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Old 07-15-2005 | 04:16 PM
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From: Weirton, WV
Default RE: Vectorflight Edge 540 build

Hi Everyone! I've been away from this thread for quite a while and I didn't have the time to see where I left off! I'll give you an update on my Edge, and I apologize if I've said any parts of it before!

I had loads of trouble getting my Evolution 1.00NX running correctly......before this I had only one flight on the Edge, which lasted less than a minute, and resulted in a dead stick. After I thought I had the engine problem solved, I took her up again, and had a dead stick on my climbout. The plane came down hard and busted up the landing gear mounting block and the area under the tank.....when I repaired the damage, I noticed that my fuel lines were twisted a bit before they came through the firewall.......I fixed this and repaired the plane. Last weekend I took it out again, and the engine seemed to be running great....I took her up, and got a great 10 minute flight on the plane....WOW this thing flies fantastic....point rolls were a thing of beauty!
A little while later, I took her up again and flew around for about 5 minutes....then the engine quit again.....unfortunately my problem with the Evolution 1.00 is not completely solved.....I was in a bad position for this dead stick landing, but I was able to bring it in just a little hard......no damage besides the tailwheel bending a bit.

I'm getting very frustrated with this engine.......hopefully I can figure this out soon. I'm out of ideas and don't know what else to try.