hafidy

Been wanting one of these for a while, and finally got it 1 month ago. Finished it up this past weekend, and fast-tracked it to the field, with two successful flights. Happy with the results, even though for some reason, this baby gave me a bit of a headache building.

Starwolf2

Nice job! I've also been thinking of building a Kavalier. What were the tricky parts?

Gray Beard

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My club had a racing class for the Kav trying to get the guys back into building. I was the only builder left in the club {for the most part} so I ended up building a few of them, love the plane and it is so good that when the races are over you have a perfect little stunt plane.
I found the hardest part getting the canopy installed correctly. That was it, the build was easy and fun. Just follow the instructions!!

TCraft Lover

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Hafidy, Great work. Hope she flies as good as she looks. What engine / prop. are you using? I've been thinking about one of these for a Magnum .52 4 stroke but I don't know about prop clearance.

TCraft Lover

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[quote]ORIGINAL: Gray Beard


I found the hardest part getting the canopy installed correctly.








I loved the old Sig Komander kit. That canopy was a bit strange too.

carlgrover

I built a Kavalier as my second plane and hated it. Had a lot of trouble building the washout into the wings and wound up having to warp them after it was covered with a heat gun and incidence meter to get them right. In the air it didn't fly all that great. Even with a Fox .40, it flew like it was underpowered.

It might have been how I built it. Lord knows a Fox .40 should really drag it around well. I kept it for quite a while and flew it a lot, just didn't really care for it. I"ve since built several other Sig kits and loved them, especially the Astro Hog and Kougar.

hafidy

Thanks! The tricky parts were:

*Fitting the front cowl. The plans show an older model engine with the needle valve towards the front. My OS.46AX has the remote needle, so I had to spend a lot of time making sure the engine lined up in the cowl.
*I followed the plan very carefully, but the wing panels ended up having different dihedrals and lengths (3/8" difference).
*It's easy to use the wrong materials if you don't pay attention. The plans don't clearly identify them - screws, balsa wood, etc.
*Planking the top front section, I had to use lots of wood filler, cause the shape ended up being below the top of the firewall level.

For the most part though, It's a fun and easy kit to build. I relied upon my experience to handle all these minor situations.

hafidy..

hafidy

Thanks TCraft lover. She flies great. I'm using the os .46AX, turning an 11x6 master airscrew prop.

Starwolf2

Thanks Hafidy! I guess I'll have to build one, that is once I finish with the 2 kits and 3 ARFs sitting in the shop....

mikeh251

Very nice!!! Good looking covering and good looking construction as well. I like it!!!

flying88