The Aerofly was in the air today for somewhat longer than a 30-foot thud. An Enya 09 with a 7-4 prop cut to 6” will turn about 14,800. The engine thrust line is important and appears to be driving the glider down. With the engine running it is very squirrelly, probably all the air passing over the rudder. Next attempt we will use dual rates at 50% during the engine run. Without engine it appears to have a tendency to tip stall. It turned over (maybe tip stall) on two occasions and went into the ground. The rudder was damaged several times and the servo rails came out on the last ground impact. It requires a launch helper. Slowly the glider is revealing it’s flight characteristics and next attempt will probably be a real flight.

Rudder damage has been often enough to use self-taping screws in the hinges so the rudder can be removed for repair.


Bill