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Old 02-01-2004 | 04:58 PM
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csliger
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Default RE: Sig Mayhem 3D ARF

Dhammer do you have yours flying yet? I just got mine assembled and am now trying to decide on an engine. The Saito 120 looks to be a good choice but I've had several suggestions for a 150 or even a 180. After looking at the airframe it seems a bit too light for anything heavier than a 120 but I am in Colorado too and want an easy hover.
This is a beautiful ARF with great build quality, and for the first time in an ARF I will not be buying new hardware. My wheelpants have a seam as well and the tailwheel was not pre-attached as mentioned in an earlier post. I'm not really wild about the wheel pants style either as they look more suitable to a rascal or a vintage type craft. With this plane's somewhat sexy lines a more tear-drop style would have been appropriate in my opinion.
In all fairness to Sig however it was nice to have the wheelpants ready to bolt on, usually one has to bond halves or at least install the wood backer and blind nuts.
I would have preferred an alignment pin at the rear of the wing though the fit of the hardwood joiner was dead on. With this size of wing it would have been thoughtful to have plug in wings. I wonder how fun this will be to assemble at the field in a breeze?