kevinthoele

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Well I took my new ride out to the Bomber Field Jetoberfest. Love the way the F4 flys. Here are a few pics

Cant wait for the next time to fly her

kevinthoele

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Thanks Quentin for the great pics

yeahbaby

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That's a dirty bird!! Congrats on the successful outing.

SECRET AGENT

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Very cool Kevin, congrats! Look forward to seeing it at MAB.

raron455

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Great looking jet, he had it screaming around bomber field multiple time, enjoyed watching it everytime it flew.

kevinthoele

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Thanks guys. Buck I like that way. Makes it all mine!!!! Not another one painted like that

Eaglepilot2

Sweet F-4! Love a dirty old Phantom. Congrats!

Bob Toilet

Which turbine do You have? I have a single turbine
coming, and will have a ATJ 220 SV for power

current control

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Did you find the chute?
thanks for the help on the black bunny
anxious to try again with the pipe mods

yeahbaby

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Im thinking that or the 230 will be my power choice.

kevinthoele

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I am running K210. No joy on chute. Getting another one

SECRET AGENT

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Ok Kevin, you just can't throw out a teaser like that and not follow through.

What happened to your chute?

kevinthoele

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OK was flying and having a blast. When I asked my caller. Did I just loose a gear door. Came by on knifedge and said nope all doors there. Made a nice landing and hit the chute door and no chute. Then I realizes OK it was the chute and not a gear door. I have it attached with 5lb test fishing line. Perfect test to leave the plane if deployed during flight but strong enough to hold chute on landing

yeahbaby

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Once you put the tanks on you won't fly it w/o em again. She looks mean as hell.

Bob_B

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+1 on the wing tanks!

kevinthoele

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Looks great!! So I can install tanks and not add any balance weights just screw them on?

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Kevin, was it an accidental deployment (switch got flipped) or did it just get sucked out?

yeahbaby

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Yessir, I didn't add or subtract any ballast. The CG is larger than advertised. I recommend start at 300mm and adjust to your preference. Steve S ( I think that's his RCU name ) flies well aft of that if I remember correctly. Andy. Andrews and Dantlly ( dubd ) also have significant experience. Perhaps give them a jingle also.

Just be be sure to have solid mounting of pylons to wing.....it will scare the crap out of you when one of those tanks flies off inflight.

kevinthoele

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Will do. I plan to shoe goo and screw pylons to wing before tanks are mounted. Buck My CG is way back of that!!! Love it. OK then I will bolt tanks on and fly

kevinthoele

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NO accident. I just think I did not get door and lock lever into full closed position. Was flying and door opened by itself.

SECRET AGENT

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Good old Murphy got ya on that one I guess. I had a chute on an old DF Yellow A4 and the first time I deployed it on landing it ripped off, Haa!

Craig B.

Hi Kevin,

where is your c of g?

kevinthoele

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I will check but I keep taking weight out of nose. I would say in the neighborhood of 345 to 350 back

kevinthoele

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I think I was told Steve Stricker uses 345 so I am are very close to his numbers

yeahbaby

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Wow that's waaaaayyyy back. Please verify. And how do you measure? Gear down tanks empty? Gear up front tank full? Etc etc