Problem with Phoenix Laser 40
Hi,
I flew the airplane for the first time today and it was really bad.... The airplane was very unstable in the roll axis, a slight input of the ailerons and it was all over the place. I was not able to trim it so it would stay level. I have some experience on low wing airplanes since I have been flying an extra 300S from Great Planes as well as the Patriot XL. The ailerons throws were set up by the instruction at +/- 10 mm and I had 50% expo on them! The C.G is 140 mm by the instruction and I balanced the airplane laterally as well. I checked the incidence and the left and right half wing are within 0.5 degrees from each other (1.5 to 2 degrees). The stab incidence is also about 1.5 to 2 degrees. The engine is a super tiger 51. Does anybody has flown this airplane with success? What could be causing the problem? I am going to reduce the ailerons throws but I am also wondering if I need to move the C.G forward?
Thank you for your help,
Le fou