Ace GLH 250 - My first balsa build!
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Grifflyer
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Thanks me too! I just hope it's not a silly or stupid solution or something I forgot because @BATTLEAXE and @Wildthing would never let me hear the end of it 
Jackson T
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I know what you mean... I broke my first scratch build (a MM Sportser) because I had the elevator reversed. Don't tell anyoneThanks me too! I just hope it's not a silly or stupid solution or something I forgot because @BATTLEAXE and @Wildthing would never let me hear the end of it
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Turbojoe
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I don't know. It looks like it just went straight in with no effort to maintain/gain altitude or even pick up speed. I have to wonder like rockboy. Is the prop on backwards?
Joe
BATTLEAXE
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Holy crap you do crash stuff!! That's refreshing lolThanks me too! I just hope it's not a silly or stupid solution or something I forgot because @BATTLEAXE and @Wildthing would never let me hear the end of it
Willy Nillies
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If the servo was actuating the elevator to recommended throw at 1/4 throttle or higher the GLH 250 will climb, easily.
You have a servo,linkage or pushrod problem. Check for binding or excessively stiff elevator hinge. Check your servo with a little load on it. You are going to find a problem there somewhere.
Sincerely,
Doug and Becky
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You have a servo,linkage or pushrod problem. Check for binding or excessively stiff elevator hinge. Check your servo with a little load on it. You are going to find a problem there somewhere.
Sincerely,
Doug and Becky
WillyNillies.com
As a side note, while I really love the slick design look of the control horn hidden under the elevator (and built both of my Barnstormers this way), I learned on my FliteTest style planes that I had a better chance of succesfull flights if the control horn was on top of the elevator so the servo pulled the plane up instead of trying to push the plane up. Like Doug says, that servo/linkage/control rod is a frequent trouble spot, and an elevator is a terrible thing to lose.
Jackson T
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That didn't take long! How does the wing attach?
Grifflyer
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A BBQ skewer goes through a hole in a bulkhead at the LE and then there is a screw out back.
Keno
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Lovely plane the are GLH's flew them with TD .049's. Ya you do need to get the throws down and some Expo will help. What we use to do is find a nice soft bush and chuck them into it until we got them close to trim. Then chuck them into the air and hang on until they ran out of fuel. Lot of fun. I use to cut foam cores for their wings. Good memories, have fun.
Wildthing
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What about the pilot???
Grifflyer
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Replaced the old plop of dirt in his head with a fresh one, should be good to go
Wildthing
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What was the problem with the plane?Replaced the old plop of dirt in his head with a fresh one, should be good to go
Grifflyer
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I still don't really know...I'll put her in high rates this time!
Willy Nillies
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YAY! Congratulations!!!! Great Job!
Sincerely
Doug and Becky
WillyNillies.com
Sincerely
Doug and Becky
WillyNillies.com
Grifflyer
WWII fanatic
Thanks! I want to try to crank some more speed out of it, I have another prop to try, if that's not enough I might try a bigger motorYAY! Congratulations!!!! Great Job!
Sincerely
Doug and Becky
WillyNillies.com
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