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Old 01-01-2015, 09:15 AM
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adamle
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I built one of these this summer from a partially built kit. It's a good flyer. We use it as our club trainer. The plans say you can build it with 8" or 5" of dihedral. I changed it to 3" and put a servo on each wing. I think high wing trainers with too much dihedral are challenging on windy days.
I also made it a tail dragger using a Dubro fiberglass gear and a Sullivan tail wheel. I also built it with a bolt on wing. The plans have the wing mounting blocks about an inch below the wing. That space is there if you use one wing mounted servo for the ailerons. But this means you have a large gap between the wing and mounting block. Therefor the wing can slide a little side to side. I glued a small block of wood to the underside of the wing as wide as the fuselage to prevent any shifting. It is a simple fix. The other way to fix it is to bring the mounting block closer to the wing.
Ours is powered by an O.S. 46fx. It is plenty of power for a trainer.

Ask plenty of questions as you build. There is a lot of good knowledge here.

Adam