RE: Facet beverage?
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I used the Trim wheels and brakes recommended by Great Northern. They took a while to get as they were out of stock on them. There is another thread on RCU where someone said that the BVM Mig15 wheels and brakes are cheaper than the Trim units. You might want to check into that. The Trims work great and come with a brake valve.
My Facet weighs 20.5# dry and just over 26# wet (RTF).
The plane did pitch up with flap deployment, but it could be because I was still going a little fast when I dropped them. I had no trouble flaring for touchdown as it slowed down.
Pat,
I hope you get to see it in Austin also. The only thing that might gum up the works, is the fact that I have a job interview next Thursday. If I get the job, I may have trouble getting off. Of course I could tell them that I can't start till after the Austin meet, but if my wife ever found out........................well...... let's not go there. I will be eligible for 40 hours of "personal time off" as soon as I'm hired, so there is still a chance.
In case any of you Facet builders are wondering if you need to build the stove pipe exhaust extension for starting, check out what a wet start does to monokoted balsa:
It seems I had a data cable problem that was keeping the P120 from starting. I had a couple of aborted starts. I then replaced the cable and on the next start, well ...let's just say the crowd loved it. And I thought Monokote was a high heat film.