?
Any feedback ?
The stabilizer tips go down, what would be the impact of cutting them off and making the stab “flat”?
What size fuse do you have? Have you tried sizing that down?
I really hate any flip on the tips of my stabs. I find flatter stabs skate around a lot better and are much looser to push sideways in the skatey turns I like to do. I feel like chopping that progression stab is kind of an expensive proposition though. Maybe buy a secondhand Marlin to see if you like that flat stab a feeling Before you kill the resale on that one
Maybe get 13" shank and cut that
Next time you’re in the car, put your hand out the window with fingertips pointing at the ground or at the sky. Move your hand and see what it does. Tails with upward or downward sections, tend to “lock in” not only in pitch but in yaw. It’s like fins on a surfboard. Added stability. Beginner tails tend to curve and have sections going up or down. Faster more high aspect tails are often flat.
Check out the Armstrong V200. It was a small tail at the time and added yaw stability via fins. They, from the factory, added lines to chop the fins off and make a flat tail that liked to slide out the tail easier.
It’s expensive, but I recommend having two tails. Leave one stock, chop the other. Then you can ride them side-by-side and see what you think. Good luck!
I have small one