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RE: Jerry Bates F4F Wildcat
Well, She Fly's !!!
Went out early and put the maiden flight on her. My wife took some cool pictures, and supported me during this whole project. I would like to say " it went off without a hitch" or "It took no trim at all" and this one is good, "it flies like it's on rails".... and so on. Anyway, I am pretty happy, just need to finish the painting and weathering. With a few more "tweaks" it will be a solid airplane. I lost my bottom hatch on the second circut , I did find it. I need to figure a better way to hold it on than the eight rare earth magnets.
The flight was pretty good. I had to put in some left trim and some up as well. The engine ran good. The mid range isn't all that great yet, Three tanks through. I asked Denny over at RCSB what prop he was running and I now have a 23X10.
Pitch was a bit sensitive so I think I need a little more nose weight, I landed with full flaps, and it rolled out pretty nice. Just need to take things apart to get a good look around to see if everything is still good and tight.
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