Adrian Smith 1

As I arose from my sleeping pit I saw that the weather was sparklingly sunny, but I needed to de-ice the car (+3c). Can't waste a day like this so off to the field sharpish. Cracking morning and four long flights were had without incident. The wind picked up slightly from 3-4mph to 6-9mph which was just nice as it was coming down the strip. These sort of days make you realise why you do this hobby 😀

I invested in some new, longer servo arms to make the aileron geometry easier to set up correctly. Same goes for the elevators and rudder. A worthwhile investment I think. That's workshop detail over for today and I am hopeful of getting out to FLY on Friday!

The U/C wheels look particularly robust which need to be given the size/weight of the plane. The The wheel hub appears to be made with alloy metal while the foam wheel is of the very hard variety. These are usually a weak point on less than perfect landing so I will see how good there are.

Back in the game again today after being laid low with some nasty cold bug. Thanks for the photos DD. I am all for making life easier. Another thing I like is that there is wooden template to enable prop driver bolt holes to be drilled into spinner back plate. It fits nicely into the backplate groves with the spinner plate arriving undrilled. Fortunately the holes match the bolt holes on the GA8000 motor. How easy can that be? Like it. The spinner comes with prop slots pre-cut and easily accommodate my 26x10 and 27x10 props.

I have to make room for a new project so something has to go sadly. So if you are passing through Suffolk it might be worth a look. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276668714630?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e12000.m113256.l116967&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=fe49726c30854b09ae02d1acce4f5f44&bu=43764482925&osub=-1~1&crd=20241003065722&segname=12000&mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e12000.m113256.l116967&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=fe49726c30854b09ae02d1acce4f5f44&bu=43764482925&osub=-1~1&crd=20241003065722&segname=12000

The guys that fly these jets have my undying admiration. Lovely clip. 😀

You won't, Duncan. I have the SW 74" version of the Edge 540 with a Dualsky Racing motor in it and I have had endless fun and continue to do so. I have togo this route because while I have served my apprenticeship on building from scratch many years ago, I have bad reactions to glues like cyano and epoxy resin. Do post some pictures of your Laser at some point.

Thanks, Peter. I have left out the basic stuff of the assembly as I have covered that a few times before. I just felt it was interesting to show how easy it can get in a labour saving effort by some clever designers. There are a few more things I will post in the near future. I think I am going to spend a bit more time on it judging by how much the rain is lashing on the window at the moment! 😠

There is nothing particular to report about fitting the aileron servos which will be driven from separate channels. The elevator servo fitting was its usual pain in the backside as they are concealed in the tailplanes. The one positive is that there is a slot in the rib that allows the servo wire to be fed under the servo and round to the wing root. All in all each elevator took in excess of 10 minutes including putting in the screws. Glad that part is over. I will be using separate channels for each elevator too. As mentioned the extension leads are already fed into the at fuz source so that is one less awkward job.

Last job of the morning was to fit the rudder servo, although I think I am going to upgrade my servo arms into something longer. It was also a bit of a head scratching moment trying to find the right slot under the covering. 🤭

I fitted the OPTO ESC where there is bags of room under the motor housing.

Same goes for the canopy which I have seen before.

Similarly, there is a failsafe catch on the tailplanes using a magnetic bolt.

A quick look at the main wing fixings which I quite like. Each wing has two permanent screws in which fit into two brackets on the fuselage side The thing I like is that although you can just push the clip down to engage the screw, the top of the clip can't be forgotten before flying because the canopy can't be fitted unless the clip is engaged. Also the clip doesn't come undone during flight because the canopy is sitting on it. Very helpful for forgetful people like me. (Don't ask)

Ouch! I feel your pain Peter. Good that you are back on an even keel with a new Anthem.