ORIGINAL: freedogg
Zippi,
How's the build coming along. Did the Syssa give you much problems? Would you order a different size standoffs or were you happy with the 5.675 size? How did the blind nut install go?? Seems that they might be a pain to get to.
As far as the wing hinge problem goes, I received a new wing and it is much better than my original. I measured again and my left aileron was a bit under an inch but the right aileron was around 1/2 inch. I was going to cut them out and re-hinge but Mike offered the new wing so I took it.
Upon further inspection of the fuselage, I found a big crack in the bottom side support sheeting and one of the stick braces came un-glued at the bottom where the cracked sheeting is. I don't think this was a shipping problem as the shipping box was in good shape. I'm a builder so I think I'll fix this myself instead of bothering Mike/Becky again. Hopefully I can get my hand/arm that far back the fuselage because I don't want to cut the covering if at all possible. If I would have noticed this problem in addition to my aileron hinge problem I would have sent the whole airplane back. When you spend a hundred or two for a plane you don't mind doing a little repair but when you spend $550 you should NOT have to do repairs right out of the box.
Zippi I'm following your posts and asking you all these questions because I'm leaning towards the Syssa. I'm finishing a LT-25 build now and then I have a Rascal 40 to put together and then I'll get to the big Rascal. Up here in Erie, PA we have a LOOONG build season!!
Thanx for all your input Zippi
freedogg,
I haven't had much time to work on my Rascal as work and my grandson's basketball games seem to alway get in the way. The stand-off's that I got were as close as you can get. I can't remember but I think I only had to add 3/8" or 1/2" spacers. There are no blind nut. You run bolts in from the inside of the fuse into the stand-off's. I't hard to get your hand and an allen wrench in there but I got it done. I did get the manual choke hooked up and I'm ready to put the cowl on next. All I have to cut on the cowl is the bottom to clear the two exhaust tubes and a small hole on the side of the cowl where I can get in and adjust the carb if need be at the field. I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the windshield. All of the original Rascal 110's around here had cracked and broken windshields from the screws that hold it on and the vibration from a gasser. I've tried cutting small pieces of fuel tubing to put under the screw heads but it always come out. Anyone have any new idea's that they have done on other planes?