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Old 2017-09-16
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First Name: Ricardo
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Maiden today.. Did two flights, some adjustments are needed... Circular flight has its own details, such as adjusting the position of the leadout cables, and the wingtip weight.

The outside wing flies faster, and carries less weight (the inside wing carries the cables). So there is a need to fine tune the wingtip weight, to balance the airplane laterally.

The leadout cable position trims how much pressure the airplane puts on the cables (it adjusts if the airplane is going to fly with the nose pointing straight, pointing inside or outside.

So I will need to adjust both of the above. First I will start with the wingtip weight. The move the leadout as needed...

One picture after a successful maiden..
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