[quote]ORIGINAL: jwalsh1

I like the trig solution a lot, it is as accurate, and as easy to do.

As for the preciseness and squareness of a model..Im all for being as precise as possible...to a fault even, but at the same time, there is no way on earth it is possible to build a perfectly square airplane, or any wood based product, and keep it perfectly square. The minute the temp raises and the humidity goes up, anywhere you have different wood types or material types, you'll get expansion and contraction at different rates...While Ill continue to build as close to exact as possible because Im neurotic that way, I think it is funny how the technology and tools of today somehow dictate that anything less wont work and work well, and it is possible that some make it much more complex than it really has to be. But thats all part of the fun.

Thanks for all your help, folks. This forum is the best thing Ive found in a long time and Im learning TONS from being here.


Just to make sure you know where I'm coming from...

I'm a Journeyman Toolmaker. Precision is my living, and trig is second nature, as I use it every day. But getting too worked up about it as applies to sport R/C is sorta like killing a butterfly with a sledgehammer. There's a time and place for that kind of precision, but I feel that there's a fairly liberal point of diminishing returns. I think the important points of construction are light weight and good joinery. I don't own an incidence meter, and have no immediate plans to get one, and I've been just using eyeballs and experience to judge thrustlines. So far it has worked just fine. I'm one of those types who want to keep the whole R/C experience fun by keeping it simple. I realize there are those who truly enjoy sweating the details, and that's fine. But after a day of it at work, I'm not too hot to make too much work out of what's supposed to be relaxation. That's not to say I don't do any exacting work on the part of the hobby, either. MikeSell and I are developing some serious CNC bolt-on power pieces for the small Norvels, and are working on a radical Norvel radial.