That Goldberg Edge sure looks nice! Have you checked out the 25% Edge from Wild Hare? Its about $100 cheaper, and my buddy claims that his is an awesome flyer. I have seen it fly several times, and it appears to be real nimble on it toes and built very well.
http://www.wildharerc.com/Products/Edge120/edge.html

Thanks for the input. I have seen the Wild Hare Edge. It's a bit larger than the Goldberg. I have a saito 120 in the hanger that I plan to use. It would be too small for the Wild Hare Edge. BTW, I'm talking about the 67" goldberg, not the 77"

I see now. Its the bright orange one. That one ought to really show up well! Your Saito 120 should pull it around very well. There is also the Skyshark Edge 540 that they say balances perfectly with a Saito 120. Goldberg make some pretty good stuff though, and I bet you will enjoy it!

It came down to the skyshark and the goldberg. I think the skyshark is a very good plane and I would have went for it except for the one piece wing and it's a little smaller. I also have a saito 100 that would be a good match for the skyshark; however, i might try it on the goldberg as some say it should be enough power. still undecided though.

All,
After many successful flights with this wonderful Edge, I crashed landed it after a deadstick on base leg to final turn. It was a bad, low approach anyway, and by the time I realized the engine was dead, it was very low and approaching stall. Stall it did, and I tried to strike a balance between dropping the nose and softening the impending hard landing, but it landed hard on the wheels in tall grass and with one wing down. That wing snapped off.

At first glance, the plane looked fine. Fuse undamaged, landing gear ripped off at the heads of the nylon bolts I had installed, but one wing broke from the joiner right at the wing root. Crud! The rest of the joiner is buried in the wing, and one of the joiners in the other wing also broke at the wing root. I don't know how to repair this structural damage without losing the integrity of the joiner/wing system. I wish I could simply buy a new wing from the now defunct company. Any ideas?

Ed, Edge 540, ST 90, Zinger 14x5

Yes. You could purchase a new plane with extra parts on RCU. I have one for sale now. I'd give you $20 off. check it out at [link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=193836[/link]

Thanks, Jon, but I don't need a whole new plane or the extra parts, just the wings/joiners. Do you wish to part with those?

Ed

No, I need to keep the plane intact for a hopeful sale.

I might be able to help you out. I got a set of wings from VF dented and when I tryed to pop them out with a heat gun I got it to hot and melted the foam, was going to try some of that expanding foam to fix it but John from VF came through with a new set. When I get some time I will find them, try the foam and let you know, may be a week or two so hang on to that Edge. Rick

There is also something called Hysol. (At least I think that's what it's called.) Super strong epoxy. Costs more but won't break. Patch it and fly.

Lair300s,
Thanks, I hope you can find those wings! I assume the joiners were never glued in. I'd be willing to fix that foam myself. Keep me posted, please, and thanks for the hope!

Kurt,
I am really skeptical about simply butt epoxying the joiners back together. Sure, that would be a simple and clean fix, but I am really worried that the new joint would be weaker than the original unbroken joiners. They may break during normal flight(bottom of a loop, snap roll, etc). Then I would destroy the whole plane in the ensuing wreck. The unbroken parts I have now are in very good shape. It seems a real shame, because the wings are in excellent shape, aside from the fatal structural failure at the dang joiner.[:@]

Ed, broken Edge

Yeah,, I got a wingset just like your's hanging on the wall in my shop. I really hope you can find another pair.
I like several other's that have a VF ARF fly them alot more carefully now that there are no more spare parts. [&o]

Kurt,
Yes, I know what you mean about flying more carefully. I have not yet told you guys about a few things I could have done to prevent the accident in the first place, or minimize the damage of the accident in the second place. I am waiting to overcome my mourning period.

okay, okay, now I am getting ticked off, so I'll tell you: I ran out of fuel. How's that for stupid? And I was so careful about counting turns to fill the tank that I actually thought I should cut my flying time by about one minute a couple of flights earlier for insurance. I was flying at higher and higher throttle settings, and I could actually verify the fuel consumption was going up, landing with less and less fuel, so I knew I would be cutting it close. But I was having SO much fun flying this thing that I wanted the extra minute. Talk about a stupid tradeoff. Now I can't fly at all, let alone one more minute. BTW, I was flying 11 minutes a tank when this happened, using the stock tank, ST90 and 14x5 Zinger prop.

Broken Edge Ed

Wow.... Talk about waking up a thread.
Sometimes i do the same thing when i fly. I think I can keep up a little while longer. Fortunatly I never had a dead stick yet because of lack of fuel. When trying to push the limits on either flying and or fuel on a plane that no longer has parts for is also asking for it. But anyway sorry for the loss, it is a very nice flying plane. Is it fixable?

Just when we are at our height of glory and everything is picture perfect..................BAM.................somet hing happens in an instant to shatter our great moment! Stuborn men will will rise up an rebuild, and that great moment of glory will happen again! In other words, get that Edge repaired and get back out there!

Damn,, the old empty tank senerio. Hate it when that happens. Plus Edge540's (in my opinion only) don't like to fly very well without a prop turning. Oh well,,, you still had a more respectful not-so-perfect landing than I did. You can search back on this thread and read where I dumped mine on final because of a giant black wasp biting me repeatedly on the arm. Talk about a stupid trick. Again what surprised me and fellow flying buddies was the major lack of damage to the plane except for the wing joiner and spar after a tip stall straight in from 8 foot or whatever.
Nope,, won't live that one down for a long, long time. The guys still race around shooing bees , flys or anything with wings away from me out at the field yelling ~~~~ " I SAVED YOU KURT !!! IT's OK NOW !!! " True fact.

Just a thought here,,, but do you think between all of us we could get him a wingset together ? I'd have to go out and look but I thing one of mine was still 100%.

Kurt,
I do remember reading that post, and(sorry) almost laughing myself off the chair. Your turn to laugh now. ok, this is starting to make me feel better now. Still, the wasp was out of your control. My dumb thumbs work just as dumb on the fuel pump as they do the sticks.

Did you post your repair technique? I don't recall much besides why the plane went down.

Ed

The repair was simple. I ordered a new wingset and cowl. LOL

Dang Ray.... you got a way with words old boy. You in public speaking ? The GLORY and the BAM. Sounds like a good RC hobbiest short story on it's way .[8D]

skin is not hurt( or burnt ) but I melted the foam under the skin, about 5 inch's or so behind the spar. I have used this expanding foam before on a smashed front corner, sprayed it into a small hole i drilled into the outside edge and presto new corner,get a hot iron roll it around to get the right shape strong too. I was going to fix the dented ones up and use for spares, even made wing joiners for them but never glued them in. Make me an offer, they are my spare's, i'll just have to keep her higher.

Kurt

I was going to tell a good story, but your story with the wasp is better than any I could have told. That is some funny story, but it is unfortunate that it did not have a happy ending. I will check with my buddy who is flying my old Vectorflight Edge 540 to see if he has any spare wing panels lying about. I know he did replace one at some point.

BTW, I do no public speaking. I lay bricks for a living and spend my days with my nose to the wall! I have caught myself talking to the bricks before.LOL

Lair300s,
Thanks for offering your spares and joiners. I sent you a pm.

Broken Edge Ed

I'm not sure what it is with this plane. I must have the jinxed one.

Landing gear ripped out - repaired
Tail wheel ripped off - repaired

The longest I have had this thing in the air was today for about one minute. But one thing is for sure; even with all the hard landings it still stands up.

My muffler fell off today and it deadsticked in. Very hard landing, plane rolled on the ground head over heels. Not a scratch or dent to show. Actually, the only damage to the plane was when the tail wheel came off, the rudder got scraped a bit on the bottom.

It's frustrating but I'm determined to get this thing flying. But I did grab the gas can a couple of times.

I dorked a landing today and now it needs a belly pan. Any suggestions? I am thinking of selling it as I am going into bigger planes. Any one interested? I am going to place an add.

Eagle,
Someone, I think it was Sturz, built a belly pan for the Edge. I'm not sure how far back it is but he posted pics of the build. Do a search in this thread for belly pan and you should find it.

Good luck.

I haven't taken my Edge back out yet; been playing with my GP CAP.