ORIGINAL: Masked Pilot
Sir,
I know this is very late, but have to ask you, how did your adventure turn out with the
Gator Giles 202?
Did you finally finish, and fly it?
What engine did you use?
Do you still have the model?
I am curious, also, to know how you got along with the composite fuselage.
It was called ''''Nomex'''' in that time. It was light, but damage it, and boy were
you in for a problem... Including fuel soaking !!
I currently have a all wood and foam version of that model, and it still is a good
flying model. It came out heavy, so I needed to go to a Moki 2.10 to set the performance
up to what the design could handle...
I hope you will take the time to reply to this email..
I would love to hear of your experience with this model...
Too bad Gator is way out of business...
Regards, Robert (Masked Pilot)./ Santa Rosa California...
Robert,
I love visiting Santa Rosa. Have good friends and a great time there, whenever I visit.
To the original poster, EABMEX gave you the best answer. Use the method on ANY model, not just the Giles or pattern.
The only thing I disagree on with EABMEX is the CG location. With CG at 40% MAC, the model will fly S&L fine but will not have a good knife edge. The better compromise location for a more precise, full envelope of flight is a CG at around 30%MAC. The wing will require 0.75 degree positive incidence if the model is heavy. Less if the model is light