mred33
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From: Glenwood, GA, USA
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You really need something to tell the top from the bottom. It doesn''t make to much difference what it is as long as you can see it good from the ground. I like stripes and with Yellow, I like to use Yellow and Black checker board on the bottom about the outer thrid of the wing, but that''s just me.
You should put something on though. Your stars will work good as long as they are big enough and you can see them OK and they should look good. Try tapeing you stars or whatever on your plane and then stand back and look at it to see how it will look. That way, if you want to move something or change something it is easy to do. It will also tell you if you need to do something else if you don''t like the way it looks. I normally step back about 30 or 40 ft and yes I take it out in the yard to do this. There are times that something looks good close, but I don''t like it when I get futher away.
And yes it does matter. If you can''t tell the top fom the bottom, you can get disorentated and that is about the easiest way I know to crash a plane. A friend of mine had a Super Stick 60 size and it is mostly yellow and it is a very hard plane to keep up with. I bought it because he didn''t like it and am now recovering it so I can see it while it is flying. I had a hard time telling what it was doing and I was just standing watching it. Flying it is very different then just watching, but I even had a hard time telling what it was doing. He told me he hated the plane because it was so hard to see.
Your fuse is looking great. Keep up the good work.
Ed
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RE: 4* 60 first time build by 67 yr. old - 
) will help differentiate the bottom from the top. You might consider adding a 1" or so black stripe on the leading edge. This will help on landing approaches. Good luck with applying the trim. Just go slowly on the lowest heat with a sock. You can use a sharpie to outline where you want to apply the stars. It''s easy to clean up with alcohol.
