Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Preparing for the next flight

So, Friday I began working on getting my plane back together. The propeller shaft was sheared in two, so I dissected it all and got the shaft online. I went to www.gws-online.com and ordered 2 shafts because I hear they'll bend allot if you keep nosing in, and a 6 pack of GWS propellers for 12 bucks. I also glued the wing back together and got the fuse back into one solid piece since it was split along the center and the sides had taken some damage.
When I checked my e-mail on Monday, I couldn't believe I had 3 e-mails stating my order had been processed and shipped out last Friday. I ordered early, but not that early, nice. So yesterday, my wife came back with an envelope that had all the parts I'd ordered, Wohooo! After a romantic dinner and some time with the wife, I started gluing things on. I got the aileron linkage for the broken wing, the motor mount, and the motor itself all put together. I also started re-gluing the strut mounts. So the plane is almost ready.
Wednesday morning there is supposed to be some dead calm, but it should be cold. If it works out, I think I'll go ahead and try flying her again before work, if not I think I can wait up to 3 weeks for calm. Hopefully things will go better this time.

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