CharlieK
Posts: 63
Joined: 1/12/2003 From: Laramie,
WY, USA Status: offline
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Hi, Thanks for the info, that should work very well to stiffen it up. I am going to finish the wings and rig the center section with them installed (somehow). I know from previous experience that if the top wing is not perfectly square with the bottom at the tips the stall characteristics are interesting to say the least. On my Pica airplane we ran a rigging check before every flight to eliminate the problem. Should be fun rigging the airplane with the wings installed but I hope it will come out better. I also have another question - I am planning on installing an FPE 4.2 and am trying to figure out if I can remove the velocity stack without changing the engine run characteristics. If it looses a little power on the top end it will be ok, but I am concerned about it quitting in the air (prairie dog holes and sagebrush are not good places to land ? Actually I am thinking of taking it to colorado for the first flights to eliminate the problem. You are much warmer than us, we are still getting down to 5-15 at night, and you probably heard about springtime in the rockies in the news. I80 and I70 were both closed for at least a day at the same time. Trucks parked all over the place, what a mess. What are you going to paint yours with? I haven't decided on a color scheme for sure yet, but doubt it will be yellow. At the rate I am progressing won't have to worry about it for a year or so anyway. Charliek
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