Eric,
Actually, I LIKED the pink! Real men fly pink airplanes!!
Anyway, I cannot get an answer out of Ultra on where the center of the engine mount is supposed to be. They have owed me an answer for over a week. A second email goes unanswered, which surprises me since they were good about answering email before. Is your firewall marked?
You are right about the lighter construction. Very nice.
Thanks.
Jon Lowe
ORIGINAL: Eric.Henderson
Well, I tried hard.... I ate "bad-for-me" candy, I drank a coke-a-cola or two, I even watched HBO specials and the Wings channel, but I could not resist the temptation of a new Quest sitting in a box only a few miles away.
One short car trip later, I was taking everything out of the box. I tore off all of the wrapping. This is about a 30 minute task. Then I cut up the box and disposed of the evidence before the "boss" got home. The empty brown box is a giveaway. A carton with a picture still on it is a dead giveaway. Anything on the bench is ignored. (BG)
The first thing that I noticed was that covering is a bit brighter, Ultracote I think. I could see evidence of lightening in the canopy floor etc. It definitely felt lighter all over. The laser cutting was evident in the wing roots and elsewhere.
I am pleased to say that this version is only available with red as the primary trim. No more "girly" pink!.... I like the tinted canopy and the new firewall. I'll throw on a Hyde YS 91 "A" mount and my refurbished YS 91.
With the shorter wing and lighter build this should be just what I want. I'm going to build it with the abilty to have 3-D and pattern throws.
More as it comes together.
Regards,
Eric.