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Old 04-05-2011 | 06:35 PM
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Default RE: Pheonix Extra 330S 60-90 Size

Hi to all, finally after 2 1/2 months of waiting i flew for the second time the Extra 330, this time i moved the battery from the battery tray to the Servos Base and attached to it. With this modification it didn't declare tail heavy and had a smooth lift of from the take off run, besides that, while it was flying leveled it shows tendencies to go up, so i decided to put some spacers in the upper screws of the engine mount to gain some down trust.

Also when we were flaring the plane to touch down it shows tendencies to drop the tail, so i put some weight over the engine mount. I will be flying the plane in about 3 weeks, so until then i'll not know the result of this, but i think is going to be good to have a little nose heavy tendency on it.

Also i found a problem to hold the deflector on the muffler exhaust, no matter what i do, that Du-bro deflector is trowm away by the engine compression and heat, and i'm concern of the fuselage damage that can cause. Does anybody have an idea on how i can make a deflector using a copper tuber, or other and that does not turn loose ? Need some suggestions !!!!

Thanks People.

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