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Ground Control

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Some things are easy to overlook when building a plane. I have a tendency to put most of my focus towards the wings and stabs, control surfaces and servos. I worry more about what the plane is going to do in the air and sometimes ... occasionally ... forget how important ground control is. After all, how much time do you really want to spend rolling around on the ground with an airplane? On this...

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