Quest first flight

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 Well, after almost 3 weeks of snow on the ground with cold temps, and cabin 
fever finally got out to the field, temperature was 37 winds 12 but sunny 
clear sky's, as I pulled in the drive there was snow everywhere but there was 
about a 10ft. way path down one side of the runway and just enough room under the 
shelter to set the plane and see if it would even run. Well, the Saito 100 
started right up but then died, this was a wrecked engine that I had rebuilt, 
little more throttle stared again better made adjustments OK running but the low 
end needs changed, but didn't but forgot wrench to take the exhaust off, no 
problem just leave the idle high. After range checking refueling and double 
checking the battery's we're ready to see if it will fly, slow advance of throttle 
and nice and straight keep adding throttle and lift off trims are off couple 
of passes and good to go roll not fast not real slow nice, so they say it 
point rolls good and it does, stall turn great, snap good but needs more throws, 
man this is a real nice flying plane, fly around doing point rolls from upright 
then from inverted it's all good needs a little adjustments but very decent, 
do stall to see what happens drops wing so don't get it to slow well with high 
idle it's useless 2 try's at landing and it's just not slow enough, OK kill 
engine and setup, just as smooth and straight as you can imagine.
 The quest with Saito 100, weights 8 LB. 3.8 OZ. tank on firewall not sure if 
Saito would pull from CG, 1000 NiMH on firewall, rudder servo in front wing 
bay and elevator servo where they had rudder servo Dave Brown push rod with 
support at end and middle, cut firewall out like Eric but put Piedmont mount with 
Dave Brown radial mount for $249 this is a steal.
 For you guy's in the South and West I know this sounds weird but if your 
from the Midwest and north, can't tell you how nice it is to get out to the field 
even if it is just for one flight.


Steve Maxwell
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