RCU Forums - View Single Post - Alchemy by Bryan Hebert of CK Aero
View Single Post
Old 03-14-2018, 12:22 PM
  #52  
Jason Arnold
 
Jason Arnold's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Posts: 1,341
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default The Alchemy has flown!

Hi Guys,

Well, the Alchemy has flown. It was completed last Wednesday night prior to driving down to the Australian Masters and World Cup in Melbourne. Friday was the official practice day and that afternoon was the first flight of the Alchemy. The flight went very well with a click or two of up elevator trim, no aileron trim but a few clicks of rudder trim. This week I’ll be rechecking the thrust line to see what’s causing the rudder trim and also move the CG a bit further forward to correct a slight KE Pull to the belly. Apart from the KE and rudder trim, the model felt really good. The model now has 7 flights on it after the Comp. I hadn’t flown at all since November last year and had just two P19 practice flights before the Comp. I finished 13th overall which was quite pleasing considering it was a new untrimmed model and my lack of practice.

Also, when one flys a model with a Mohawk, one needs to follow suit with the matching haircut... lol

Cheers,
Jason.
Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version

Name:	204A167F-003D-49EA-85F3-7488532D2951.jpeg
Views:	209
Size:	1.19 MB
ID:	2259198   Click image for larger version

Name:	2027BD4B-A091-4D1C-884B-E47F3CC64737.jpeg
Views:	211
Size:	2.31 MB
ID:	2259199   Click image for larger version

Name:	3371DF6C-F1C1-4641-9DE4-D758A2126D75.jpeg
Views:	237
Size:	1.32 MB
ID:	2259200   Click image for larger version

Name:	0ED37577-9168-4D0D-8E7D-11A783F9561A.jpeg
Views:	250
Size:	1.10 MB
ID:	2259201   Click image for larger version

Name:	688FE925-757A-4C59-9260-30B499AED99F.jpeg
Views:	233
Size:	1.68 MB
ID:	2259202   Click image for larger version

Name:	AE85D75C-5374-49F4-8CFD-2AB45A985ECF.jpeg
Views:	181
Size:	1.97 MB
ID:	2259203   Click image for larger version

Name:	91B35F27-9BF2-49E9-8B71-710C009740B9.jpeg
Views:	331
Size:	2.10 MB
ID:	2259204   Click image for larger version

Name:	42AF7886-A896-49D8-BF63-141415707EFC.jpeg
Views:	241
Size:	2.02 MB
ID:	2259205  

Click image for larger version

Name:	3B0B6CEB-7751-4B90-ABA5-034B9F5FF882.jpeg
Views:	254
Size:	1.54 MB
ID:	2259206