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07-22-2007 | 10:14 AM

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Hartman_Hobbies

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From: Asheville, NC

Edge 540

I just got this plane four days ago and I finally got it built and ready to fly. I bought this plane a few months ago and I built all up and had eveything built exactly by the book. When I went to balance it, the plane was so tail heavy that we added a whole pound to the front as well as moving a lot of parts towards the front. However that did not fix the problem. I was flying it for a maiden and the plane was just going crazy.... UP AND DOWN....UP AND DOWN.... UP AND DOWN.... etc. I was trying to land it and it met its new free TREE! A few of my buddies were beside me watching what I was doing on the sticks and they and I concluded that the problem was not my flying. I sent that plane back and it took a while however they did send a brand new four days ago and now it is ready for its maiden. I have come to the conclusion that something in the tail was made of hardwood or something of that nature. I picked my new plane up to balance it and it is a little nose heavy without fuel so I am thinking that this plane is fine. Tomorrow is its maiden so lets hope eveything goes alright this time! Below are some pictures of this plane.

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