Hi,

Just bought a Ready2 for my 7 year old son who will soon be taking his A (he was flying a Tutor40 solo before), and had a couple of questions:

1) Is it better with dual servos in the wings - ie. do Flapperon make much difference on it ?
2) The leading edge of the wing has a seam down it, which I feel I should sand to make it smooth, but will that weaken it ?
3) Do people normally paint these ? - I've got no real desire to at the moment, but was wondering what would happen to the plastic once it gets fuel on it.

Thanks

You don't need dual aileron servos on a trainer. A trainer can make a darn near stall landing. Take a bottle of Windex with you to clean off the fuel after you fly it.

1 - No need dual servos single is fine
2 - No need to sand it, just bits of the injection mold process
3 - No painting as it will come off, just put some wide dark stripes (I used blue for the high contrast) on the bottom of the wing if not you will see nuts, the fuel will do nothing to the plastic. Its easy to maintain, no worry about damaging when you are cleaning it.

Do NOT sand the leading edge. There have been wing failures from people who sanded it smooth.

The plastic used in the Ready is 100% fuel proof. (On the other hand, it holds paint very well if you clean it first.)

Two aileron servos will allow you to use flaperons, which can be fun to experiment with. Otherwise a single servo will be fine.

Jim

Thanks jrf - glad I asked - especially about the sanding !!

Do Flapperons actually make much difference on these ? - I know some planes don't take them too well, so was wondering whether anyone had any experience on these.

Flaperons will make the airplane more likely to tip stall if it has ailerons only on the outer portion of the wing. Since the Ready has full span ailerons, they work fine. I had them on my Ready and Cessna and they did make the landing approaches steeper and slower. Using flaps correctly requires a different technique from normal landings and once it is mastered it is really fun. Putting flaperons on the Ready is not necessary at all, but it allows you to safely learn a new skill, which is always good.

Set the flap rate at 125% on your transmitter. You will need all the travel you can get in flap mode to made much difference.

Jim

Thanks.

Ready2's nearly finished now - does that single plastic bolt really hold the wings on ???? - doesn't seem enough, but guess it must be.

Dude ... it does for real! I was totally sceptical too!!! Let us know how she flies.

If you add 1/8" x 1/4" foam tape on top of the wing saddle it will keep the wing from moving around the bolt. (Also seals out water if you have the float version.)

Jim

Cheers guys - she's nearly ready now - just got servo to put in wing, set the CoG and throws.

Not too happy with using the supplied self tapers to fix the engine to that plastic mount - also had to shave some off the mount to get my Irvine 46 MKIII to fit, and still the mount is slightly forced out.

I changed the self tapping with bolts but I have many friends who have used self tapping on 46 2C engines, they do not come loose as long as you do not drill the holes too large and use some CA.