RE: Carl Goldberg Kits
Well, I think some of you guys are slamming the CG kits pretty hard. I don't know if any of you ever saw a Bud Nosen kit, but somewhere in the insructions there should have been a section on BARK REMOVAL ! My biggest gripe about Goldberg kits was warped leading edge stock, and EXTREME variations in density between left and right L.E. stock. My Skylark 56 Mk II flew like a dream come true - until the dowel pin broke out of the leading edge and the fuse and wing parted company! It was flying at wide open throttle, and after separation the fuselage began to spin rapidly and centrifugal force flung the receiver battery pack out of the plane, leaving me helpless at reducing the engine speed. The fuselage went up like a missile, then went over in a beautiful arc and plummeted down from over 500 feet, wide open into the surrounding woods, about 1/2 mile away. I'll never forget that sound: EEAAHHHHHHEEEEE.......silence!