ORIGINAL: bubbagates
Very cool Sarges
You mentioned about adjusting the z-bends. I hope you really me the clevises. These are the little plastic/metal peices at the end of the rod usually out at the surface. The way I do this is to turn the radio and airplane on and have the trims where then need to be and measure how much the surface is deflected. The I center the trim and turn the clevis until it gets the same deflection. Work slowly and methodically on all of the surfaces and you will be able to get the trims centered well and can concentrate on flying.
A good rule of thumb is if you need to rasie the surface you turn the clevis towards the surface and to lower the surface you turn the clevis away from the surface
well the LT-40 ARF did not come with enough "snap close" fitings for all control surfaces. The instructions called for Z-bends on the alerons so I tried to make Z-bends with a needel nose pliers and a pair of flater nosed pliers. well the bends did not come out well. they cinda did not come out at the right spot so the alerons are kinda screwed up. the only other flight control surface im worried about is the elevator. it can be adjusted, thats not what im woried about. im worried that my elevator is warping on me. It sorta looked like it was warping. that and I need to peel away the covering and do some seriose glueing on the ruder. it wobbles side to side. I did not notice any thing when I was buying it but it definitly has it now. so i gues I need to order some glue and push rods conectors.
nener nener I got a reason to go to tower!!
