I was working on my Edge and I made a mistake on the joiners for it. I put the right front joiner in the rear. I cannot believe I made that mistake. I emailed VF and I have to wait to see what I need to do.

I was even taking my time. Can you believe that?

You put the front joiner in the rear? Oh man, you're gonna have to get another wing. I KNOW there isn't any way to fix that.


AAAaawwww, just kidding. I'm sure it'll be ok. One of the guys at VF will have a fix for ya. I figure at worse you'll have to redrill the joiner holes, hopefully.

Guess you never heard of the rule: measure twice, glue once.

Futaba has an (air brake) selection that works very well. I set my Edge up with 10%down ailerons and 5% up elevator activated during low rates on switch (G). Used them a few times during zero wind conditions. Can't be used with a Y-harness on ailerons. Flaperons and duel channel ailerons only. "Hope this helps."

Manny ?? Do you have access to a camera ? Maybe if we could see where your at on the wing joiner it would be easier to help you.
I know VF likes seeing a snap shot or two as well. I had made a mistake on my joiner by getting one too far into the left wing.
Simple solution was to drill out larger lockdown holes and install the next size bolts and wingnuts.
I bet you'll get a fix from VF before you ever read this . They don't waste time helping their customers.

The reason they have rear and a front side joiners is because the rears' are a little bit bigger in width. VF wanted me to sand down the front side of the fuselage where you slide in the joiners. I did not want to do it so I sanded down ONLY the part of the joiner that goes into the fuselage and not the part of the joiner that goes into the wing. This is only regards to the right side. The left side is "OK" They said that work, too. Hopefully, I will be ok. I was concern about changing the dihedral of the wing.

What do you all think? (I was born in the North and can you see the south is getting to me? LOL!!![]

I knew they would have an easy fix for you. Just make sure you don't sand down too much. It is a thick joiner, and I like things thick, but you don't want to make it too thin.

Well I never use Y harnesses anymore. I rather do everything on my TX. The Airbrake function is i believe on the sail plane programming right?

On my 7-CAP it's right there with the V-tail, flaperons , etc in the secondary programing. Once in the Mode/Page selection for all your duel rates and trims, etc hit the button again to get into the mixing function.

Guess I'll be getting a new wingset and cowl from VF soon. Had a freak crash last Sunday while on final with my Edge. This huge black wasp landed on my arm while I was about 6 to 8 feet high on approach to the tarmac. The wasp was stinging and biting , felt like a hot needle. I took it as long as I could but had to take my left hand off the radio to try and shake him off. It all happened in a flash. Busted the wing up in three places , tore the cowl to shreads. Damaged one of the wheel pants slightly. The rest of the plane was in mint condition. Didn't even chip the prop. Just another example of how tough these VF ARFs are. Most planes would have been garbage can food after that crash. Worst part was that the Saito100 was really running great . Had vertical forever with the 15x6APC.
I've heard of weird things happening like this before. Sweat in the eyes. Spacial disoriantation. Stray dogs . Guess it's all true.

Hi all, I've been following this post for a while, preparing to build my Edge, then got distracted. Now I'm following again, making progress on my own plane. I have a question for Salty25: some pages back you posted pics of your 91 with what looks like a fuel filler valve and lots of plumbing. I am also using a 2stroke91 with a Pitts Muffler very similar to your installation. I think I will use a similar fuel filler set up, but I have no experience with fuel filler valves. I was just thinking the other day that I'll need to get at the muffler vent line to vent my overflow while refueling the plane. I think I will have to hang a bit of vent tubing and one 'coupler' thru the bottom of the cowl so I can access/disconnect it. It is hard to tell from your pics, but is that what you did? This has been a great thread to follow.

Sorry to hear about your plane. I crash my tiger on friday. I thought I was a lot closer to the runway was not. I was trying to land the plane. I got it fix over the weekend and it looks pretty good.

Hey, I have the 7-CAP and I am trying to get the flaps to work. I got them to work using the VR dial, but in the flap-trim what are they trying to adjust (this in the manual- pg 44. I think)? What is the flap-trim used for and how do you use it?

First,, you guys with the 2stroke 91s ,,, tell me how the plane flys with this setup. I have an OS.91FX I was thinking of swapping with my Saito on the Edge since it will be down for a short while. VectorFlight says it will only be a week or so till they can ship me the replacement parts.

Programing the 7Cap for duel channel alerons. I'll try my best to explain this . Have patience. lol
The left aileron (standing behind the plane) will be on channel 1. The right aileron will be on channel 6.
Ok,, first go into the secondary programing and activate your Flaperons.( Must read as "On". I have channel 6 set to the Aileron-2 function. This ties your two ailerons together as one. You may need to reverse the servos to have them move correctly. Leave the Differential alone for now.
Next,, go to flap trim and activate it. This will de-activate your flap trim knob on the radio. Again, leave the trims at zero.
Go back into the first stage programing and choose the Sub Trim menu. After getting the left aileron set where it needs to be use the sub trim again for channel 6 and match your ailerons up. Make sure the end point adjustments are the same on each so you'll get a smooth roll rate.
If you have any other questions or trouble with it I'd be glad to help you over the phone if needed.

Let me know how the programing comes out for ya.[8D]

six weeks, holy s@#$ I was told 7-10 days and I am on day 13. They blamed usps labeling problem, I hope I dont have to wait that long, I will probably have a heart attack.

high blood pressure

What do you guys think about the gap on the bottom of these wings? It is in the center section of the wing. I like how Chuck always me tell it is very easy. [8D] Let me know what you guys think.

ehernan3,

I originally had the fueler valve located at the bottom of the fuse, as in the pic. I have the vent line longer, with a coupler, so I can get it from the bottom and plug in when fueling. I have a closed fueling system so when the tank is full I get the extra fuel back in the bottle. I then take a littel bit out so there is some room in the tank.

I was having problems getting my engine to run and the only thing I could think of was the fuel valve being so low. So I took the vavle out of the pic and the engine ran great. This caused me to take two weeks to get a maiden on the Edge.

I haven't had a chance to fly it since the maiden, waiting for a Dubro landing gear. I could have made one myself in the time it's taking for it to come in. Anyway, I'm moving the valve to the side of the plane instead. I think with the vavle being so low it was hard for the engine to get fuel. I've done this before on other planes but the fuses on those have not been as tall.

Hope this helps.

I think I hear Twilight Zone music.

Sorry to hear about your plane. I'm sure you'll have it up in no time.

So next time you go the field; wear your sweat ban, bring your guard dog, put on a long sleeve shirt and use bug spray. Not sure what to do about the spacial distortion; I'll call Mulder and ask him.

LOL !!!!!! Could you call Scully instead ?

Salty25,
Thanks for confirming the vent line setup, it does help a lot. That's exactly what I want to use, although I did plan to put my fuel filler valve about the same height as the rest of the fuel system to avoid the problem you describe. Technically, due to the static pressure head in the tank, having the fuel filler valve down so low should not affect fuel flow until the tank is nearly dry, but Murphy loves to thumb his nose at technical issues, doesn't he?
I noticed that some of you are placing the tank on a tray with a piece of wood designed to ensure the tank doesn't contact the firewall. I'm really glad to see those suggestions, because I am convinced that the lines will kink if the tank is that far forward. I can almost feel this happening as I trial fit the tank over and over, never really confident that it will work against the firewall like that. I was wondering how to solve this(even considered mounting the tank sideways, which eliminates the kinks), until I found those posts/pics. Thanks, guys.

I haven't made up my mind yet on the Vectoflight or Aerowoks Edge 540. Is there room in the fuse to add a smoke tank and pump? I read somewhere in this thread that the cowl comes all white so is there a decal that has to be put on and how difficult is it to get around the curves? Are the wheel pants any good being two piece or would fiberglass pants need to be purchased? The color scheme is not one of the best looking but the quality sure seems great.

IMHO smoke system would add too much weight... I'm starting to enjoy my Edge, but it is a heavy girl!
The cowling came all red for the edge (I think it is white for the extra) and the stickers went on great... the stretch very nicely around curves...

I fly off grass... so the wheel pants went in the garbage (even if I fly off of pavement, they would go in the garbage..but that is just me, I think the wheel pants are a joke)

Red cowl here too! with white stripe that goes on easy. Mine's slightly over 8 lbs with a 90fx, for a 66 inch airplane thats pretty good! Pulls straight up out of sight if you want, and lands like a dream, actually floats like a high wing trainer if your idle is not set low enough. IMO if you want them to fly right, avoid adding stuff that will increase the weight.[8D]

Calflyer, how did the CG come out with the 90FX? I'm thinking about an OS 1.08. Would it be to nose heavy with the extra weight?

Zippi, CG was dead on as recommended with the 91fx. It is a great combination. I used thin rods for tail struts to minimize tail weight. Batt pack is also in the middle, so I have room to play with CG. Its easy to put so much additional weight on any airplane, got to be careful. Not sure what the 1.08 weighs. The problem is not when flying, only when there is that unexpected dead stick at lower altitude, a big engine weighing the nose down can make all the differnce! And with a heavy engine overhanging the landing gear, there are stresses on the airframe that its not designed for. So some additional reinforcing work may be in order if you decide to go with a 1.08.[8D]

struts,i have the OS91fx on my edge it does excelent.i did have to add some weight to the rear bottom tale to balance it out.i haven't added the tale wires yet when i do i will probably be able to remove the weight.i also made my own spring tale wheel setup,it works really well saves the servo.i will post some photos here....happy flying

Hey Horace315:

What size prop are you going to use to break-in your engine? What prop are you going to use when flying the edge? I am going to put in my Edge the .91FX, too.

Thanks in advance

Sorry, I was planning a special conference with Scully and you're not invited.

LOL

Manny5150,i used a master air screw 14/6/8 the 14/8 is what i got the best performance out of,it was a little fast landing with the 14/6.i am going to try a apc prop next in the same size.if you look at vector flight customer pictures that is my plane with the Mickey Mouse pilot posted there.i cant say enough good things about VF,i had some problems with the belly pan plastic being slightly warped and the wheel pants cracking they cut them out of the molds for me and shipped in about a week.when i got the new wheel pants i fiberglassed the inside of them and haven't had anymore problems,i would recommend doing that if you take off on a grass field.actually any abs plastic wheel pants i recommend that.run the airplane on low rates at first,i thought it wasn't enough control surface throws and was surprised how responsive on low rates it was.hope this helps some...happy flying