PAU 36% Edge 540 Build

[airlyons]

I'm definitely eyeing this one... wondering how it will perform for IMAC (sportsman right now) at 3600 feet above sea level with a DA85 and RE3 tuned pipe.

Anyone flying this at a higher elevation?

Chris

[sweetpea]

There's a guy flying one in Vegas in Basic. I dont think he used the DA85 though.

I wsa so close to buying one this week.......but the money I needed for it fell through.

[tailstrike4]

This guy in Las Vegas is flying his on a DA 100. Motor runs great not one single flame-out pulls great on the up lines.
The plane flies beartfully solid as a rock.

After the rigionals in Phoenix I will be going to Sportsman next season.
Larry S

[sweetpea]

Good Luck there Larry!

[Oilsands]

I really like the way this plane flies and the comments it gets from those watching it. I competed in my first ever IMAC this year (September in Edmonton, Alberta) and it flew great in some very high winds (40 to 50 kph). Had fun and learned a lot as well as got to meet some new people. I enjoyed it all this summer and look forward to next summer.

[tailstrike4]

Thanks Sam,
Wish you were here to run our next contest.
At the last meeting with parks & recreation they encouraged us to have another contest.
It was brought up at the last club meeting to have a contest but there was no one intrested in taking on the responsibality of running a contest, so it was tabeled till later.
Looks like Phoenix is going to be a great contest.
Talk to you later.

[sweetpea]

Its alot of work to run a good contest. Hopefully some folks from the club will step up and fill my shoes.

[CSpaced]

We took a trip up to Danville Regional airport in Virginia yesterday for the 2nd annual "Fighter Flight Against Cancer". All the proceeds from the event, as the title suggests, goes towards the fight against cancer. Mike Martin did a great job putting on the event, and we all had a lot of fun. Flying from the airport was a trip, because at the end of our runway were full scale aircraft taking off in the opposite direction!

Here are some photos that Manny got of my Edge.

[JohnVH]

Looking good Man!

[CSpaced]

After huckin the Edge real hard since day one it was time to go over everything and convert it to IMAC mode for some serious practice through the winter.

First thing I did was remove the smoke system, saving about 1lb of weight. I relocated my tank to the center of the airplane (after removing the smoke tank), and went over everything to make sure nothing had come loose. A mejzlik 25 x 12s will be replacing the Vess 27B, and I'll be cutting another no limitz spinner to fit the new prop. The Vess prop makes a fantastic sound, but I would probably be grounded the first time the judges heard it rip! I already have MTW cans on the edge, so the Mejzlik will reduce the prop sound dramatically.

With everything in place right now my CG is about 6.5" back from the leading edge. I'll fly it like that to begin with and adjust the CG from there. A new program will be made, and my linkages adjusted accordingly to give me max servo resolution. I'm looking forward to shooting some straight lines with it!..

[B. Parker]

Could someone give me a measurement from bottom of tail wheel to top of rudder. Also bottom of mains and top of cowl My transport would be my 8 ft. bed of truck and short topper. Great looking plane. Would be first attempt at 36% have had a couple 50 ccers.
Thanks in advance. Bob

[CSpaced]

	Quote: Originally Posted by B. Parker
	Could someone give me a measurement from bottom of tail wheel to top of rudder. Also bottom of mains and top of cowl My transport would be my 8 ft. bed of truck and short topper. Great looking plane. Would be first attempt at 36% have had a couple 50 ccers. Thanks in advance. Bob

Hi Bob,

From the ground to the top of the rudder is just short of 28", and from the ground to the top of the cowl is about 23"..... unless its in the air

[B. Parker]

Thanks CSpaced, It will fit.

[Koal]

Hi guys, Im in the process of putting together one of these that I just received a couple of weeks ago. I'm curious about the serial numbers. I notice that the one Ken put together to start this thread off in January of '08 is stamped serial #32. Mine is stamped serial #22. What's up with that? I'm assuming these are in fact serial numbers, perhaps I shouldn't. Not a big deal, but something sticks in the back of my mind that there was some issues with the earlier batches. Can anyone comment?

Thanks in advance,
Brad

[Ken-H]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Koal
	Hi guys, Im in the process of putting together one of these that I just received a couple of weeks ago. I'm curious about the serial numbers. I notice that the one Ken put together to start this thread off in January of '08 is stamped serial #32. Mine is stamped serial #22. What's up with that? I'm assuming these are in fact serial numbers, perhaps I shouldn't. Not a big deal, but something sticks in the back of my mind that there was some issues with the earlier batches. Can anyone comment? Thanks in advance, Brad

It means nothing only that it's the 22nd one of the thrid container.

Ken