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Old 06-18-2007 | 12:23 PM
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Default RE: GP Cap 232 40 Size Build Modifications.

OK guys this is my first test flight report:
Balanced as the book, low rates fuel 30% nitro and a Saito 91 ready for action:
Take off roll with out problems and lift nice (My personal kind of take off) climbing in a nice pace. once in an safe altitude needed no more than on click for trim on ailerons and was flying strait as a rule but noted the plane tail heavy or there is some issue with the down/up thrust of the engine, the plane flies with is tail down. Then I tried the knife and I was surprised how easy this little plane does the knife edge with out any input help.
I did a little trim on elevator to try to compensate for the tail (I believe that is a bit of thrust and a bit of tail heavy).
Landed just fine, with out bouncing and finishing in a relative fast roll.
On the second take off, the plane nosed over because of the previous trim that needed to compensate for the tail, I aborted the take off with no damage for the Cap.
Next attempt plane wanted to nose over again but I was expecting it so there were no problems this time, After a few passes I passed the radio transmitter to Raul, (one of the instructors) he did a few aerobatic maneuvers, and showed me one of the characteristics of this plane, the snap, when you input full elevators the plane just snap, even in low rates, so be careful with the elevator management. He also was impressed with the easiness of the knife edge, After a little routine of aerobatics, my friend Carlos next to me (Another instructor and avid plane builder) told to Raul (the instructor that was Flying my plane) that the engine was getting hot (Yesterday we was over 40o) and told him that he better land the plane but suddenly the engine quit and an emergency landing was on. Plane was coming downwind but the instructor wanted to land upwind so he turned the plane (very far from us) upwind and landed with little or non accuracy because of the distance sight so the plane hit the ground with one wing and landed with out damage.
Inspecting the plane my friend Carlos told me that I should better take a closer look to the engine, firewall and a bunch of bolts so the day ended with a complete plane ready for the next weekend.
I can resume that I should need to check the engine down/up thrust and that is the only issue that I found that need to be corrected.

Here are a few pictures of the plane.
Thanks.
Alfred.
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