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Old 11-13-2008 | 07:55 PM
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NorfolkSouthern
 
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Default RE: Help !

The second plane often takes more abuse than the primary trainer.
I would definitely agree with that statement. My trainer was a Nexstar Select, where I didn't have to glue or sand anything. Building my "second plane" proved a challenge, since I was so unfamiliar with some of the methods. But, I got it together none the less. Trimming proved to be an issue at first, as well as tuning in the new engine. The maiden was successful, but since I didn't have my rudder set up properly, I dived into the opportunity of making my first major structural repair after the thing got mangled into the safety net a few flights later. And it went down hill after that, but I still had over 30 successful flights until a misaligned wing took its toll after the last repair: it and the extra two pounds of epoxy [:@]. I found my flying brick in the bean field a couple days later, and decided to not bother gluing the wing back together. It certainly produced some good parts for the rest of my fleet; so not all was lost .

NorfolkSouthern