gyro
GSN Contributor
I just got through applying the B and E Graphix package on my new one. I hope to test it tomorrow.
looks beautiful!
EF 48" Laser EXP
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looks beautiful!
SteveT.
100cc
Doc Austin
70cc twin V2
Technically my new Laser took on half of a click of up trim. It was almost perfect but one notch of up trim was a little too much. I landed and turned my trim steps from 4 down to 2, and with one notch it was dead nuts. Later I had to take it out when I moved the battery, which is now all the way back. This was exactly like my first Laser came out!
Something I did not notice on my first Laser... or maybe it wasn't this way.... Is that the fiberglas tube in the fuselage that holds the carbon tube has been replaced with thick plastic, and so have the first few inches of the tube in the wings. Plastic won't compress over time nearly as badly as soft fiberglas, so the wings will stay squeaky tight for much longer. On this plane I have to wiggle the wing to get it started when I take it off.
Man, I am so glad to have another Laser. I was only out of one for about three days but it drove me crazy. No one has touched this one except me, so I have an emmense sense of satisfaction that I finally (after 35 years) got my Laser and I put it together completely by myself. Finally I get to represent Extreme Flight when I fly it, so I have now achieved all my goals from when I started flying again in 2006.
I'm pretty happy today.
Something I did not notice on my first Laser... or maybe it wasn't this way.... Is that the fiberglas tube in the fuselage that holds the carbon tube has been replaced with thick plastic, and so have the first few inches of the tube in the wings. Plastic won't compress over time nearly as badly as soft fiberglas, so the wings will stay squeaky tight for much longer. On this plane I have to wiggle the wing to get it started when I take it off.
Man, I am so glad to have another Laser. I was only out of one for about three days but it drove me crazy. No one has touched this one except me, so I have an emmense sense of satisfaction that I finally (after 35 years) got my Laser and I put it together completely by myself. Finally I get to represent Extreme Flight when I fly it, so I have now achieved all my goals from when I started flying again in 2006.
I'm pretty happy today.
njswede
150cc
Boo-hoo! I crashed my Laser!!! And in the stupidest possible way! I was practicing slow rolls trying to keep them as crisp as possible. Of course I forgot to set the timer and the LVC kicked in when I was in the KE-portion of a slow roll. Tried to roll it back upright, but that bled off too much speed and put me in an unrecoverable (at least without power) spin. It smacked straight in from 20 ft and did a few cartwheels in the weeds at GCA. I though for sure there was going to be pieces all over the place. But the plane was actually in one piece. Unfortunately, there was a lot of internal structural damage:
* Cracked longerons
* Former at the back of the canopy cracked.
* "Cross-bars" (I'm sure there's a fancier word for it) on motor box cracked.
* Plywood reinforcements where the wings attach cracked.
* Cowl chipped and gel coat missing.
* Broken prop.
* Possibly bent prop adapter on the Motrolfly 2820.
I think I know how to fix it. Instead of trying to patch the motor box, I'm just going to remove the cross-thingies (what the heck are they called???) and stiffen it with CF rods. I may do the same with the former and glue it back along the side of the fuse and add a CF strip to replace the part going across the fuse. That should be as strong, if not stronger than original.
Any pointers?
* Cracked longerons
* Former at the back of the canopy cracked.
* "Cross-bars" (I'm sure there's a fancier word for it) on motor box cracked.
* Plywood reinforcements where the wings attach cracked.
* Cowl chipped and gel coat missing.
* Broken prop.
* Possibly bent prop adapter on the Motrolfly 2820.
I think I know how to fix it. Instead of trying to patch the motor box, I'm just going to remove the cross-thingies (what the heck are they called???) and stiffen it with CF rods. I may do the same with the former and glue it back along the side of the fuse and add a CF strip to replace the part going across the fuse. That should be as strong, if not stronger than original.
Any pointers?
njswede
150cc
Yup. Irrecoverable spin from 20-30 feet straight in, a few bounces and cartwheels. I thought for sure there would be just sticks left! It's a bit worse than it looks, since the sides and longerons are cracked in several places. But it's probably fixable.
And the SFGs didn't even break! They're all covered in dirt from having plowed the field...
And the SFGs didn't even break! They're all covered in dirt from having plowed the field...
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Steve_B
70cc twin V2
Sorry to see your new laser has took a hit, frustrating way for it to happen too.
Looks like it will fix up just fine. if it were me I might be tempted to strip the covering to do the repairs. Being all red the fus on the laser would be a breeze to re-cover. If you have the bust pieces of ply from the motor box they might just drop right back in and some CA will make good.
With telemetry this never has to happen, just program an alarm on your Tx as your low voltage warning and disable the LVC or set it to a very low value. Also always use 'soft' LVC.
Looks like it will fix up just fine. if it were me I might be tempted to strip the covering to do the repairs. Being all red the fus on the laser would be a breeze to re-cover. If you have the bust pieces of ply from the motor box they might just drop right back in and some CA will make good.
With telemetry this never has to happen, just program an alarm on your Tx as your low voltage warning and disable the LVC or set it to a very low value. Also always use 'soft' LVC.
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gyro
GSN Contributor
Pontus, as I mentioned on the phone, I'd post some motivational photos for you. This pic is from a 48" Super Vyper that had a mid-air with a similar sized high wing foam trainer. The ultracote held together long enough for me to make a landing on the runway.
When I got home, this is what I saw:
When I peeled the covering back, this is what happened:
I got her back together and she flew again...
If I can, you can!
-G
When I got home, this is what I saw:
When I peeled the covering back, this is what happened:
I got her back together and she flew again...
If I can, you can!
-G
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gyro
GSN Contributor
Thanks! An "after" picture would have been even more motivational!
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