David Richardson 2 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hi Martin, You've made a lovely job of it. Great colour scheme as well. Very impressive. I was pleased to see the results of your maiden, it gives me encouragement for when I test mine. I built an Airsail Chippie nearly a year ago and have delayed test flying due to other commitments. But, with the summer coming (here in NZ) there should be no more excuses. Out of interest mine weighed in at 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) including all r/c gear and a bit of nose weight to bring up the CG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Congratulations Martin, flys as good as it looks then You sure the servo centres o.k ? John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Posted by Martin Fane on 21/09/2016 19:48:56: Danny Gear was fine, nice light landings helped. Elevator was fine too, I think my throws were around 12mm. Power was fine too, she flew around on half throttle mostly. Stall was a non event. I did have a scary moment on the second flight, lots of vibration sounding like an out of balance prop which turned out to be the prop drive fasteners loosening of at the motor. i took this as a sign to end the days flying Biggest problem is with the aileron centering. Its just not consistent when the ailerons return to neutral after deflection either way.....did you experience this ? Hi Martin, my ailerons also didn't centre perfectly but it didn't really affect the flight much, perhaps I would have noticed it on subsequent flights had I had any Sounds like you went too easy on the loctite? Once I open up my wing and repair the damage I can look forward to another flight Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatscoleymo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well done Martin, nice to see another one flying - looks a corker. Fats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Nice one Martin. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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