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Old 05-16-2006 | 10:11 AM
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I've got two flights on mine so far. First flight trimmed out the plane, seems to fly OK, set up to land after about 5 minutes. Well when it landed (an I didnt plunk it down) the left gear collapses and the planes flips over. On the post flight inspection I discover that the plywood block atop the plywood mount isn't glued on very well, hot glue? I take the plane home and manage to glue the block back in place. Next weekend back to the field, The plane is flying pretty good, just flying the pattern and some loops. Set up to land and guess what? The right gear fold, the plane does another nose over. Back home I go and this time I rip out the sheeting to get to the gear. I get a pair of pliers and am prepared to take out the rips if necessary, but the plywood gear just popped out with a little force. New plywood from an old Top Flight P-51, which fit really well, resheeted and recovered and now it is ready for the third flight. I am flying mine with an Enya 1.55 four stroke, just put the battery back as far as it can go and about four oz. of lead and the plane balances fine.