Ok.. I'm building my first ARF and just glued on the Horizontal Stabilizer and Vertical Fin... Here's the problem, I didnt realize until the epoxy already had a good bond that the horizontal stabilizer is rotated counter clockwise a few degrees (not perfectly strait)... The vertical fin is perfectly strait and the stab is level, its just "crooked"... I feel like an idiot! (Should have used 30 minute epoxy instead of 5)... The leading edge seems to be centered but the trailing edge is skewed to the right maybe 1 cm... Here's the question... how is this going to affect the flight of the model? I didnt want to try to remove it because the epoxy had a really good bond... and I'm sure it would have broken.. am I over-reacting? Will a fair amount of trim correct the problem? I feel pretty bad as I have been looking forward to having my first r/c plane for years, now I finally have it and I've messed it up... After thinking about it for a while I think that the model will fly straight, and when up elevator is applied it should roll to the right slightly... but maybe I'm wrong... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] Any advice is appreaciated... even though its after the fact..

I would consult with an experienced kit builder in your club, have someone look at it.
I think you'll find they'll be glad to help.

1 CM =
10mm =
not much on a 40 or 60 size high wing trainer =
but maybe a whole lot on a scale bird of some type.

I don't have a whole lot of experience, but after three kit builds I can tell you that each one
(all high wing trainer types) have their little hidden secrets that only I and the monocoat that hides
them know about.

In any event hook up with a buddy with some experience and have them look at it.
Training desn't start and stop with the buddy-box.

I'm sure you'll find at least several people at the typical club that would be willing to look at
it if not help you with it if it has to be un-done.

what kind of airplane are we talking about here? If its some trainer type airplane then I wouldnt really worry about it. If its a precision aircraft then you have a problem.

More than likely you'll never notice the difference in flight. When it comes time to do a few loops it may not track straight but then again most trainers won't. You could trim off the trailing edge of the stab square to the fuse.
This would help with the loops ,but I would leave it if I were you. later daveo

Thanks for the encouragement... It is a tiger trainer 40.. just something to learn on... after looking at it some more I'm not too worried about it... I will definitely have an experienced pilot do the first few flights though... thanks again.

Just a thought. A little heat with a heat gun might soften the epoxy enough to let you straighten it. Heat softens epoxy so it can be removed or taken apart and then you can reassemble it.