Friday, December 27, 2024

Trim flights

I've had several sessions with both planes so far. I'm getting close to where I think the planes should be. The Nomad has a vicious turn that I'm calming down and the Oriental has a lazy turn I'm trying to turn up. I did get a pattern in on the Oriental so that is going good. The Nomad flys too fast so I have installed a prop with less pitch. It's poor weather today so there isn't any flying. The Oriental was designed for the very light Fox .35 engine and I have an engine that is 4 ounces heavier so it is nose heavy. I have added about 1.5 ounces of lead to the tail to bring the balance aft of the point shown in the plans. That sould improve the turns a lot. I also ardered some shoe covers so I don't get wet feet walking through the grass in the mornings.

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