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Old 12-25-2011 | 01:30 PM
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Default RE: SIG Hog Bipe Tips??

Take your time with the wing incidence. The aluminum cabane struts (fuse to top wing support and alignment) and the interplane struts (wing to wing) are critical to the incidence. The cabane struts are very flexible. Take your time getting it right. Think that I spent literally hours making small adjustments, trial fit, test, adjust, fit test ....

Make duplicates of the interplane struts now. Don't rely on hobby shop 1/8" lite ply as it is wayyyyy too twisty. 3-ply plywood makes sense.

Once you get the cabane strut angles right figure out how to copy the "bends" just in case they get tweaked either in the hanger or at the field.

I'm with Augie - Saito 100 is really sweet. I'm at 5900 feet.

I also added a Fiberglass Specialties cowl - boring shape but nice finishing touch beyond the basic cowl cheeks.

Take your time and have fun with it ...