Old kit, New Tech ver 2.0

[F22trainer]

Hahaha no doubt, but you got it done. Its good to have that feel of something after you complete the build. Looking forward to seening it around the first of June when i am coming through on my yearly trip to Oregon :)

You’ll have a place on the FlightLine.:Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

April 20th is a go, definitely gonna meet up!

[Hardway]

I remember going to Montezuma, IA and touring the SIG factory when Hazel was there... Cool stuff. That is when I had my first six pack (or eight) of PBR and cooked my first brats... Good times!!!! A long time ago though...:Crying:;):Cool:

[Hardway]

Great job... Landing that baby with the gear stance is not easy.... Just ask me how I know!!!!!!!!!! A very old SIG customer....;) And Matt, are we having beers in April or whenever you get here??? :Cool::Cool:

[rifleman_btx]

Hahaha no doubt, but you got it done. Its good to have that feel of something after you complete the build. Looking forward to seening it around the first of June when i am coming through on my yearly trip to Oregon :)

[F22trainer]

Awesome! Congratulations on the maiden brother! Long time coming! Was great to see her in the air!

Thanks Matt!:Smoking:

Had to have a fat Cuban stogey after that flight!

[F22trainer]

A couple of close ups as some details get done. Next big hurdle is the cowl - plan to airbrush the appearance of the cowl doors, hinges and fasteners.:)

[rifleman_btx]

Awesome! Congratulations on the maiden brother! Long time coming! Was great to see her in the air!

[F22trainer]

So now that the dings are nearly fixed, the details are underway in preparation for her debut at One Eighth Air Force Spring Scale Fly In. It is my first time entering any scale event and I gotta admit the competition is stiff, but I’m not going to to win - just to build a nice looking scale model that flies well.
If you are in the area, you’ll want to stop by. I posted it in the event section.
Glad I did all that fiberglass work on the plastic - really improves the overall strength of the material. Made repairs easier too.:Whew:

[F22trainer]

Arrrgh!! That must a hurt. Meant to tell ya to break a leg last night, went to bed and forgot, Apologies. Looked real nice in the air, "T". You really have a special bird there. Glad ya made it.

Woody

Wen't out scouting for a place to fly yesterday. To be honest sometimes I wish I lived in Arizona. Found a little mad money I lost today. Gonna pull the trigger on that Brewster Buffalo. LOL

Thanks Woody! Was truly exciting and glad all I need to do is dial back all the aileron leverage mostly. Might have been a tad more nose heavy than necessary which may take care of the seemingly mild elevator authority.
Hope ya found some good acreage to buzz around, but there’s plenty of room for ya at AMPS Field here in Phoenix. Might want to hurry before the heaters come on...but even then sunrise flying is pretty nice because it is truly DEAD calm every morning.

[Woodcock]

Arrrgh!! That must a hurt. Meant to tell ya to break a leg last night, went to bed and forgot, Apologies. Looked real nice in the air, "T". You really have a special bird there. Glad ya made it.

Woody

Wen't out scouting for a place to fly yesterday. To be honest sometimes I wish I lived in Arizona. Found a little mad money I lost today. Gonna pull the trigger on that Brewster Buffalo. LOL

[F22trainer]

Not the perfect maiden flight I had hoped for, but other than the prop and scuffed chin - nothing painful to repair. Needs a lot of damping on ailerons and a bit more elevator throw.

https://youtu.be/Ecadsu1hfvo

almost a year after I started the build..:Whew:

[Capt. Crunch]

Beautiful bird:Win:

Good luck on your maiden!

[Hardway]

Fantastic!! Good luck. :Cool::Cool::Cool::Cool::Cool:

[F22trainer]

Let’s make it official.
Tomorrow she will see the flight line, and if everything checks out - she flies.

[F22trainer]

Looking very clean. Always nice to see a classic done well. What prop are you planning to run?

Starting with a 14x6. Need to do a few run ups and take note of the numbers, but it’s a starting point.
Thanks much for the compliments.

[Twowingtj]

Looking very clean. Always nice to see a classic done well. What prop are you planning to run?

[F22trainer]

A bit more progress tonight. I might just make it inside of the one year mark.

[F22trainer]

Pretty windy weekend, but I did go fly for a bit this morning. ‘Twas ‘sporty’ but 3 birds went up and 3 birds went home in the same flying condition as when they left.
It was a great weekend to make progress toward the maiden flight with the Ryan STA. And, while some things were allowed to dry, I got the Goldberg Sophisticated Lady motor glider airworthy. Need to check the CG yet, but she is ready to maiden as well.

[F22trainer]

Windy wx will prohibit the maiden flight this weekend, but suffice to say she will be ready when the next opportunity arises.