Hi Jim

Interesting findings with the anti-rotation pin indents on the fuselage. I encountered exactly the same problem with the main wing pins but not the stab pins! After I had installed the wing pins I also found the wing sitting at -1.5 degrees, if CARF can't put the indents in the right place why bother to put them there in the first place? Although these kits are on the face of things good value for money, I personally find these problems a pain in the jacksy and totally unacceptable. For the average modeller who would be buying this kit as their first serious pattern model having honed their skills on a more conventional type model, I'm concerned that if put together straight out of the box and un-adjusted for all the mistakes, their going to have a potentially poor performing aircraft. To spend the amount of time needed to complete this type of model not to mention the financial outlay, and end up with a poor performing aircraft, does nothing for the aspiring pattern pilot of the future or the manufacturers for that matter. Having said that, I wonder how many have done exactly that and had no problems verses others who have encountered a rather premature ending to their pleasure without realising why?! perhaps a poll to see how many Impacts are actually flying/amount of flights would be interesting to some.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a "self appraised expert" or wish to imply any "self appraised expertism" just an aero-modeller for the past 17yrs! During this time I have designed and built a few models, the last being in 2000. The model was named 'Nouveau' you can see it at www.leicestermac.com ( please ignore the C*AP colour scheme ). I eventually came 2nd in Standard class (www.gbrcaa.org) with this model at the British National Championships 2000 flying against the eventual winner Simon Johnson who was flying a glass ship Sylpheed (anyone remember that one?) and coached by non other than Brandon Ransley!!!!!!
An achievement I'm proud of.

Keep it coming with the build thread, your doing a fantastic job!

Regards,

Andy.

p.s. I've never used an incidence meter so much