Have a question regarding the Roo II servo mounts. Are the small ply sections that make up the mounts adequate enough for the job if installed properly. You will notice in the pic attached, that the one on the left is the stock configuration, and it is obvious that this was an accident waiting to happen. The surface was not prepped before gluing, as witnessed by the shine of the resin on the surface of the cover. Also notice how on the left one... the vertical brace is canted, not a good glue joint at all. The servo cover on the right showing the anodized aluminum mount, is my proposed setup, but I was curious if the stock configuration is sufficient if done properly.... look's like an anemic setup to me.

As a side note, every servo mount in this flown Roo was minimally attached. It took very little effort to break the mount's loose from the covers. Just a little pressure from the thumb, and not a sliver of wood left attached to the cover surface. I sure hope that this is not exemplary of the type of craftsmanship that are going into some of these jet's. I think that if turbine's such as proposed by Jet-Joe become available to more modeler's that want a turbine so bad that they can taste it, you will see more of this type craftsmanship. The inevitable is going to happen guy's, mark my word!!!

I know that in the IMAA meet's, at least the one's I have attended, preflight inspection's of airframe integrity & flight controls are done by designated parties, that are supposed to be knowledgeable within their field. I have yet to see this done at a Jet meet, even on a minuscule scale.

You can sand it and then glue the mounts, or what I do is simply glue the servo directly to the mount with probond and a clamp overnight. My servos go into a jet for the long haul (jet sold or jet crash). I routinly glue servos in. In the end, you can send the JR's back to horizon and have new case put on for about $5.00. That's cheap!

They look poor, but do the job..... [8D]



(pics form my eurosport....same stuff. )

here's how i mounted the servo in my roo2
i used the suplied mounts and then i used 24h epoxy mixed with choped coton and micro balloons