Dive of Death

Alan Hepburn · Post by **Alan Hepburn** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm

Folks:

The main feature of my Elite's handling that I am still unhappy with is its tendancy to keep pitching down when prodded in a pitch down direction from trimmed level flight. Many people claim that this is because of the near rectangular shape of the front of the elevator spades, and can probably be fixed by rounding the corners. Well, we'll soon know, because I'm in the process of making mine semi circular. Can't get rounder than that. I finished one today, and expect to do the other tomorrow, so if the WX is half decent later in the day, I should have my answer soon. Stay tuned.

Al

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Wayne G. O'Shea · Post by **Wayne G. O'Shea** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm

Winds to 100Kmph tomorrow Al. If she is still at the dock...I'd be getting
some extra ropes on here and consider semi sinking her if you have to.

Wayne

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Subject: Dive of Death

Folks:

The main feature of my Elite's handling that I am still unhappy with is

its tendancy to keep pitching down when prodded in a pitch down direction
from trimmed level flight. Many people claim that this is because of the
near rectangular shape of the front of the elevator spades, and can probably
be fixed by rounding the corners. Well, we'll soon know, because I'm in the
process of making mine semi circular. Can't get rounder than that. I
finished one today, and expect to do the other tomorrow, so if the WX is
half decent later in the day, I should have my answer soon. Stay tuned.

Al

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Wayne G. O'Shea · Post by **Wayne G. O'Shea** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm

Looks like only to 50kph over your way!

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Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:36 PM
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Winds to 100Kmph tomorrow Al. If she is still at the dock...I'd be getting
some extra ropes on here and consider semi sinking her if you have to.

Wayne

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Hepburn" <ahepburn@renc.igs.net>
To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 9:57 PM
Subject: Dive of Death

Folks:

The main feature of my Elite's handling that I am still unhappy with is
its tendancy to keep pitching down when prodded in a pitch down direction
from trimmed level flight. Many people claim that this is because of the
near rectangular shape of the front of the elevator spades, and can

probably

be fixed by rounding the corners. Well, we'll soon know, because I'm in

the

process of making mine semi circular. Can't get rounder than that. I
finished one today, and expect to do the other tomorrow, so if the WX is
half decent later in the day, I should have my answer soon. Stay tuned.
Al

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Alan Hepburn · Post by **Alan Hepburn** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:18 pm

Yep, not looking good in the WX department, but she's in the hangar, so I
should get the job done, and just have to wait for the answer for a few
days.

Al

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