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Old 10-10-2002 | 01:01 PM
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From: St. Thomas, VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)
Default The model tech/global me 109?

I have the .40-sized version (which Global discontinued a while back.) Its an honest little flyer and is fairly lightweight. Its quite aerobatic (IMAC-style, not funfly). Rips a snap like you wouldn't believe.

The kit doesn't come with any Nazi insignia. For the sake of historical accuracy I bought a set of German WWII decals from Major Decals. There were a few raised eyebrows the first time I brought it out, but no comments. Guys with Mustangs and Corsairs like to chase it around, though. Fancy that.

Mine has had an OS .52 on it for the past year; I've recently swapped it out for one of my spare YS .53s. Maiden flight with the new engine will be this weekend. I expect it will be Faster

Nitpicks:
The covering is some low-temp crrrap which sags like crazy if allowed to sit in the sun. I used to cover mine with a towel when not flying it just to keep some of the wrinkles out. I ended up recovering the entire wing after melting holes while trying to patch a couple of holes in the covering (it doesn't shrink much at all). Should you need to recover anything Aluminum Monokote is a perfect match for the supplied silver covering.

Ground handling! As-is the main wheels are set too far back from the wing LE - this makes it very easy to nose over. I bent my gear forward so that the wheels line up with the LE of the wing. This tamed a lot of the plane's tippy tendency, but not completely. Our field is quite rough; it will stick its tail in the air if I hit a bump while taxiing. I now land it, roll it to a complete stop (while standing on the elevator), shut the engine off then walk out to retrieve it. (I hate chipping up props!)