Windtalker,

It would be easy enough to cut some of your covering off aroung the landing gear plate and put down a small strip of fiberglass that is about as wide as the fuselage, then just re-cover that area. It will be MUCH stronger and less apt to depart from the plane.

This was the first plane that I attempted pull-pull on. It isn't necessary, but if set up correctly will give you more throw than the standard push-pull setup and it's quite a bit lighter. On top of that, it's just cool and people come over to see how you did it. Unfortunatly, I dont have any pictures of how I have it internally.

Just a note to those thinking opf building this plane, this kit is awsome. I will give a complete writeup with pics when I finish building it, but I started it today and after about an hour and a half I have one wing completed except sheeting and one wing started good. This has to be the easiest plane kit ever to build, I just can't wait to fly it.

George

I am not opposed to you installing the PullP. By all means go ahead, and let us know how it does. I have seem some guys do it and it is cool. Also it is a great plane to learn the basic pull-pull set up on. However don't expect to have a noticeable weight savings. I installed a OS46 in mine and the CG came out at 4". Perfect for flying for me. I neither added nor subtracted weight from the build. This is also with a pilot figure. For guys that use larger engines they will often wind up placing weight in the tail anyway.

Take some pics as you go. And take your time. Make sure the lines are parallel, if you haven't done one before.

I am taking time, and making sure everything is perfect. I'm a machinest by trade and I'm used to everything having to be erfect, but I'm sitting at home waiting on workmans comp due to an explosion I was in at work that resulted in 2nd degree burns on 25% of my body, including face, arms, and chest. I'm recovering well and building this plane has been good therepy for me. I can't wait to finish it and share my photos with everyone.

George

Sorry about that burn. Keep it clean. However if I would have known you did machine work, I would have really been giving you a hard time. I did Tool&Die for about 12Yrs, then a "FrontWheel" from a prototype GM Car, came out of the Lathe and hit me in the chest @ about 1200 RPM. The stupid Engineer had loosened the Chuck without my permission. He was fired and I became the stupid Engineer. Anyway, enough war stories. Hope the SSE goes well, and the burn gets well.

thanks for the encouragement, things are healing up reallly well and I will hopefully be back to work in no time flat (I really hope, as I'm running out of maney fast) I have just put up the plane for the night and I am totally finished with one wing and have a good start on the other one. I should have the other wing finished before lunch tomorrow, then I get to move on to other things, bad part is I can't go in the sun due to my burns and so I won't be flying this thing for several months at earliest

George

Great kit a real winner. Hav not flown mine yet, but soon.

JEB

bps,
Looks very nice. I like the covering scheme.
If it were mine, I'd ditch the E-Z connectors on the ailerons and use something more secure.
What are you going to power it with?

Magnum .46 that is in my RV-4 at this time. The E-Z connectors seem to work fine for me. I have never had one fail in many hours of flying, but I appriciate your comment. This is a fine kit to build and I have built my share.

JEB

Good to see there are some other machinist here. My first "real" job was in a machine shop and I have been in the trade since, (I am 29). I am currently a CNC programmer for a company that makes ground support equipment and flying sub assemblies for military aircraft. Also the Sig SE is is an awesome airplane unfortunently I only got about 6 months use out of mine as it was plowed in during a streamer drop at a fun-fly. The streamer came out of the cup at take off and wrapped around my tail bringing me down. As you can see it made my fuselage into a unique three piece design I stripped the gear out and junked the fuse, I saved the wings because they only had minor damage which will save me from building the wing when I make another one.