Have gotten a few things done on the Morane, don't have pics of it all, will get some of those later. These are from a few days ago.
Installed the wing wire tower under the fuse. I put a bit of balsa sheet around it to make the cote work a bit easier. I did the cote. It works but it's not perfect. Pics to follow. The black shadow is strobing from the flood lights.
The plastic top is odd. It doesn't go all the way to join the firewall, and it's not even level with it. I built a cove that is arched to segue between the firewall and the plastic top. I painted it olive drab. Pics to follow. It came out pretty nice. I am going to have to get some 2K epoxy clear matte coating for it all
I finally got to fly today is nearly perfect conditions! Curiously no one was there at noon, though a few fuel guys showed up so not a lot of waiting my turn
Most exciting was getting back to the Goldberg Falcon 56 after John worked the twist out. On my first flight it was still rolling right. I brought it back to the bench and realized the rudder was off center, a bit right. I retrimmed it and when I took it back up, wow. John said it would be fun, and it was! Tossed it around with confidence and really enjoyed it. The only issue is the nose gear is still not aligned straight, compounding the challenge of ground handling (using aileron to steer, and an off center nose gear). The set screw that secures the nose gear is hard to get too and is way right. I may have to remove the entire nose gear firewall plate , pull it and realign it. Really had fun flying it!
I also flew several flights on the Evolution 10cc equipped Hangar 9 Ultrastick! I wanted to shorten the control rod for the elevator, but it's at the stops, so I just sub trimmed it a touch. Needed just a touch of in flight trim. I have always loved the Ultrastick!
Ended the day tossing the Hacker MX2 foamie around.
All in all a great day of flying, lots of air time!
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