The weight is not a big deal but I'll get to that in a minute.
To start the battery hatch off I added two ply plates between the firewall and the first former. I cut a slit in the top for the velcro straps. Installation is with Gorilla glue.
Another ply plate is cut to accept the velcro and fitted with mating velcro.
When the plate is pulled up there is easy ingress/egress for batteries so nothing has to leave the airplane.
With batteries installed, the top plate presses down on them and keeps them from flopping around.
The inside of the wheels needed a nylon washer so I added one.
I formally marked the CG and have made further preparations... for the maiden. The winds keep changing on me for this weekend so we shall see.
Back to Rovers: I weighed is all and we are looking at AUW of 13.2 pounds. The recommended flying weight is 13.7 so o.5 pound under weight is a win in my book. Then couple that with the fact that this power setup came from my Hawk, which if I recall correctly is well above the 14 pound mark.
To start the battery hatch off I added two ply plates between the firewall and the first former. I cut a slit in the top for the velcro straps. Installation is with Gorilla glue.
Another ply plate is cut to accept the velcro and fitted with mating velcro.
When the plate is pulled up there is easy ingress/egress for batteries so nothing has to leave the airplane.
With batteries installed, the top plate presses down on them and keeps them from flopping around.
The inside of the wheels needed a nylon washer so I added one.
I formally marked the CG and have made further preparations... for the maiden. The winds keep changing on me for this weekend so we shall see.
Back to Rovers: I weighed is all and we are looking at AUW of 13.2 pounds. The recommended flying weight is 13.7 so o.5 pound under weight is a win in my book. Then couple that with the fact that this power setup came from my Hawk, which if I recall correctly is well above the 14 pound mark.