OK, one more thing everyone should do as they assemble this plane, is replace the nose gear pin and bushing with the BVM unit. Don't assemble the plane without doing this first.

The BVM unit is expensive for a pin and bushing but it is worth it, just be careful that you add in the notes of your order that it is for the Skymaster F-18 nose gear pin. The BVM UAT and the Skymaster nose gear pin both have the same last 4 digits in the stock #, so I got a UAT instead of a nose pin! It all it took more than a week with the mixup and I had to buy a UAT because I didn't want to be bothered with going to the post office to send it back.

Also don't forget to use BVM Super Lube axle grease on the pin and bushing.

Well that is about it for me, F-18F is flying great so I have nothing else to add, hope you found this thread entertaining and informative!

Luke


You can see how bent the pin is, it's easy to straighten by hand!