Henry, When you look down the fuse, do the tail surfaces look straight? You should only see the leading edges of the tail surfaces. Twisted tail surfaces act...
One more question. Is the CG correct according to the plans? This glider, especially with the stock tail length and increased wingspan is very sensitive to CG...
Two weeks ago, here in New Jersey, we had a good flying weekend. I got my longest thermal flight with the Bug. It was 6 minutes and 50 seconds. Has anyone...
Can some one please tell me how the two elevator halves are joined together and while not having to make a big hole on the vertical stab? Cheers Henry...
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:55:38 -0000, "dimple_kwok" wrote: Simply use a piece of .060 carbon at the hinge line to connect the left side with the right side. The...
That's unreal, and congratulations. I haven't finished my bug yet, but I do have other (poor) HLG experience flying a Candy HLG (ARF) in cold weather. At...
I've had some INCREDIBLY long flights with my ultralight BUG (>20 minutes). It is now unfortunately AWOL (I lost it in a thermal) but while I had it I would...
Just a note, thermals work on temperature differential - so any time you have major temperature differences within an air mass you get major lift - the winter...
First off. The week before my flight, the high temperatures were in the low 50's and upper 40's which lowered the ground surface temperatures. On the day of...
trizzle777, I realized that I didn't answer all your questions. I do SAL my bug and although it originally had a wing-tip peg, it no longer does. My peg had a...
Thanks for your time and the great insights and tips.....i'm forwarding that one to the archives. I'm giving Bug 1 to my father in law for Christmas to get...
New pics posted. This is a gift for my father-in-law, who is just getting into R/C. With that in mind, I built the pod hard enough to hit a golf ball. (might...
Hi, With a cruciform tail, I haven't felt a need for presets during launch. When I was learning to launch, I sometimes preset the (mechanical) trim lever on...
... I wrote the preset article on the polecat site. It works with the AM version of the Focus radio, but I haven't had any success with getting the Focus FM...
With the talk of presets, it might be good to define what I consider the two methods of Side-Arm-Launching. The original method: There used to be a animated...
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Where can you get Contest grade balsa online? I have built a bug to 103 grams (flies very well) and now want to go for one close to 70 grams. I plan to follow...
Lone Star Balsa is highly recommended on the Ezone. www.lonestar-models.com Let us know how you do. Right now 103 grams sounds very good. John ... go...
Hey guys. I am building my first Bug and have a few questions. First off, I was told to use a Avia Kite Mfg. micro tapered boom....what the heck is that?...
Chris I have only used the standard CF boom but keep in mind that a tapered boom can change the incidence of the tail. You just have to make sure that is...
Chris, I used Ultracote Lite on my bug with no problem. John ... Hey guys. I am building my first Bug and have a few questions. First off, I was told to use...
Get the Avia boom at www.airdyn.com. I think Gabe calls it a Super Light Tapered SL-T. I like oracover lite transparent - doesn't warp a bug wing. Another...
This thread thread made me think.... http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php? s=6a251ce1811b7f90bc6f5bc9384673cd&threadid=188976&perpage=15&pagenum ber=1...
Richard - Never done that, but I've wondered, so I think that sounds like something worthwhile before the spring. Motocalc didn't mind the following...
Chuck Lessard electrified one of my Gambler kits with a speed 280 direct drive and a 4.7x2.7 graupner folding prop. Flew great. To get the battery and motor to...
Hi T, Sounds good, how about that direct drive set that guy's using? I'm using LiPo's for my indoor planes, 700 mAh at about 35 grams (1,2 oz) so... e-bug 45...
I had an idea as I was looking over the carbon fibre stuff. The plans all for 0.025 x 20" music wire for pushrods. Why not use .020 carbon fibre rods? Would...
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