ORIGINAL: mgc

clmooring,

I installed a 1/5 scale pilot.

To trim the cowl, tape a piece of card stock (I use manila filing folders) to the fuselage in a location to cover the section of cowl you wish to remove. With the engine installed without the cowl, locate and cut the card stock with the pattern you wish to transfer to the cowl to access the engine. When you're satisfied with the cutouts, verify the card stock is attached to the fuselage in the correct location. Reinstall the cowl and transfer the pattern onto the cowl using a felt tip pen. With a powered rotary tool (dremel) and a small sanding drum, begin in the center of the transferred pattern and sand away only small sections of the cowl at one time. Frequently reinstall the cowl to check your progress, then continue removing material untill you're satisfied with the result. Insure the corners of the cutouts have a radius; sharp corners lead to cracks in the fiberglass.

Wick thin CA under the head of all T-Nuts (blind nuts) to secure them in place. I had many of them push out easily!

You will need to use two channels on your radio, or a reversing Y-harness, to connect the flaps. I installed a 7-channel receiver in my RV-8 with all servos on a seperate channel. If you only have six channels, you could use a Y-harness on the ailerons.

With the OS 55AX, a Bisson muffler and the battery located over the wing tube, my RV-8 balanced with no additional weight.

You'll enjoy flying this model and showing it off at the field!

Mike