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1. 05:44 AM - first flight (Douwe Blumberg)
2. 05:52 AM - bungees (Douwe Blumberg)
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Congrats Patricia!
That should be a really nice prop/engine combo.
I LOVE my starter button too!!!
Douwe
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Hey Tools,
First time I wrapped the axle, I used two separate lengths thinking if
one
broke I would still have another, kind of an =93early warning system=94.
Now I just use one big one. Everybody, do make sure you have a safety
cable
or something to catch the axle if your bungees ever do let go.
I spent a lot of time covering every bolt head/nut with rounded
=93covers=94
(modified plastic faucet washers) trying to eliminate every potential
=93wear
spot=94 that could start chewing through the bungees. I think if
you=92re
really careful and thoughtful you can eliminate most of them, but it
really
doesn=92t take much. Even a hard edge on the wood gear will do it. I
glued a
half-round to the bottom of my gear to eliminate those hard edges. Also
wrapped most of it in heavy inner tube rubber.
Since 799B is rather heavy, I use 5/8=94 bungee rather than =BD=94 and
it=92s
wrapped pretty tight. Works for me.
And no buddy, though I like =93soft squishy landings=94 I don=92t always
accomplish them. After I installed my angle of attack indicator this
summer, I was experimenting with very low speed landings and dropped her
in
from what felt like six feet or so (was probably more like three, but
still!) which felt awful.
Douwe
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