Video:
take off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bgp...ature=youtu.be
low pass:
Got the prop pitch exactly where I want it for the perfect sound at full throttle. Ground rpm's is 3650.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u1R...ature=youtu.be
4 point roll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AFX...ature=youtu.be
Landing:
Didn't know a pilot was on the far edge of the field so I had to do a little right turn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNfe...ature=youtu.be
Dead stick again:
This is the first time out since it was fixed last season.
I got 5 flights and the engine died, unfortunately, on a large turn going away in the far corner. She came down several hundred feet away.
Fortunately, the AMA site is all grass but, at that distance, it was pure luck that she landed on her belly.
The front got beat up pretty good. The foam filled belly pan took a lot of the force. The two pylons also took a lot of the force so no damage to the wing. Guessing about a week to fix her up.
The engine appears OK as she turns over although 4 push rods are gone. Appears the 4 carbon blades, the cowl and the 1/4" thick fire wall and 1/4" thick sub fire wall saved her.
Not happy that this is the 3rd engine problem, the 1st being a rebuilt carb needed and the 2nd from the main shaft moving 1/16" off center.
She landing at the bottom of a small hill so I couldn't see her land but I saw a large object fly in the air and figured it was the engine. Not seeing the landing, I figured she was toast, trying to land from that distance. Getting to the crash site, the first thing I checked was the engine and was relieved and happy that the engine looked OK. I was also happy to see fuse and wing intact and laying on the ground.
I was really having a good time with her, too. The engine was sounding great and she was handling great.
The old moki in the F4U has had no problems yet the new one has been a bummer. One good thing about building the plane is, if it was the arf version, I think it would have been toast.
Got back home, late Saturday night so I'll do some more analysis in the morning.