failure to maiden
Tried to maiden my LT40 today. Bad news is, the plane didnt fly. Good news is, nothing's broken. When the instructor went to take off the plane would veer to the left and then once it hit the grass it would go on its nose. The nose wheel would get turned sideways in the steering arm. Instructor wasnt quite sure why the plane went to the left. He told me to measure and make sure my main wheels were straight. Also, I had moved my receiver and battery back in the plane b/c I thought it was nose heavy. He said he'd rather have it a little nose heavy, so I'll probably move the rx and battery back to the nose. Maybe that will help the steering, and it will go straight down the runway?
We'll give it another shot later this week. Hopefully there will be a little less wind next time. Could be that the wind was blowing the plane to the left.