<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">I was THRILLED to finally take delivery of my Pletty 30-10 Advance. Now that I have it in my hot little hands I need to get it installed in the airplane. That is proving much more difficult than I anticipated!<div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote></div></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Here are the issues:</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">1. It needs to be nose ring mounted via 6 bolts in the front as there are no allowances for
back plate mounting.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">2. I bought the F3A Unlimited motor mount for it, but the mounting tabs are wider than the front of the airplane so it will not fit flush at the nose ring. A flush mount actually puts the tabs wider than the nose ring and into the cheek cowls.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">3. The output shaft has a short useful length with a machined flange. so using any kind of rubber spacers behind the nose ring will be a problem unless they are very short. If I was to find short rubber spacers there would still be a width problem as there is no flush surface inside the nose ring to mount them to.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">4. Probably the biggest problem of all, I have to be able to adjust the motor thrust line for down and right thrust as I do NOT
believe there is any built into the front of the plane.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">If anyone has any pictures of their Pletty 30-10 Advance installation or any techniques to do it accurately and just as important LIGHT please let me know.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Plane is a Sickle V2 if that helps.</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Thanks in advance and happy mother's day!</div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times,
serif;font-size:12pt">Anthony</div><div style="position:fixed"></div>
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