ORIGINAL: BoneDoc
Just got my showtime today, and I'd thought I'd make a couple of comments.
The kit looks fantastic, and well done. The CF gear, believe it or not, looks identical to the Extra 260 gear (other than the height and width). While the Extra gear looks rather flimsy for that size airplane, I think it might be just right for this one. Have you guys had any delamination issues with the gear? I might reinforce it with fiberglass strapping tape just to be on the safe side. The kit itself builds just like the Extra 260 (surprise surprise, same designer) other than CA hinges instead of robart-style, so much so that I bet I can do this without looking at the manual at all
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... Can't wait to get started. So far have you guys found reinforcement issues?
Bonedoc just saw your reply today.
The issue I found was right behind the canopy were the plywood meets balsa stringers. on a semi hard landing the left side collapsed. When I repaired it the balsa was was soft and paper like. I hope this might just be an isolated quality control issue. (landing gear held up great)
My suggestion would be to check it and if you wanted to beef it up use strips of 3/32 lite ply to bridge the balsa stringers (4) over the first bay should be far enough. and the area should be accesable enough without too much cussing!
I put the Saito 100 on mine and she flies real nice. I'm not sure of the weight difference but the Saito 120 or the YS 110 might be the ideal engines for this plane. I can hover at 1/2 throttle but would like the extra power for the oops factor.
I have not tried the SFGs yet. I am still tweaking the radio program for KE and straight up and down lines.
Though I have to say that wihout SFGs hovering, KE and flat spins are amazing. The power of this rudder is outstanding. My next mod would be to upgrade the MG645 on the rudder.