Clearcoat Reducing
Hey Marc,
Be sure to post some photos of that Reaper when you are done. I flew mine the other week for the first time. Nice and easy to fly.
My only problem was a lack of elevator authority during the flare on landing and I bent the nose leg as well a bit of a bounce. I was running the cg towards forward limit and probably landed with a bit too much fuel on board. The cross-wind was starting to gust and I figured I may as well put it down during a relatively calm patch.
I have since shuffled the back closer to the 53cm mark that the instructions call for and mixed in some elevon with the canards on up elevator. I'll let you know how it goes.
I have also added a bit of shock absorbtion on the main gear to try and reduce the bounce. I'll post a photo tomorrow and see what people think of what I have come up with. I was reluctant to just silver solder a 4-40 rod between the legs as a spreader bar. Then it would have no give at all.
Regards,
Garrett