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Strap the wing onto the fuse and check the Center of Gravity (CG). Hold the plane by the wing tips right at the spar. It should balance perfectly with about 2 oz. of lead in the nose cone. Try it first with no lead. If it is tail heavy, then add lead to the nose cone by drilling small holes from the back side (near the nose cone stop) and pushing hunks of lead into the holes. I use fishing lead, the kind that you can cut into small pieces. If it is nose heavy, then tape some lead weight to the tail. If you followed the instructions to the letter, you should be very close to balancing within 2 oz. of lead either way. If you deviated considerably from the instructions: you will want to get your balance BEFORE you drill the wing dowels. Start out with NO weight added. Tape or strap the wing to the fuse and get your balance. If you are tail heavy, move the wing BACK until it balances. If you are nose heavy, move the wing FORWARD until it balances. Once it balances, drill and install your wing dowels about 1/2" from the leading and trailing edges and 1" down from the top of the fuse. See the Fuse Instructions for a picture. Set all your control surface throws to 1/2" to 3/4" either way. Go to your slope on a day with at least 15 mph of wind speed and chuck this baby off the hill. Depending on your control surface throws, you will most likely find the Super Cheeter to be well responsive and fast. On the other hand, pull it around into the wind and it will slow down and become docile again. For the price and the quick build time, we think you'll really enjoy this plane! |
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10.09.2006 The site that started it all: Spadtothebone.com
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