I found out last night that if you carefully cut the covering away from the mating edge of the elevators to the fuselage the two pin holes are visible in the elevator.
My question is since the pins are small and my holes into the fuselage are 3 times the size of the pins do you just fill these large holes with epoxy? Does the epoxy just run thruout the fuselage? Are the pins more for locating and not for strength?
ORIGINAL: jfail1
I started building mine last night. I was suprised at a few things on it. The wings are intended to be glued on and not removeable. If one did that it would be pretty tough to change an Aileron servo if it was required. I am going to try to figure out something to get around that problem such as cutting an access hatch in the bottom or top of the fuselage.
Also I see that no access holes are cut in the fuselage to route the servo wires into the fuselage although they are cut in the wing root. I am using HS-65 servos for the Ailerons they bottom out in the wing and I had to make small mounting blocks and glue them to the wing to avoid that problem.
I also see that holes are not drilled in the Elevator stabs for the steel pins that go into the fuselage even though they are present in the fuselage.
Seems like the manufacturer left out some details on this plane. Not a big deal for the price but kinda strange.
What flight configuration did you guys use, Elevons?, conventional Aileron/Elevators?
I fly off of a dirt runway and the lack of steering is of a little concern to me.
Any input would be appreciated on configuring the flight condition, building etc. Also the throws used would be valuable.
The article about the predator in Backyard Flyer is an absolute joke with no details of any kind and no mention of problems (such as the lack of holes for the Aileron servo wires) among many others. As per usual in the magazine reviews they say the plane is perfect so that manufactures will still advertise in thier magazine.