Hi Guys,

Saito 100 just arrived, rest of the gear should be here Monday so I can get started!! Sorry Dave I'm not the engineering type, so can't help you with your equations. Joe and Roger seem to be the guys for those things. Sometimes there is just no substitute for the years one spends in the hobby or with background related work. That's one of the reasons why I tried to get Joe to volunteer to drill that plate for me!! Shipping that thing to Pennsylvania would probably only cost me a stamp or two. Dave, you can advise me on one thing though. I picked up that Sullivan tail wheel bracket today. Is there sufficient material under the fusalage to mount the assembly with wood screws?? I am not sure that I will use it though as Joe and Roger think it is unnecessary and I can always get a credit for my $7.00. Have a good weekend friends and those of you that get a chance to fly "Keep the wheels on the right side".

Stoney, I would be more than happy to drill them for you. Just wasn't sure if you were serious. PM me for shipping details. Joe

Thanks Joe,

PM cumn at ya!! Brian...

Houston ....We have a problem.......Joe...given those figures ...whats the angle by which its pointing the wrong bloody way...Commencing engineering quality investigation...how have i managed this one....

Stony..
From what i've read ,some guys are " laying in" a piece of thin ply for that tailwheel brkt to sit on..it didnt seem necessary to me, i put the four pilot holes through ,put a couple of drops of CA in each, then, when dry, fixed the assy on...solid as a rock..if it starts to look" iffy" after a bit of use then the ply option is available...Dave.

Dave,

Thanks for the info on the tailwheel bracket. Please keep me apprised on how yours holds up. It will be awhile before I am ready for that phase anyways. Have a good weekend ya'all see ya Tuesday. Brian...

Lord, I did a cad drawing of how it should be, but I can't seem to export it to the proper format required by RCUs server. It should be like this. Joe

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Mine was not.......

Rajul, where ya been, laying low or busy flying? My spinner was way off. Surprised in this was the first time I checked one. Thought they were supposed to be good to go from the manufacturer. Joe

Hiya Joe ! Well, all I can say is the economy is pickin' up......

When I spin the TT spinner on my TF balancer and look at it closely, I found that there's no wobbling in the backplate and tip of the spinner, but there's a little in the middle of the cone. It seems like the cone is not truly symmetrical. Could be some minor warpage as a result of residual or machining stress in the metal.

LOL. Been active the the other huge UCD thread, but had no idea this one existed. Found it on a search. Took me all morning to read this one.

Mike, Amen to that. I thought I was going to close for a while there. Busy now, in fact I had to pass up an invite this morning to fly. Charging now and I'll see if there are any stragglers at the field.

Coo, we're doing our best to keep ourselves entertained. And we're going thread to thread like ants for information. Joe

Just a quickie guys gettin ready to go to the dreaded retirement gala soon a wifey's nail polish dries!! Word has it that the sheriff will present me with a new Glock .45. Guess civilans get a watch huh?? Joe, bought the packaging material today so will be leaving here Tuesday. Be offline for the next couple of days got to deliver the 4* I sold. Talk to ya'all on Tuesday. Brian

Congrats It's hard to beat the old glock-a-molly...LOL... Iv'e had my 21 for year's ...it's a garbage can ,it'll eat anything you put in it...LOL....tell mama her nail's will dry faster in the prop-wash....good luck, drive safe and keep it between the navigational beacons...... have fun.....JW

Stoney ,JW, Joe, Roger,et all...

Whayhayyy...!.. First day at the Field today..Wonderfull....Just to see that strip dissapearing into the distance..start of that shimmery" Heat haze " thingy....25 degree's today...!

Kept it simple though ..just took Peter and his Trainer...Left the UCD at home ..she sez we can go again tomorrow...whats she after..?[:-] couple of pickies ... more later...got a fin to chainsaw off..

Outstanding, I should have went today ,it's about 50deg here today ...maybe
I'll go later on ...after all it's still light at 10 o'clock ......If you go out tomorrow take the 3D if it's ready......we must have pic's of the first flight.....Caution: she at the house taking an inventory of your plane's ....... JW

Lord, I thought you said you did not bring the UCD. Is that you and yours in the hats, hovering that bird? Joe

LOL that is a good one....JW

hi fellas.

saw my first u-cando fly today .All i can say is awesome.Got to get started on mine .He had a 91fs in his and it flew great considering the gusty winds at field today.He mentioned it drifted left and i asked him him if he had any right thrust in engine.He didn't so i mentioned this thread to him and the 3 degree right thrust.
His left wing kept dropping from time to time .i mentioned to him that maybe the wing needed balanced laterally.Has anyone else experience this situation?I plan on starting mine next week and thanks to all the posts ,I will definitely make a few mods .Thanks


ken

Hey guys and welcome to the thread, coomarlin............Man Joe, you are twisted. I did a double take myself. LOL

No flying today. Went to a swap meet and didn't see anything I wanted. Had fun with some of the guys from our field, but wish now I had gone flying . it was a perfect day for it. Ended up going to the lake to visit some friends and spent some time on the water. Summer has arrived.

Ken, I haven't had any problems with lateral balance. Guess I was lucky with the set-up. Tried to keep things as centered as possible.

rajul - hey and welcome back. I used radio South CA hinges on this bird and added to extra on the ailerons. Also sealed all movable surfaces except the rudder. So far so good.

rfw, good choice of hinges

Joe...Excellent ...Just Excellent....

10:20 sunday morning .....Electric blue sky... allready 20 degrees C...She's signed the " Release from home" form....couple of minor jobs.....load up the car...............


Update... Just loading up the car...couple of Guys on Harley's stop and ask me for directions.......I must be dreaming...I really must

Ken,Ken,KEN,,,,,, as the author of this thread, now totalling 472 posts, you have not started your build yet?????? Dude, you better get jiggy wit it. Your missing out. And I thought Matt was slow! Joe

I used washers to get the desired 3 degrees of right thrust, but if I did it again I'd just use the ernst thrust plates. At the time of assembly I didn't know they existed. Anyway, I haven't had any problems with lateral drift or wing dropping. My plane it balanced pretty well.

I flew mine yesterday after moving the tank back to it's stock location. I didn't like it as well. I didn't measure the CG, but I know it's not at 6.25 any more. I may look into getting a better tank and putting it back near CG.

How many washers does it take to get the right angle for the engine mount?
Thanks Brian