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Old 06-27-2006 | 12:45 PM
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Default RE: GP Cap 232

I used one from Aircraft Internationals web site. I had it lying around and had to trim it a bit but it looks good. They are not cheap but very lite weight

http://www.aircraftinternational.com

I had an off field excursion that put a dent in the sheeting under the wing near the middle but that was all. It was a hard enough hit that the firewall/F1 former seperated so cleanly that it looked like I could have cut it off with a saw but the wing survived with only the dent and a bunch of grass stains. It sucked coming out of a blender deadstick at that certain height where you have more than enough room to get back but this plane floats if you are a bit fast and I watched it float right on past me the full length of our 600 foot runway until it would even think about stopping flying. I planted it, it boiunced righ into the high grass.

I did have the Fuji 43 in it and at 14lbs 2 ounces AUW it flew very well, but I wanted a bit more so I now have a DA50 on the nose and am just waiting for the weather to clear to test fly it. I did add some re-enforcement to the firewall/former to take the extra ponies from the DA.