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**Uncle Brett** · 06-27-2007, 09:11 PM

Great to hear of your success on the maiden Ronnie. I've never really figured out where the CG is on mine. I cut the back end of the battery opening so my 2100's fit, and called it macaroni, never bothered to check the CG.
Yeah, ain't EPP great. Now you can take your plane lower than you ever have before with a balsa plane, knowing that even if it goes in, you can have it "Gooped" and ready to fly the next day.
One thing I should mention; if you used the toothpicks to pin the supplied phenolic firewall to the fuselage, even if you glued a piece of ply over it, glue a small piece of ply to the front of the battery cut out. The reason for this is; in a nose in crash the battery naturally gets slammed forward from the G's, and those toothpicks act like tiny spears that want to puncture the end of your lipo. Don't ask me how I know lol.
Good luck dude, and enjoy your Uzi.

06-27-2007, 09:11 PM	#25
Uncle Brett Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach CA. Posts: 1,298 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: UZI XXL Build Thread Great to hear of your success on the maiden Ronnie. I've never really figured out where the CG is on mine. I cut the back end of the battery opening so my 2100's fit, and called it macaroni, never bothered to check the CG. Yeah, ain't EPP great. Now you can take your plane lower than you ever have before with a balsa plane, knowing that even if it goes in, you can have it "Gooped" and ready to fly the next day. One thing I should mention; if you used the toothpicks to pin the supplied phenolic firewall to the fuselage, even if you glued a piece of ply over it, glue a small piece of ply to the front of the battery cut out. The reason for this is; in a nose in crash the battery naturally gets slammed forward from the G's, and those toothpicks act like tiny spears that want to puncture the end of your lipo. Don't ask me how I know lol. Good luck dude, and enjoy your Uzi.