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Joined: 2/1/2002 From: Middletown,
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ORIGINAL: bluemagic98
Ive flown the Ultimate with the Evolution 58 and the DA-50 The power of the 58 is a lot of fun but landings with the 50 are a lot less exciting and I ussed up my share of props with the 58. The added nose weight sure didnt help the nose over issues. Relocating batteries, regulators, and rudder servo to the rear of the plane was sure fun to wire. Dont get me wrong the plane will sure fly with the 58 but the DA is sure easyer to deal with.
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Joined: 12/14/2005 From: Raleigh,
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Well I havn't gotten to much done so far. I have the control horns installed on the tail and the wires also installed. Last night I started getting the throttle and choke servos ready to mount. There is no place to mount the servos so I had to make a servo mount plate and cut out the shelf where the rudder server mount is. I am planing on getting some work done the next few days, so we will see. At the rate I am going I should maiden it in about two weeks.
Wow! Owning 3 incidence gauges is cool, I only have one and I have to keep moving it around.
However I use a digital level with mine instead of the Robart swinging needle gizmo, so I get accuracy down to 1/10th of a degree, not that that level of accuracy is needed. It's just fun to brag about it.
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Joined: 11/30/2001 From: Raleigh, NC, USA Status: offline
Hm..three incidence gauges...I was more impressed that Ken had the correct month on his calendar and that he got a picture of his work ID badge in one of the frames. Get that thing done, Ken, so we can fly two of these things together. Should be an awesome sight.
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Joined: 12/14/2005 From: Raleigh,
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Ya it is getting there, I think I actually remembered to change the calender on the 1st this month. I am working on getting the radio mounted, so I have to take some of it out of the other one. I should have her ready in two weeks. As for the incidence meters, I had to borrow them from my Dad, and any one who knows him, it is not surprising he has 3, but it worked out good.
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Joined: 12/14/2005 From: Raleigh,
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Hey guys, just wanted to give an update. Things are progressing, I am getting all the odds and ends setup now. getting the radio mounted and the fuel system. I have to wait for a few things, I decided I want to put the pitts muffler on for the 3mm instead of the stock one(will have to order that this week, so Tom I will be calling you on Friday for it.) and I want to add a smoke system, so I am still working on planning all that out. So far I have everything else setup and I will getting some more pics up of the progress this week.
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Joined: 12/14/2005 From: Raleigh,
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Well the time has come for the maiden flight. I finily got the pits muffler for the TOC engine last Friday and I worked on getting it ready. I had a little trouble getting it balanced. Working with the CG at 6.5" back I had to move my main battery under the pilot and I mounted my rudder servo in the tail. After that she balanced out fine. So the day was Saturday, I figured it was going to be nice out and I would have a good day for a first flight. So we headed out to the field and when we got there it was a bit windy. So I figured I would at least be able to get it started and running and make sure everything is good to go. Well the gods must have liked me that day, the wind blew for about an hour as I was able to get the engine running and made sure nothing was going ot shake off. Then it happened, the wind dyed to just about nothing, so I decided to get one flight in. I cranked it up and taxied it a bit to get the feel of the controls and then I gave it about 1/4 throttle and that was all it needed to get it off the ground. Flight characteristics were very predictable, it seamed to have no bad tendances, she went were you pointed it. I flew it around for bit, getting it all trimmed out, she was just a dream to fly. As for the landing, I brought her down and pulled the throttle back and she just glided in with out any issues.
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