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Dan767 · 05-20-2010, 06:32 PM

I've read a few comments about the wheel pant block mod not staying in place. Before you glue the block in place, sand inside the wheel pant lightly with 100 grit paper and then clean with isopropyl or denatured alchohol. Using 30min. epoxy helps as well.

Tseres · 05-26-2010, 08:47 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Dan767
	I've read a few comments about the wheel pant block mod not staying in place. Before you glue the block in place, sand inside the wheel pant lightly with 100 grit paper and then clean with isopropyl or denatured alchohol. Using 30min. epoxy helps as well.

I used the method you described and they have stayed put for me.
Trust me when I tell you this. There isn't a better wheel pant tester out there then me.

rtflyer · 06-01-2010, 07:18 PM

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Koal · 06-02-2010, 06:28 PM

Well, another one takes to the skies! This airplane is my first foray into the 100cc world. DLE 111 with Vess 28B. Ran great right out of the box (well, I did change out the plugs before I even fired it up). Thanks Herve for finding a shipping method to get it to me in this frozen wasteland I call home!
Brad

Oilsands · 06-02-2010, 06:57 PM

Cool, another one located in Alberta. Still loving this plane.

CSpaced · 06-02-2010, 07:31 PM

Congrats Brad, it looks great!

airlyons · 06-03-2010, 10:48 AM

Hey Brad! Awesome news! Wish I could have been there but I'm still trying to remember "Go around, Go around thrust, flap 15" while not pressing the TOGA switches each time I say "go around" :-)

Chris

Koal · 06-03-2010, 11:02 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by airlyons
	Hey Brad! Awesome news! Wish I could have been there but I'm still trying to remember "Go around, Go around thrust, flap 15" while not pressing the TOGA switches each time I say "go around" :-) Chris

I hear ya! I'm sure your looking forward to being done with the sim and getting out on line. We will definitely have to connect out at the field when our schedules allow.
Brad

wylieruneyjr · 06-03-2010, 11:39 AM

Got ta love that Boeing logo. That 36% will be your all time favorite. Send us some pics with it on ski,s.

Koal · 06-03-2010, 11:58 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by wylieruneyjr
	Send us some pics with it on ski,s.

Which would be about 10 months of the year

. Can you tell I'm just a little bitter?

Dan767 · 06-03-2010, 01:51 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Koal
	I hear ya! I'm sure your looking forward to being done with the sim and getting out on line. We will definitely have to connect out at the field when our schedules allow. Brad

Best of luck in the Sim

Koal · 06-13-2010, 11:30 PM

I find that the front wing retention bolt is a real biotch to put in and remove. I've already had to cut it much shorter than stock just to get it to fit in past the former that's in the way. I can't slide the wings fully on and then put the bolt in. I have to just engage the anti-rotation pins then put the bolt in and get the threads started, then push the wing on snug or snug the wing up with the bolts. Any way you crack it, the nylon bolts are a pain to get at with a plywood fuse former almost right in line with the bolt. Even when the bolt is in place they are a real pain to turn in or out.

Anyone have any tips besides trading in my fingers for some long slender ladies fingers!

Dan767 · 06-14-2010, 12:40 AM

I cut the front nylon retention bolt just long enough to have about three threads past the T nut in the wing. It's about an inch and a half long. It becomes a two finger, two hand operation.

The other option, is to cut the head off a bolt and loctite it in place. Then use a nylon wing nut. Still, two hands two fingers.

sweetpea · 06-14-2010, 12:45 AM

I'd do more than just loctite a thread in place. I did that method but I used hysol to keep the threaded rod in place. You could leave the bolt long enough to meet the inner former side and glue a new plywood plate in place to use so the fuse side isn't used. This would make it easier to do. Not an option for me as I have 2 tanks (smoke/fuel) and there is no extra room.

Dan767 · 06-14-2010, 01:04 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpea
	I'd do more than just loctite a thread in place. I did that method but I used hysol to keep the threaded rod in place. You could leave the bolt long enough to meet the inner former side and glue a new plywood plate in place to use so the fuse side isn't used. This would make it easier to do. Not an option for me as I have 2 tanks (smoke/fuel) and there is no extra room.

I should have stated Red loctite. Hysol is good too!

05-20-2010, 06:32 PM	#1231
Dan767 That's at least a 9 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 1,773	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build I've read a few comments about the wheel pant block mod not staying in place. Before you glue the block in place, sand inside the wheel pant lightly with 100 grit paper and then clean with isopropyl or denatured alchohol. Using 30min. epoxy helps as well. __________________ Dan

06-01-2010, 07:18 PM	#1233
rtflyer Go Buckeyes!!! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 218	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build subscribed

06-02-2010, 06:28 PM	#1234
Koal Doo It! Doo It! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 85	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build Well, another one takes to the skies! This airplane is my first foray into the 100cc world. DLE 111 with Vess 28B. Ran great right out of the box (well, I did change out the plugs before I even fired it up). Thanks Herve for finding a shipping method to get it to me in this frozen wasteland I call home! Brad Attached Thumbnails 91.8 KB · Views: 37 78.8 KB · Views: 29 56.6 KB · Views: 29 57.8 KB · Views: 33

06-02-2010, 06:57 PM	#1235
Oilsands Oilsands Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,403	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build Cool, another one located in Alberta. Still loving this plane. __________________ Anthony MAAC#78933 IMAC#5720 PAU 36% Edge 540 Jtec 3.2m Extra 330L Comp-arf 2.6m Yak 55sp PAU mini Yak

06-02-2010, 07:31 PM	#1236
CSpaced Smoke on! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oak Ridge, NC Posts: 4,213 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build Congrats Brad, it looks great! __________________ Chris Mulcahy - IMAA District IV Assistant Director *www.Crackroll.com*

06-03-2010, 10:48 AM	#1237
airlyons Doo It! Doo It! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary Age: 41 Posts: 96	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build Hey Brad! Awesome news! Wish I could have been there but I'm still trying to remember "Go around, Go around thrust, flap 15" while not pressing the TOGA switches each time I say "go around" :-) Chris

06-03-2010, 11:39 AM	#1239
wylieruneyjr RUTNBUC Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: McClellanville South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 1,748	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build Got ta love that Boeing logo. That 36% will be your all time favorite. Send us some pics with it on ski,s. __________________ Here me Now, Believe me Later !

06-13-2010, 11:30 PM	#1242
Koal Doo It! Doo It! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 85	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build I find that the front wing retention bolt is a real biotch to put in and remove. I've already had to cut it much shorter than stock just to get it to fit in past the former that's in the way. I can't slide the wings fully on and then put the bolt in. I have to just engage the anti-rotation pins then put the bolt in and get the threads started, then push the wing on snug or snug the wing up with the bolts. Any way you crack it, the nylon bolts are a pain to get at with a plywood fuse former almost right in line with the bolt. Even when the bolt is in place they are a real pain to turn in or out. Anyone have any tips besides trading in my fingers for some long slender ladies fingers!

06-14-2010, 12:40 AM	#1243
Dan767 That's at least a 9 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 1,773	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build I cut the front nylon retention bolt just long enough to have about three threads past the T nut in the wing. It's about an inch and a half long. It becomes a two finger, two hand operation. The other option, is to cut the head off a bolt and loctite it in place. Then use a nylon wing nut. Still, two hands two fingers. __________________ Dan

06-14-2010, 12:45 AM	#1244
sweetpea If you can't HUCK it BLING IT! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Just Moved.......Hampton VA Age: 37 Posts: 9,269 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build I'd do more than just loctite a thread in place. I did that method but I used hysol to keep the threaded rod in place. You could leave the bolt long enough to meet the inner former side and glue a new plywood plate in place to use so the fuse side isn't used. This would make it easier to do. Not an option for me as I have 2 tanks (smoke/fuel) and there is no extra room. __________________ Offical Member of Team Caribou Lou "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But the U.S. ARMED FORCES don't have that problem." ...Ronald Reagan

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