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Old 03-02-2006 | 09:14 AM
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alienx
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Default RE: Need ARF building advice please

Thanks fellas.

The auw is about 24-28 (I think). But I am going brushless and with Lipo so it should be mid to low end of that I guess.

I was going to shave the back of the wing because that is what is hanging up on the notch in the fuselage. I was hoping to get it to drop into the saddle all the way and then I would be able to see if the level was off. You know, kind of get it true to the saddle as it is, and then see what would be easiest to fix, the wing or the tail. I guess I could shave the front of the saddle too, btu I don't know if I could get the 1/16" i'm looking for without compromising the integrity.

You are right about this being my first 4 channel. I originally just wanted to build it just to have a Cessna, and I would fly it later on. But I've put so many hours on the simulator in the past couple weeks, that I am fully ready to see if I can fly it. Obviously, the sim is not real, but I am amazed at how close it feels to the characteristics of the plane I have flown. And also, I remember how thumb stupid I was the first couple hours. I could hardly fly a slow and level pattern around the airport. Now I spend most of my time about 6 feet off the runway, in tight spaces. I have to believe that that will be a big help (combined with my limited real-world flight on the cub).

I go on vacation to NoCal on the 11th. I am going to try to get out to a local field or some shops while I'm there. Hopefully, I will have the new fuselage before then so I can get back to work on it. Iam definitely anxious to see if it is better then the current one. The other thing I realized too recently is that the slots in the tail have a fair amount of play in them. Even though the edges of the openings touch the stabilizers, the inside of the openings widen out towards the fuselage. So I am pretty sure I can get a fair amount of shim in there. Maybe that would be enough to straighten it out. But again, I am going to see if the new fuselage is any better before I commit to any other adjustments.

Thanks again everyone for the advice!