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Old 08-05-2009 | 02:45 PM
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bigtim
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Default RE: taking off


ORIGINAL: dk420

i have a couple other questions. Right out of the box i disabled the autopilot and never used those flaps i took them off
but i left the airfoil extensions on. If i took those off what would i expect to see? will it be more mmmmmm loose??

could i just loosen the engine mounts and straigten out the engine?
taking the droops off does help a little not that much but a little bit, it is a Nextar after all

if your going to remove some of the R. thrust then a washer under the mount is a good idea, no! you don't want to fly with loose motor mounts if one side is loose your motor mount can break, or loosen up quickly, this can result in a dangerous situation,motor mount screws need to be tightly secured.

I hear this complaint posted alot with this plane, it pulls to the right hard but flys fine when in the air.

mine did as well untill I stopped dropping the throttle for take offs, alot of beginners and some expierenced pilots for that matter slam the throttle down when taking off, this does cause the plane to veer off to the right side, if you are used to this happening then its easy to correct but for the beginner it can be a real challenge to keep the plane going in a strait line.

when preparing for take off try a nice slow gradual roll on to full trottle you will find the plane is alot more controlable on your take off run, and will also help with the pulling.

before you remove the thrust in the engine give it a try you might be surprised, and yea T.O. the droops, the plane will need some re-trimming after there removed somthing to be aware of.