Ready for maiden voyage
11-14-2007, 07:33 PM
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Ready for maiden voyage
I had a bit of an accident a few months ago when the ground crashed in to the plane i was flying [:-] Anyway after about 4 months work i have finaly got it ready it dont look as good as it did originaly but it is fit to fly. any way here are the photos. P.S i finished about 10 minuites ago
11-14-2007, 08:45 PM
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
hey man looks good... just one thing.. you can make it easily look better by just triming that extra covering off with an xacto knive.. or use your heating iron to just seal that extra covering to the firewall.. good fix though. any before pics?
11-15-2007, 03:36 PM
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
ouchhh man good repair though! haha yea I was hoping you were using the 2 bands just for the pictures haha.. or else i could've told you another 4 months of rebuilding was to come again soon. haha... good job though! what happened that caused the plane to crash?
11-15-2007, 03:40 PM
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
If you look at the old repair at the back of the fuse you will see where i stuck it back together and recoverd it but that wasnt good enough and the elevator push rod got jamed in a crack where it joined and that caused the crash
11-16-2007, 03:08 PM
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Nice work... These are the planes we learn on. Don't wory about what it looks like but rather how it flys. Oh and it really does not look that bad... Ive seen far worse.
11-17-2007, 03:47 PM
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
thankyou for your comments I agree with mr stang as long as it flys great i dont care what it looks like. Im just waiting for the time and the weather until i maiden it. It was a great day for it last thursday and yesterday but being self employed all my time at the moment goes on my business. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
Thats not a crash that is normal wear and tear around my place LOL. Every body is right it dont matter what it looks like as long as it flies.You did a good job fixing the plane.
Rember IF YOUR AFRAID TO CRASH THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE THE HOBBY FOR YOU.
have fun with your plane and be safe.
rduff55
Rember IF YOUR AFRAID TO CRASH THEN IT MIGHT NOT BE THE HOBBY FOR YOU.
have fun with your plane and be safe.
rduff55
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RE: Ready for maiden voyage
Just my $.02 - I never put less rubberbands on a wing than what is safe to fly. Not even just for pictures - it's way to easy to overlook and takeoff without adding the rest.
The rebuild looks good. Good luck with the re-maiden!
The rebuild looks good. Good luck with the re-maiden!
