devizzle7

HELLO EVERYBODY OUT THERE WHO ENJOY FLYING THE HOBBYZONE FIREBIRD SERIES A/C.
WELL, WENT OUT EARLIER TODAY AND TOOK THE OLD SCOUT FOR SOME AIR TIME. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY THE THERMAL WINDS WERE A LITTLE STRONG AT ABOUT 200 FT. AND WHAT I DID NOT WANT TO HAPPEN, HAPPENED. THE SCOUT GOT SIDEWAYS IN THE WIND AND CONTROL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SO, CRASH, RIGHT INTO THE HARD GROUND BREAKING THE TAILBOOM RIGHT IN HALF. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS PRETTY UPSET. BUT I THINK I FOUND A GOOD WAY TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

YOU WILL NEED THE FOLOWING:
CA GLUE (THE GEL TYPE) SUPERGLUE
A COUPLE OF FLAT TOOTHPICKS (THEY HAVE TO BE FLAT)
5 MIN. EPOXY

TAKE THE CA GLUE AND PUT IT ON THE BROKEN AREAS. LET DRY. THEN TAKE THE TOOTHPICKS AND MAKE THEM ABOUT 3/4 LONG. AND SUPERGLUE THEM TO THE TAILBOOM. (BE SURE TO CENTER THE PIECES OVER THE BREAK!) ONE ON EACH SIDE AND ONE ON THE BOTTOM.
AFTER IT DRIES GOOD, USE THE 5 MIN. EPOXY BETWEEN THE BOTTOM STICK AND SIDE STICK ON BOTH SIDES AND LET IT DRY. AND THERE YOU GO. IT WILL HAVE GOOD SUPPORT AND IT WILL NOT EFFECT THE BALANCE OF THE A/C. AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE SUPER HARDING LANDINGS NOSE FIRST. THEN THIS WILL HOLD REALLY WELL UNTIL YOU CAN BUY THE NEXT FIREBIRD, OR UNTIL YOU READY TO ADVANCE ON UP INTO THE INTERMEDIATES.

WELL, I HOPE THIS IDEA IS HELPFUL AND IT KEEPS YOU FLYING. STAY SAFE, AND KEEP THEM R/C A/C IN THE AIR AND NOT ON THE GROUND!!!

aeajr

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Hobbyzone sells a sleve to repair the boom on the Aerobird, commander and the Firebird. There may be one for the scout too. I think it is about $1.