Originally Posted by bettsmums (Post 12361591)

The maiden went very well. The plane flies like it is on rails and looks great in the air. The roll rate was excellent but I had to mix aileron into the rudder as the differential was not sufficient even with only 30% rate down. My left thumb is too lazy to always coordinate the rudder. The first day was flying on an 18-6 prop which is way to small for my power setup. I propped up to a 20-8 and there was still more left in the motor (1.8kw on the ground). The 20 inch prop looks too big so I settled for an 18-8 with a wider blade profile. I am pulling almost 1400 watts on the ground and can do 400 foot diameter loops from level flight. It flew equally well from asphalt or grass. I considered the Pica kit a bucket list kit to build but was a little disappointed in how much engineering was required to assemble everything. The finished result was well worth the work and I have received many comments about how good it looks.

Originally Posted by fly20 (Post 12431612)

I finally started my 1/5th scale Waco kit. I am missing ribs 3,4,18, and 19. what would be a good way to get the templates to cut my own? also any hints on how to navigate the thread? I tried to copy and paste the links on the first page but am not getting any results. And of course I would like to become a member of the brotherhood. thanks for any help. Gary