KMP Aviat Husky A-1

[pitviper51]

got the painted hubs back,, looks way better then grey! added my own touch to it to, haha the sticker over the center hole is made to be temporay if need be. i got the switch and battery installed last night, just waiting for the mailman withthe rest of the goodies
mike

[pitviper51]

well, i have made alot of progress now, the electric glow and fuel lines are installed, and once i get the foam tape the rx will be in, then i get to fire the engine for break-in! woohoo, this one has been a long trip, but im glad im finally getting it done. only issue now is figuring out how to install the windows so i can still have access in the fuse to work.. pics to come and video once its fired
mike

[pitviper51]

well, all the windows are installed, and engine running good after fooling withthe valves it will actully go over half throt.. hope to get it cged and cowl fitting today so i hope top maiden this wednesday or the next non rainy day.. its been a long arf build for sure but im glad i finished it,, its a good looking plane. stay tuned for more pics and hoping a video of the flight
mike

[SleepyC]

Big wheels are cool.

STOL video coming?

I say you make a 12' x 6' chalk box and rock STOL's all day.
That would be cool.

[Cracky]

Sleepy, I still wish that I had bought your cub and had some fun... I've seen a DA85 on a 1/3rd scale and its nicely powered...

[pitviper51]

i plan to do alot of stols. i got the wings and struts mounted today for the first time, cg looks a bit nose heavy, just the way i like it. when i tried to fire it up no nothing haha.. guess the onboard glow batts died last time i had it running,, so now i have to wiat 12 hours to charge so i can check it for vibes and taxi around the yard.. i wish i had a way to hook brakes up,, then super stol is possible.. tho i dont think that will be a problem. more soon
mike

[pitviper51]

well i got it runnning withthe wings on today. ran good, so i did a few yard taxi test.. sure enough the tail gear snaped right off.. so now after fixing that with a hardwood block. i should be good for tomarrow test flight.. as long as weather allows
mike

[pitviper51]

last wednesday the weather didnt work out, so the hsuky flys tomarrow! wish me luck! photos to come
mike

[Cracky]

hope all goes well!

[pitviper51]

Well today my husky flew for the first time. On take off i realized how much im not used to floater planes haha. ( this factor came into play later too..) as youll see in the gifs i made of both take off and landing this plane needs little room to get flying. Today was a bit windier then i had hoped to do the maiden in but i was going up regaurdless. My fear of being very nose heavy went away soon after takeoff and it just needed a few clicks right ailiron to trim. the landing was fun with the big crosswind we had, one thing i notice is the fact that these big tires take a second to roll up to speeed and on touch down it hints at nosing the plane over. good fun! The second flight i decide to try a takeoff with flaps,, wow it jumps off the ground haha. then plane seems to wiggle around just a bit im guessing its the short coupling. the third flight was great, this time i set the timer for 10 and kept it under half anf just did pattern and fly bys, i will say once i get the cowl on it, its going to look and sound real!.. the day came to and end tho on landing of that 3rd flight as i cut the landing to short and ploped it down into the thickest clover about 3 ft thick all around the runway.,, it was sucked in hard, and prop broke as well as the landing gear bent ( surprising since its biffy..) the gear has been since bent back as well as i can, but i am going to email kmp about extra. enuff my rambling heres the pics!

takeoff



landing



mike

[Cracky]

good deal!

[pitviper51]

thanks. i hope to get the cowl cut inthe next day or two, further inspection showed no further damage, the one side that bent the tire is off center a bit but thats not gonna stop me haha. i just need to get my head back and not land in the weeds that flight was going soo good to. haha i was trying a few slips and it seems to fly slip good, almost to the point its half way to knife edge haha. i may go ahead and rig up the on baord camera hahah
mike