PatternFlyer
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Joined: 5/11/2002
From: Pittsburg,
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Eddie,
I didn't drill the mounting rails yet because of short engine. I am waiting for Karl's header and a 3 mm washer that he is making me one to push the drive washer out to front.
I will probably use the kit supplied self-tapping wood screws for simplicity.
Putting blind nuts will be a real pain in the xxx because there are triangular wood under the mounting rails that you may have to dig out front sides to put the blind nuts.
Also, Blind nuts have slightly larger OD on the threads, so unless you find a way to keep the mounting screws tight to the mounting rails, you will have problem because of vibration.
For the elevator pushrods, an extra hatch will not hurt since you can examine the inside of the fuse much easier, but after installing the pushrods, I suggest you to glue it back or make the hatch fit tight enough to be a part of structure.
One of my other flying field (an hour driving) has short & narrow paved runway. (200' x 10 or 15'). I fly my BeatOn there because of retracts. It is not very good or may have made the field worse because the pavement is about an inch lower than surrounding grass field. You know what will happen when you hit the edge of the run way. 
How much did it cost to have the vinyl letters? What sizes?
I hand cut them using Laser printer & trim sheets. Takes about 3 hours to finish.
Gotta go flying today. 97 degrees out at the field. I think it will be over 100 degrees by the time I get to the field. 
Later,
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JR PROPO Explorer 90 ARF - 
study the back of the Explorer's Fuse to decide about the elevator pushrods. I'd prefer the carbon rod method If I can fit them in. I didn't have any problem getting inside the H-9 Aresti but that's a horse of a different color 
I sure hope I can -seeing as I've already purchased the carbon pushrod kits from CST and some carbon hollow rods from Central. I may even be tempted to cut extra hatch into the bottom if need be(to get access) 
cement. Here in DeQuincy where I fly during the week I fly off an asphalt pad thats about 200' square. It makes you lazy on approach wiht that much width -I'd like to paint some stripes simulating the width of a runway (about 30' wide) if I could get permission. It sure is humbling to watch Nat set his Express right out in front of himself and the dang thing roll maybe 75 feet before he turns it around to taxi back. - NOTE: we don't kill the engine on final 
