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Old 05-14-2015 | 02:23 PM
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dlipton
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First 3 flights on Saturday. Very little trim needed. Was a bit nose heavy with the CG right at the tube. Moved the battery back about an inch, vast improvement. Perhaps it's me being nervous with a new plane, perhaps it was the wind, perhaps the Contrast LT stalls more easily at touchdown speeds than my old trusty Neptuno, perhaps all three.... but I definitely got close to busting the thing at landing 2 out of 3 times. Second landing, too slow, stalled a foot above the ground, but landed flat on the gear (busted prop) The 3rd one was actually looking really good, then a gust came up, raised my altitude a foot or two, then it tip stalled. Scuffed some paint off the bottom of the wing tip. Total cost, a falcon prop :-( Next adjustment is to add a tad of positive wing incidence, as it seems to pitch towards the canopy in both up and down lines. Any thoughts?

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