Dw Crash.

<span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Yikes. Sounds like the plane will be underpowered. And the weight up-forward that is just setting there to get the balance, yikes.

Anyways ... when flying an underpowered plane ... well the first thing is to get 'er off the ground. When taking off the best thing to do is to study the runway ... pick a spot to start from and then pick a spot when you will pull back on the stick. Lets say you think that with your set up you will need a full run up of 160 feet. Then pick a spot to start your take off. Go out and pace ... walk off 55 paces, mark that spot with something, and DONOTPULLBACKONTHESTICKTILLYOUGETTOTHATPOINT.

One of the most common problems ... when taking off with an underpowered plane is that the roll out seems so long and the plane looks good and you pull back on the stick and the plane comes up and makes that dreadful roll to the left and then you ... play pick up sticks. You see this all the time with new-bees. It is amazing ... that when you are behind the controls everything is happening so fast and you think the plane is going fast, and it is actually below take off speed , but looks great, and then you seethe pilotpull back on the stick and roll 'er into the left.

When I flew my Spit with the G38 ... I kept the plane on the ground for almost 200 feet ... the thing was really moving when I pulled back on the stick. I did not pull back on the stick until the plane hit the "greener" patch of grass that I was looking for [ that was my spot for rotation ], then I eased the plane off the ground. I do the same with my heavy Yellow Texan. .... start 'er here, pick a spot way way up the runway and do not pull back [ rotate ] until you get to your mark.

When you get 'er up climb out real gradual, not much at all, get your speed up before you start to turn. If you have to turn to the left make it easy, because if you are going to slow then you will just roll 'er into the left with the torque. Don't do much on that first flight. Manage your energy well.

Good luck, and then replace the engine. You most likely will not be able to loop from level flight. Try any maneuvers at 40 mistakes high.

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