PimpinSmurf

Yesterday was not the best day in my piloting career. I have been really enjoying my Slow Stick and of course I got a little reckless with it. I inverted the plane at about 50 feet and then realized that I was too low to come out of it. Of course, I tried anyway and planted it into the grass. The only damage was that the grey plastic motor mount broke. As it is quite difficult to fly without the motor, I am coming here for help.
This is not the first time that I destroyed the mount. In fact, on 2 seperate occasions my wife landed it nose first into asphault breaking off the mount. I repaired this with CA and have had no troubles. However, on this particular crash I am left without any significant amount of the square piece that fits over the fuselage to piece back together. Worse case scenario, I buy another SS for $35. However, I would love some suggestions to fix it first

Thanks

troytday

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Try making a mount out of lite ply and/or balsa. You could make the old mount work by epoxy and lite ply. I would try to build a new mount and come up with something unique.

Mike Taylor

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You can buy just the motor for about $17 - $20 or so... If your LHS doesn't carry them, try on-line. I looked at a couple of sites I deal with and the first one (not the only one for sure) with GWS motors is EDogFight (http://www.edogfight.com/Catalog_page/MotorBrushed.htm )

PimpinSmurf

It's not the motor that is busted. That would actually be easier to replace it seems.

Don 07tncav

Could you use balsa on the outside of the motor as support for a repair and CA the balsa to the mount or is it too far gone??

PimpinSmurf

That might work. The only part that is busted is the square part that slips onto the fuselage. I may even be able to CA the bottom of the remaining mount to the top of the fuse stick that CA is so unbelievable strong. I could then add a garbage bag twistie tie around the motor and stick for added support. Would look silly though.

troytday

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I have the day off here in Florida. I am going to fly my SS today.
I am ready to leave in a minute. I hope you fellas fly hard and strong, and get this other gentleman's SS flying again.

zippy1

Same thing happened to me. You can buy a new mount for the motor at Aeromicro for $2.95. Check it out http://www.aeromicro.com/Catalog/gea...9_products.htm

PimpinSmurf

Wow, that's perfect. $3 gets me a new mount. I now need to find a couple of other things to purchase from this site to justify the shipping. I am sure that will not be too difficult!

Thanks