pizzaz
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From: St. Charles, IL
I know there are a ton of these out there so: How did your wing fit. I just opened the box last nite and slid the wing in. There is a 1/8 to 1/4 inch gap all the way around the wing. It only touches at the leading and trailing edge.
What did every one use to fill the gap. Hate to add 15lbs of epoxy. Besides my expoxy bottles are only about 12 oz each. hahahahaha
What did every one use to fill the gap. Hate to add 15lbs of epoxy. Besides my expoxy bottles are only about 12 oz each. hahahahaha
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From: Nor Cal,
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I have a Pizazz myself, seen 3 others and have herd dozens more, all of wich have the gap.... mine is pretty concistent at about 1/16 to 1/8 inch. Everybody I've herd from or seen including myself just filled it with epoxy.... kinda a bummer but if you do a nice job you'll hardly notice it afterwards. Since it sounds like you're just starting I'll throw you a couple other tips.. Throw away those stupid CA hinges and get some nice ones with the metal pin... An even better thing to do is to look at you LHS for some stiff wire rod that's the same diameter and the Hinge pins and instead of the pins run one length of wire thru all 3 hinges... much stronger. I've got a Saito .72 on the front, and my 1600Mah NImH battery against the firewall to get it to balance out at about 4" behind the LE (I found H9's reccomendation for the CG making the plane fly too nose heavy and damn hard to hover... I'll start inching my battery pack back towards the tail to het better hovering). It's a great plane... Flys crazy but also can be so calm.
Enjoy
Enjoy
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From: POMPTON PLAINS,
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I've just finished my 3rd Pizazz and did not have any problems with the wing saddle, bu if you have that much gap try this. Get yourself some 1/8 x 1/4 balsa, slide the wing into position and shim the wing with the strips. You know that this is a very active airplane so, check the aligment!!!!! modify the shims to make the wing align with the thrust line, if its not right it will fly up or down with any change in air speed. Cover the shims with some red paint and glue into place. Fuel proof this area with epoxy glue. On the first flight, it will get off the ground with ease, if it way out of trim pull back on the power so that you can adjust trims, this will save your plane. Ken....The "BALSA BANDIT"
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From: Houma,
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Mine also had a gap like most of you. I put glass cloth around the inside then filled gap from the outside with 30 min epoxy. I used a syringe from local drug store to shoot it in the crack and let it seek its own level (no sanding after). It was kind of like forming and pouring a cement slab. It worked real well and is pleasing to look at. I just put an ultrocote stripe around wing. I also have a .72 and run 30% heli fuel it is ballistic but very calm a slow speed. I also added wheel pants to mine.
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From: Meridian, ID
I bought one late Dec. and the wing fit was almost perfect. It was snug to install. Haven't flown it yet. I'm worried about those huge ailerons. Is the low rate recommended throws in the ballpark? Maiden should be either Fri or Sat.



