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Old 11-15-2018, 09:02 AM
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Is the light color metallic silver gray ? It makes very good !
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Old 11-15-2018, 09:28 AM
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Yep!

Weather is a problem this week, hopefully I'll get the final assembly done, pics, and fly it home by the weekend.
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Old 11-15-2018, 09:53 AM
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Yep!

Weather is a problem this week, hopefully I'll get the final assembly done, pics, and fly it home by the weekend.
Please let us know how much weight you will end up adding to the elevator for balancing it.
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Old 11-15-2018, 12:29 PM
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Please let us know how much weight you will end up adding to the elevator for balancing it.
They were spot on from the build and I've been flying ... I'm not expecting to have to adjust further .. but not quite there yet so will let you know
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Old 11-15-2018, 03:24 PM
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They were spot on from the build and I've been flying ...
I haven't weigh mine, but expect one to be heavier due to additional hardware (trim tab & motor). Did you reduce the E-614 counter weights to have the two elevators balanced? Or how did you balanced the elevators.. thanks.

BTW.. nice plane & paint.
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Old 11-15-2018, 04:35 PM
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I haven't weigh mine, but expect one to be heavier due to additional hardware (trim tab & motor). Did you reduce the E-614 counter weights to have the two elevators balanced? Or how did you balanced the elevators.
Mine were so close there was no reason to add/remove weight. I did shave the weights to fit, perhaps I just got lucky. Curious what the paint will do, I suspect not much.

Is elevator balance on the 14 something that builders are chasing around?

Knocking on wood .. mine flew true very first flight. The only issue I had with trim was after I installed the nose wheel pant, it caused some pull to one side in flight. I had to re-torque the axel nut, apparently it wears in a bit and loosens up.
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Old 11-16-2018, 09:14 AM
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Mine were so close there was no reason to add/remove weight. I did shave the weights to fit, perhaps I just got lucky. Curious what the paint will do, I suspect not much.

Is elevator balance on the 14 something that builders are chasing around?

Knocking on wood .. mine flew true very first flight. The only issue I had with trim was after I installed the nose wheel pant, it caused some pull to one side in flight. I had to re-torque the axel nut, apparently it wears in a bit and loosens up.
But the axel nut doesn't act on wheel pant !? Did you have a 1/4 of ball ?

As for mine, when I trim well in the final with full flaps, the elevator requires great effort at go-around until the trim return to TO position. May be I have to land with flaps on TO when I go around.
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Old 11-16-2018, 02:20 PM
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But the axel nut doesn't act on wheel pant !? Did you have a 1/4 of ball ?
If I understand you, yes, that's what was happening. The cause is/was the prop wash pushes the nose wheel pant to the side causing some drag, tightening it up fixes it.
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Old 11-17-2018, 04:23 PM
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Bill glad to see the end is in sight. I ordered my tail kit/ cone a few weeks ago and will begin construction in January @Synergy in Newnan. Looking forward to the build- JT / HSV
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