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Forum: Kit Building
06-28-2015, 06:26 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Maybe the problem with the ARF's covering is that...

Maybe the problem with the ARF's covering is that the wood is still full of moisture from Vietnam. It is super low humidity here (like 15%) and the black covering absorbs more heat than the white. ...
Forum: Kit Building
06-28-2015, 04:38 AM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Thank you. Today I will get the rest of the...

Thank you.

Today I will get the rest of the covering done. Control surfaces and fuselage, then I will start the PolyCrylic coats, 3 total. This thing will fly someday. Sure glad I bought the...
Forum: Kit Building
06-27-2015, 03:34 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Your covering on the fuse looks great to me! ...

Your covering on the fuse looks great to me!

I just finished covering the vertical stabilizer. Each one comes out better than the last. Next is all the control surfaces... do you guys use one...
Forum: Kit Building
06-27-2015, 02:24 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

PolyCrylic IS hardware store water base acrylic. ...

PolyCrylic IS hardware store water base acrylic. $20/qt. MinWax brand.
Forum: Kit Building
06-27-2015, 12:23 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Progress! Got around to doing the covering on...

Progress! Got around to doing the covering on the horizontal stabilizer and it came out great.

However, if I had known what a pain it is to cover with Koverall I think I'd have gone with...
Forum: Kit Building
06-26-2015, 03:51 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Thank you Dave.

Thank you Dave.
Forum: Kit Building
06-26-2015, 02:59 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

I am actually much farther along on the LT40 kit...

I am actually much farther along on the LT40 kit build at this point. The wings, fuselage, horizontal and vertical stabilizers are all done. I have started the covering. I am using SIG Koverall...
Forum: Kit Building
06-26-2015, 02:49 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Hi Folks Since I originally posted in this...

Hi Folks

Since I originally posted in this thread about my experiences with my Kadet Senior Sport, I have bought an LT40 kit and after seeing how long it takes to build one, an LT40 ARF.

I...
Forum: Kit Building
05-26-2015, 04:21 AM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Looking forward to seeing pictures to see what...

Looking forward to seeing pictures to see what you do with that mix of colors.
Forum: Kit Building
05-25-2015, 04:56 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Wow, your fuse looks a lot different than mine. ...

Wow, your fuse looks a lot different than mine. Yours is all stick construction but mine is light ply. Did you build yours from an older kit? Mine is a new kit, I wonder if they switched to the...
Forum: Kit Building
05-25-2015, 11:24 AM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Nice progress! What did you cover it with? ...

Nice progress! What did you cover it with?

You are way ahead of me. I have the wings on my LT-40 kit built and the fuse constructed, but I need to take it over to a very experienced friend's...
Forum: Kit Building
05-19-2015, 06:24 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Too bad I didn't discover it until I turned 65. ...

Too bad I didn't discover it until I turned 65. Not all that many years left, so I am learning as fast as I can!
Forum: Kit Building
05-19-2015, 12:28 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Couple milestones for me this week: 1) I...

Couple milestones for me this week:

1) I started building my first ever kit, a SIG LT-40. So far it took me several days to build the left wing, but I am confident it is built right and will be...
Forum: Kit Building
05-06-2015, 06:40 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

I did a ton of flying the pattern and touch and...

I did a ton of flying the pattern and touch and goes back in the 1970s. Difference was, then I was sitting inside a Cessna 150. If I recall correctly, that was way easier than this.
Forum: Kit Building
05-05-2015, 12:37 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

I did my second series of buddy box flights with...

I did my second series of buddy box flights with a super experienced instructor today. He just has me flying the pattern, with square turns and maintaining altitude. Probably sounds boring to you...
Forum: Kit Building
04-23-2015, 11:04 AM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

National Parks have entirely different rules than...

National Parks have entirely different rules than National Forests.
Forum: Kit Building
04-01-2015, 02:27 AM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Thanks guys. Although I am new to RC flying...

Thanks guys.

Although I am new to RC flying (just two months) I think the fact that I was a private pilot and majored in aeronautical engineering in college 35 years ago is helpful to me. I do...
Forum: Kit Building
03-31-2015, 01:32 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

I got to fly my Kadet Senior Sport today for the...

I got to fly my Kadet Senior Sport today for the first time, on a buddybox setup with a super experienced guy at our club. He adjusted the mixture on the OS FS65V and took it off. He flew it around...
Forum: Kit Building
03-28-2015, 05:20 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Thanks much for this Tom. I went ahead and...

Thanks much for this Tom. I went ahead and installed a couple M4 washers between the top mount holes and firewall holes.
Forum: Kit Building
03-28-2015, 12:43 PM
Replies: 3,856
Views: 497,136
Posted By michaelnel

Ooops sorry did not realize this area is for kit...

Ooops sorry did not realize this area is for kit builders. Mine is an ARF.
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