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Old 07-06-2010 | 06:09 PM
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nrad2000
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Default RE: What should I have done?

1/16"? It probably is - I put a 3/32" next to the old wing sheeting and it seems to be pretty close. I'll go get a piece of 1/16" and see how it measures.

Can I just use windex?

The escapade is actually my 1st plane I ever flown and then I got an Avistar (I converted it to a tail dragger) to teach me alignment with runway. I got dozens and dozens of flights on the escapade and just as many on the Avistar. I played with stall high up with the escapade and the plane wants to drop its right wing. On some of the not so smooth landings the plane (when i get a bounce) the planes right wing drops. All my wing tip scuffs are on the right wing.

I learned my lesson. don't gun the throttle when one of the wing stalls - especially when I'm 3 feet off the ground.

This afternoon I'm gonna go maiden my Seagull Decathlon 40 size. I'm really nervous about flying it. I checked over everything and bench tested the engine. Everything looks good. I'm more nervous now since I crashed the escapade.