More changes to the Pathfinder.

I built the plane for the Stalker .51. That proved to be a poor combination. I installed an Evolution .60 and that was a lot better. Then I got an Evo .52 and put that on the nose. It worked well also. That .52 went into the new Legacy 40 so I put a well used second .52 on it. Then back to the .60. I started having fuel tank problems and prop clearance issues and finally gave up using the larger Evo engines and went back to the LA .46. I had to use a stock muffler, a one ounce spinner nut and a plastic spinner to get the balance close to right. It does fly as well as it did. I installed drag strips on the tail and now it's very competitive. My son told me about a friend that cuts vinyl graphics. I'm having her cut some for the Navion. I found a picture of one that has "US ARMY" in large letters across the right wing. Almost full span top and bottom. That should cover a few of my mistakes. So I'm having her make some for the plane.

First flight on the second Legacy 40.

I finally finished painting the plane and used a 2 part clear coat. The usual butyrate clear dope didn't act right and got put aside. I've been looking for another Evolution .52 engine for the Legacy but no luck. I took one of the Evolution .60's I have and put it in but it didn't fit quite right. I removed the .52 from the Ringmaster Excel and put that in the Legacy. I had built it using this engine so It's only proper to use it for flying. I went to the park early and got in 3 flights with the Cardinal then brought the Legacy out. The engine fired right up and flew quite well. I had to hole up control because I didn't notice that the handle and lines I used had different size clips. I dug out another set of lines and evend things up for the next go at it. One of the club members hs a Evo .52 that was given to him so he gave it to me. I ran it on the test stand and installed it in the Ringmaster. I may have to get new bearings for it. I'll take both planes to the park next time out.

Got tired of looking at it.

After many flights on the P40-Q profile plane and getting less appearance points because ,I believe, it had monokote film on the wings and tail I stripped the film and paint off the plane. I them made some changes to the fuselage and tail to make it look like an Navion that was used by the military after WW 2 and into Korea. I have some graphics coming from Major Decal and I'm working on others from a cottage cutter. After I get those installed and the weather dries up a lot it will be time for the clear coats.