RE: Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 build
Just found this thread yesterday and think it is great to see the sharing of ideas. I am finishing up a CG Ultimate kit I started 10 years ago and will begin covering it later this week.
I've been flying RC for 39 years and most of the advice I've read here I would consider "time tested". I owned a LHS for many years and have heard many opinions on how to build. This forum certainly helps bring good suggestions to the table.
My Ultimate will have a Saito 150GK with pump, Slimline in-cowl, RC City cowl, pants and aluminum LG. The wood was mediocre quality and I had the same discrepancies between the manual, the plans and the actual parts. Never did figure out why there is a gap aft of the horizontal stab and under the fin..?
I did beef up the fuse with triangle stock at the fuse sides, top and bottom joints. I also beefed up the firewall and added tri stock in the nose too.
I was going to use smoke, even bought the Slimline muffler and smoke pump but decided I'd rather preserve the weight.
Keep up the great dialogue!