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Forum: ARF or RTF
01-03-2016, 07:19 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

I still have mine up on the wall. Haven't...

I still have mine up on the wall. Haven't balanced it yet. Can you tell me your balance issues/concerns? Nose heavy/tail heavy? How much weight you had to add? Did you go by the manual balance...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-09-2014, 05:23 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

Thanks Iceman 29. I think I'll try the "nut molly...

Thanks Iceman 29. I think I'll try the "nut molly type." Hopefully I'll be able to get them in as I can't get inside the nose anymore. I see you live in France. My wife and I lived in Germany and...
Forum: ARF or RTF
11-08-2014, 09:38 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

Very nice! What are you using to secure the cowl?...

Very nice! What are you using to secure the cowl? I have been trying to find something like spring loaded rivets such as what is used on real aircraft access panels, but nothing small enough for this...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-22-2011, 10:28 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Thanks, knucklebutt for the photos. I totally forgot about making my own extension. Sometimes the obvious is right in front of your face and you still can't see it. However, I now have a new problem....
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-17-2011, 01:51 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Thanks, Knucklebuck. I already have an extension from the needle valve, but it isn't long enough to reach the hole I drilled into the top of the cowling. Yes could you provide the photos? What I...
Forum: ARF or RTF
06-14-2011, 10:40 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Hi guys. I haven't been back here for awhile, but see the thread is quite long. Not having the time to go through all of the posts, I thought I'd ask my question here. How do you make adjustments to...
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-11-2010, 11:49 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Has anyone had a problem with the tail wheel collapsing? I'm ready to fly the maiden. I have the recommended 90 oz-in. Futaba servo installed, but when I set it on the ground, the tail wheel will...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-12-2007, 11:20 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

First, check the pull-pull wire guide tubes. Yours may be ok, but mine had the left tube installed right behind the tail wheel retract mount. I had to make a major PIA modification to the mount to...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-09-2007, 12:21 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

smchale,
The spinner should come with an adapter and back plate, so if you mount the cowl where the drive hub (for the OS 1.60 2-stroke) is flush with front of the cowling and put on the back plate...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-09-2007, 11:37 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I keep forgeting to post this question. I remember reading something about using the Sintered Bronze tank filter as a filtered clunk, but I don't remember what it was I read other than it can build...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-09-2007, 11:19 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Great ideas, guys. I figured out that I could place a wire just long enough to stick out of the top of the cowling into the needle valve knob, lock it down with the set screw and then slide the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-08-2007, 09:04 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Can someone help me out here with my brain lock??[>:] I'm trying figure out an easier way to install my needle valve wire through the top of the cowling and still lock it down with the set screw...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-07-2007, 11:34 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Thanks Goldenhawk. I thought 1/32" clearance was just too close.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-07-2007, 07:02 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Can someone tell me what the clearance should be between the prop and the cowl? If I mount the cowl according to where the pre-drilled holes are, I get about 1/32" clearance. That's seems to close to...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-04-2007, 10:18 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Thanks, Jim. I'm waiting for my pump to come in. Nice pics.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-03-2007, 06:50 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I agree. I too had similar QC oversights, such as the left pull-pull tube was directly behind the tail wheel mount and I had to cut away a large portion of the mount and run a smaller tube through it...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2007, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

That's too easy! Thanks. I'll have to go out to the car and get my inflator out and see what adapters it has. I like your cat! I wish I could keep mine from trying to get into my hobby room without...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2007, 11:52 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Can post some pics of how you used that 12 volt tire compressor? I like that idea!
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2007, 11:24 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

Can you post a pic or two with your batteries and on-board-glow installed? I'd like to see how folks are setting them up.
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-22-2007, 09:30 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I contacted the tech support email and asked the same question about the 5/16" off wing tip and was told that 5/16" isn't really significant in the air and I shouldn't worry about it. I don't notice...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-20-2007, 05:27 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I took another look at the engine manual and see that the third line is indeed capped. I didn't notice that before. Installing a third line with a second filter/clunk for fueling is a good idea....
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-19-2007, 12:28 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

What's a good fuel mixture for the OS160 2-stroke? Buying fuel here in Germany is more expensive than mixing it myself, so I thought I'd look into this. I'm looking at 75% methenol, 20% castor oil,...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-19-2007, 12:14 PM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I have a question about the fuel tank. I'm using the OS 160 with the tank from the kit. Should I add a third (vent) line to the tank as shown in the engine manual, or leave it at two lines (pressure...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-15-2007, 07:56 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

She looks real good, Dano101. I wish I get the bugs out of mine, as the weather is getting perfect here in germany, but it seems after I fix one problem, a new one pops up![:'(] See my last post...
Forum: ARF or RTF
03-15-2007, 07:53 AM
Replies: 1,963
Views: 330,803
Posted By roadtrip

RE: Top Flite Staggerwing

I also have another problem I have just come across. I am at the point of installing the wings and find that there is a 5/16" difference in the incidence of the bottom wings. The left wing sits...
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