RE: SHRIKE CLUB # 1
Maiden Flight yesterday of Shrike No.3 Got the engine running just right and tossed it into the wind at about 1/2 throttle. It was out of trim by a fair amount, wanted to bank right and dive. I climbed for altitude, throttled back a bit and had my helper start moving the trim tabs. Upon getting things trimmed out, I began to fly a left hand pattern to get the feel of it. After the first close flyby, I noticed a sound I didn't like. I made a couple more passes to figure out the sound and determined it was control surface flutter. I never got past half throttle the entire flight, but I can tell this thing is going to move quickly when I open it up. I put the nose into the wind, pulled back the power and made an uneventful landing. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the right aileron was a little sloppy due to the hole in the servo arm being just a little bit too big for the push rod. It's an easy fix and I'm looking forward to wringing it out soon.