Mark,
I am just in the process of final mounting of the "Pitot Tube" as well.
I will be placing the tube in the nose and using a set up that John Redman had on his Bobcat. He made an 1/8" plywood
doughnut type bulkhead to mount a 1/4" wheel collar to and then he mounted the doughnut up in the nose using Aeropoxy. Drill a small hole up through the fuse bottom to access the set screw, and then you can slide the pitot tube back into the fuse for transport. I have done this on the first of a pair of Bobcats that I am building for a client and it works quite nicely. According to Bob Wilcox you need to be sure and keep the tip of the tube extended out of the fuse over 1.5 in. Or in other words out of the boundary layer of air. To slide he tube in you just loosen the screw and push it back until the black tip is flush to the fuse nose. To extend all you do is loosen the screw and the tubing that is attatched to the pitot will push the tube out enough to be able to grab the black tip and you then can extend out and just snug up the set screw. Quite simple and very effective.


Best Regards
Bill Brundle
AB Builders
Custom Built R/C Models