I just bought one of these. Does anyone have any familiarity with this particular kit? Obviously its a Chaos and will fly well, I'm just curious as to how it builds and the quality of the kit so I know what to expect.

Shane

Shane,

I just started one of these myself.

The first thing I did was purchased an 8' piece of 90 degree 1/16th inch aluminum - cut it into 2 4' lenghts. The slots in the ribs fit in the aluminum - ala wing jig. The ribs needed to be sanded a bit as some were too long. I've got the right wing done and am starting on the left wing. I'm using seperate aileron servos mounted out on the wings. Not sure if I'm going to buy a new .91 4-stroke or if I'm going to use a .61 fx I have on hand. I'm going to keep it as a trike gear airplane - no retracts. I can post a few pics of the build so far if you want.

Good luck on your build.

Scott.

I'm flying a recently built Bluejay Dirty Birdy 60. Not the same kit but similar.

The DB was a very nice kit and built easily. The only issue I had was that the plans showed the wing at the wrong incidence. Since the parts were accurately cut per the plans, I came out with the same wrong incidence. The incidence listed in the instructions and on the plans was correct but measurements of the plan itself was wrong. Easy enough to fix though. Adjusting the wing incidence was part of the instructions. But after making the adjustments, the wing dowel holes in the fuse former were in the wrong place. Again no big problem. I plugged them and redrilled.

The reason I say all this is to suggest that you to measure the plans to see if the wing incidence shown matches the number given. Measure from the reference line (top of fuse) to the center line of the leading edge and the wing trailing edge. The DB was supposed to have 1/32" but had lots more.

If every thing measures out correctly on the plans, build on! If it looks like there's an error, I'd suggest not drilling the dowel holes in the former until after adjusting the wing saddle.

This is just a nit but thought you might like to check for it before you build so you can adjust as needed.

The Utter Chaos is a great plane.

Dave

Thanks for the replies guys. I won't get it started for a few more weeks until my Thanksgiving Break (I'm at college). When I do I'll take into consideration the things you guys pointed out to me. Looking forward toward getting it built.

Shane