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Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/11/2012 11:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		I wanted to check my thrust line and this is how I did it.
I am assuming it needs to be parallel with the bottom of the jet.
Experienced knowledge would be appreciated if shared.

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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/11/2012 11:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've actually got a little up thrust in mine with no bad affects now with 130 flights.

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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/11/2012 11:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think it says in the instructions putting the thrust line about in line with the top of the fus, I admit when i flew mine I put a trim adjust on the T6 trim of the vectored thrust setting and flew it like that, it needed a bit of adjustment, but not much.

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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/12/2012 9:41 AM   
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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/12/2012 10:44 AM   
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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/12/2012 1:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: B.S.

You can still buy one(new)..



Sort of.

I tried to buy one all last spring/summer. The response was... I had to pay for it up front, and it was 10 weeks (min) for delivery. Why have a US distributor if they aren't going to stock anything??


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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/12/2012 8:36 PM   
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In Europe you can buy it here and it is on stock:
http://www.der-schweighofer.at/wg/6537/jet_trainer



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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/12/2012 11:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		I always flew mine with neutral thrust.  Let the mounting rails set the thrust.  I set the nozzle by eye to neutral as well and never seemed to have any issues with changes in trim due to thrust.  The only thing I can say about my setup is that I am flying with a Simjet 1700 (17 lb engine), started with a Kangaroo, then a Rookie 1 and the the II.  As a result of the lower thrust, the thrust nozzle never had a lot of effect except to help around corners and raise the nose for landing. 

I flew it again later this last season and really had fun with it.

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RE: Rookie II Thrust line? - 10/13/2012 10:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		C-ARF have available a full vectored thrust unit for the Rookie, its a lot lighter than the Zimmerman unit, but not as well made.

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