Todd,
Thanks for the info, especially about the cowl.
That pictures is nice as it shows where the bottom of the cowl wraps around the LE of the wing.
It sure balanced nice with the engine way out 1 1/4" farther.
I haven't mounted the cowl yet so I maybe removing the extra standoffs. I need to see if the top hatch is removable with the cowl over it. Also, looking at the cowl mounting page, looking at their measurements, it appears the cowl is suppose to be farther out. It's late now, I'll re-check all that, tomorrow.
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The maiden went well.
I flew without the cowl so I could check all the bolts, etc after each flight.
Needed lots of aileron trim: 1/4" is way too much. Disappointed in needing that much trim.
Before the 2nd flight, checked the engine mounts and all stiff but in flight, couldn't get any full throttle so landed quickly and found two of the left mounting bolts on the back of the fire wall were loose. I only tightened them with a hex screw driver as it was hard to reach with an L hex tool.
A very easy plane to take off and land. No down elevator trim was needed for the flaps.
Full size Jungmeister flew over our field, which also is a full size runway but never used.
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