sato 100/U Can Do problems
 

It's a fun plane. Plenty of power. Hovers around half throttle. I started flying it with a wooden 15x6 zinger prop and no cowl. It flew fantastic. The CG was around 5.75. I put the cowl on, changed to an APC 15x6 prop, and an aluminum spinner and the CG moved to nearly 5.0 inches. Was not nearly as fun. I fiddled with the CG and got it back to 5.75 and it's great again. The only downside to the plane is the coupling with hard rudder input. I still haven't tried mixing it out, but it's on my list.

It's a shame those damn APC props are so heavy. I'd love to find a wood prop that would preform as well as the APC. The zinger pro is a great prop, but is still about 300 rpm's below the APC.

sato 100/U Can Do problems
 

hey, Steve Campbell2,


I'm located in Welsh La, Is somtimes fly at larksfeild in sulpher.
but mostly fly at the airport here or out of me and friends yard.

Iwould be interested to see some pictures of your plane.

Upright Saito 100
 

I love this plane. But let's face it boys, she's not a beauty queen, so what's the big deal about an upright head stickin' through the cowl? Fuel tank position and perfomance are so ideal (upright) that I suspect this was one of the steps in design evolution of the plane.

I got the Gold Knight version (wasted $30??) that makes it look more...err...uhmm...intentional . That's it!

mt

sato 100/U Can Do problems
 

Ok, thanks for the info.

Wade

sato 100/U Can Do problems
 

Here ya go, wardog.

Sorry for the quickie shot, but it is a gorgeous day and I don't want to miss any of it.

This was taken on it's way to the truck...<G>

sato 100/U Can Do problems
 

Turned mine upside right last night. About a 45 min job, most of which was re-routing the throttle linkage. I am flying it without a cowl. Flight 1 and 2 yesterday (inverted engine) were very good, and I am looking forward to more today.

Leonard DeCarlo
Tyler TX

High of 78 degrees today, light to no winds, scattered clouds