BalsaDust
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Theres still daylight left today.
The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread
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Theres still daylight left today.
pawnshopmike
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Ya. Fixing to start mowing the grass while its nice and dry.
Should be cooler in the AM for the maiden. Of course it would make more sense to mow in the cooler weather except as high as the humidity is it takes till noon for the dew to dry.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
I hope to. I've had a run of bad luck with electronics the last couple weeks but I'll do my best. I'll at least get my wife to record it on her phone.
Jetpainter
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Good luck on your maiden Mike.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
Thank you kind sir.
It's been storming here for the past several hours. Hopefully it lets up soon.
Jetpainter
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It looks like it's going to be like that here today as well, so I'll be in the shop disassembling and reassembling the Goblin 570 I just got. After tinkering with it a bit it was obvious that who ever built it doesn't know the meaning of the word Loctite! The hazards of buying used, but thankfully I love to tinker with things.Thank you kind sir.
It's been storming here for the past several hours. Hopefully it lets up soon.
Jetpainter
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Between last night and today I removed every bolt, ball, screw and nut from my Goblin 570 and reassembled it with Loctite. Next I need to redo and tidy up all the wiring.
Then I need to find someone to tidy up my workbench.
Then I need to find someone to tidy up my workbench.
pawnshopmike
Staff member
Well, Maiden of the Grasshopper wasn't pretty. Combination of tail heavy, high rates and low pilot skill equalled a wild ride! Got her back on the ground with a nose plant. Luckily it wasn't a total loss. All damage is already repaired and I was hoping to fly it again today after turning down the rates. But it seems that an aileron servo stripped out. So I'll have to grab a new one tomorrow.
Damage pics.
Combination of tail heavy, high rates and low pilot skill equalled a wild ride! Got her back on the ground with a nose plant. Luckily it wasn't a total loss. All damage is already repaired and I was hoping to fly it again today after turning down the rates. But it seems that an aileron servo stripped out. So I'll have to grab a new one tomorrow. Damage pics.