payback1
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Joined: 1/26/2005
From: pendleton,
OR, USA
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HI There NOBLER guys, I hope that these pictures can be of some help. 
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Yahoo!!!! 2 flights down, a bunch to go. THIS PLANE WAS WORTH ALL THE HARD WORK! I was a little nervous before the takeoff. But after the roll out and 10 feet it wanted to go so I let it. Man it flew great. I know everybody says it but this plane flew like it was on rails. It tracked straight, and I only had to add one bump of up elevator trim. Thats all. Nothing else. It flies terrific with the gear up or down. My friend John pointed out that i was using the GP CG machine all wrong. So I only used 3 ounces of tail weight. Thanks for the support Jimcork, and I owe you a shot of that Irish whiskey for your trouble. 
My perspective on the flight and building for anyone who is interested, I am a certified airframe and powerplant mechanic in a family of aviation.
1 weight 5 3/4 lbs. cg 3 1/2 inches. (we fly from a private full size airstrip measuring 40 ft by 1300 ft. Flame outs are easy to cope with)
2 cockpit was dorky, so I just back painted it instead
3 wingtips are poorly made, so I used balsa blocks sanded down instead.
4 the flaps and ailerons are not aerodynamic with the wing airfoil, so i bought the preshaped type and sanded them to a nice contour. huge time saver too
5 the supplied 10 oz fuel tank (in my opinion) will not fit even with a hammer. so i used a pylon (round) 8 oz. this only gave me a 10 min run.
6 i didn't but would strongly suggest using a charging jack
7 i really really liked the os 46ax engine. however a nice 4 stroke with small muffler would probably look better. A sport or pitts muffler WILL NOT FIT
8 building troubles 1. fuel tank fit 2. cowling fit 3. wing trailing edge "spar" is not clear in the directions. so glue it to the ribs perfectly or sheeting is a nightmare. belly pan was o.k. but sand it like they show you, oh, get that flap lever arm space built in or you will be sorry. it's a very tight fitting wing.
9 the wing WILL hit your servo arms, make sure you bury them into the fuselage as deep as possible. Also reinforce that flap servo better than the plans.
10 don't install a tail wheel retract system in this little plane unless you know a psychologist, just kidding. 
11 reinforce that landing gear brace like the others mentioned. thanks for the tips friends, i really appreciated the help.
Ask me any questions that you like, i am NOT an expert in this hobby. Just a tinkerer with a full scale background, I had fun building the plane but would like to have a long discussion with the designer at Top FLight, he says on page 4 "...it would be possible to build the model and have it ready to cover in one long weekend" yeah right, and Rome was built in one day too. Ha ! Well maybe 3 months worth.
Stalls were easy, no hard snaps. just mushed over the top. landings were 3 pointers with no loss of control even with 1 inch (max) flaps, no nose overs,
good rudder response, lively rolls, and it looks terrific at 5 feet full power with the gear up. man it screams past ya. This is the first plane i didn't feel nervous landing on the first flight. Just set it up and watch it land itself. chop power and roll out.
Sorry for the lengthy posting everybody. This site has been pretty quiet so I don't feel to bad about taking up a chunk of it. We're going flying again tomarrow under favorable conditions, I'm taking the cardboard box along to jinx Murphy. Good luck on your kit building and your first flight. I could answer your questions if you have any, by phone if you like to. Build this plane, you won't regret it. It's a great little flyer and the ARF guys get pretty jealous seeing it on the ramp, and that's reason enough to put a smile on your face.
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