RCU Forums - View Single Post - Advice fixing up my first plane...
View Single Post
Old 01-14-2008 | 12:24 PM
  #3  
spiral_72's Avatar
spiral_72
Senior Member
 
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 511
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Chesnee, SC
Default RE: Advice fixing up my first plane...

If you have a dremel or maybe a sharp knife, clean the old glue off the wing halves. Sand to wood and use 30 minute epoxy for this high strength area. Depending on the break, you might want to make a splint out of ply to help support the break. (actually the splint would probably be a very good idea.)

While you can glue the aileron servo back in with wood glue or 5 minute epoxy.... the 30 minute will work fine and keep you from buying more glue now.

Make sure you pull the nose gear off before you bend it back in shape. That wire is pretty strong and the firewall/whatever it's attached to might not take the force.

I always use plastic spinners because they break. On impact a plastic spinner shatters and absorbs a lot of energy that would otherwise break more stuff. Plus they're a lot cheaper. Measure the backplate for size (as already mentioned)

That plastic is probably a glass-nylon prop. For a beginner, I'd buy a 11x6 Master Airscrew. There not a very good prop, but they are cheap and extremely durable. Both good for a beginner. The APC's are much better, similar priced, but not quite as durable.

You'll probably need a roll of Monocoat / Ultracoat etc to fix the covering, and an iron. They're about $15-$20. Your mom/girlfriend/wife won't appreciate you using her clothes iron. Trust me.

Before you fly, get some help...... and mostly have fun.