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Date:  9-20-2014
Number of Hours:  4.00
Manual Reference:  ch 19
Brief Description:  Wings are on

The wings are on and I spent a considerable amount of time changing out shim washers in order to get them as close to each other as possible. I then took Robert Harris' advise and measured the incidence with a technique he uses for a quick check and I was within .3 degrees on the left wing and .8 degrees on the right. That give a .5 degree difference between the 2. If I have to take the wings off for any other reason prior to flight then I'll try to get it even closer, but at this point I really need to see how it flies hands off before making adjustmets. PLUS, I was able to plumb Bob and level the wings to find that YES the right wing is 1.2 degrees higher than the left, and sits 1.5" higher above the ground than the left. A HUGE thanks to Joe Coraggio for coming up with a really simple way to fix this issue after the first 40 hours are flown off so I'm not even worried about it like I was last night. PLUS, the tolerances are within the Plans limits so other than cosmetic, it may not really affect the speed very much at all. In Pic 3 you can see the right wing is slightly higher in reference to the canard that I KNOW is level. No worries, let's fly this thing.
Oh, and it's REALLY cool extending the gear all the way and pushing it around without worrying if it will fall backwards. Thanks UL POWER!
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nice lines

nice lines

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The fighter stance

The fighter stance

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Small difference in right wing

Small difference in right wing

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