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#2060
From: John Pitman
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 04:29
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Hi there all,
Am I mistaken? It looks to me as though there are some areas not covered in the
current FAQ that may be useful. As an instructor with my club, I get to see a
lot of strange things on 'aeroplanes'. I have written some notes for beginners
which we publish in our newsletter from time to time to help newcomers, and I
think some of the topics would be useful in the FAQ.
The things that come to mind are very basic and mundane to many of us, but when
a newcomer dives in headfirst, he can make a lot of mistakes. the sort of things
I am thinking of are :  the need for straightness (compared to C/L),
	the need to have small (preferably seaqled) gaps at hinge lines,
	check the hinges for strength and attachment security,
	preferably straight pushrods, not kinked,
	attaching nyrod outers to start and end holes, and midway,
	assembling tanks correctly and checking for leaks,position of re engine,
	checking wings for warps (home made incidence meters) and fixing them,
	rigging of control horns and pushrods (at 90 degrees etc)
	fitting keepers on clevises, using threaded ends into clevises (not glue),
	when to use epoxy, Ca, white glue,
	installing servos,
	choice of radio (channels, dry vs nicd, value for $),
	choice of covering colours for visibility,
	size of beginner plane,
	etc.
does any body think it is worth posting this sort of stuff, and should it get
added to the FAQ????
jp
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