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Old 08-19-2003 | 05:31 AM
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trroscoe
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I didn't have any problems on the takeoff roll. The plane tracked fairly straight I only had to give a little tap on the rudder to keep it straight on the runway. The tail lifted off really quick but the plane stayed on the ground. I had good speed and had to give a lot of up elevator to get it airborne. Once in the air I had to click in alot of up trim to get it to fly level. I also had to give it alot of right trim ( like all but two clicks) to get it to fly straight. I am using an airtronics RD 6000 computer radio in this plane and it has electronic trim switches which have alot of trim adjustment. Once trimmed out the plane flew great with no bad habits. I have never flown a Cub before but did alot of research on flying them so I was prepared for it to do some weird things. I flew around for about 15 minutes and landed with no problems. On the landing when the plane was about 1 foot off of the ground the left wing dipped and hit the runway but the plane landed on its wheels and no damage. The wing just tipped and touched the ground very gently. One of the other guys at the field came over to me and said the right wing leading edge was higher than the left. We took a close look at it and sure enough the wing was twisted with the leading edge up. I did not fly it again. I will try to get the twist out of it on Wed night by using a heat gun and twisting it back into shape. I have done this on other planes with success. Hope it works. I am looking forward to flying this plane alot as it will become one of my favorites. the other plane that I fly alot is a Sig 4*60 I love it also.

Rick