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just a follow up:

I had to completely re-tape my tail this past week. the white "tedlar" tape had almost completely let go around the perimeter of the tail. I used some of the roll I got from GC industries and it just feels a lot better after i shrunk it.

Still have a bit of tail shake, I now suspect my cross tube between the tail feathers as it is a little bit bent from running into my shin a while ago....replacing with stronger tube.

Side note - i installed one of those "capacitance" type fuel probe and gauge and it seems to be working really nice so far even with 2-stroke mixed fuel. the needle doesn't bounce around and is showing a good representation of actual fuel in the tank. (i have a black fuel tank so can't see the fuel).

nice 45 minute flight last night tooling around local fields - boy the crops are long this time of year - look for the fields with bails in them for a forced landing rather than the nice smooth looking field of 4' canola

Tyler

PS: drooling over dave's new wheels/brakes - did you measure any weight penalty/gain?

Tail shaking "could" be caused by improper tail brace cable tension. Replace those cables and the shaking may go away or lessen to the normal level (no guarantees however).

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my wires are tight - i wonder if wires being too tight is a problem though... haven't been out to the field yet to replace the spreader tube, so once i do that i'll let you know - and if it doesn't work i'll turn to turnbuckles on the wires and start experimenting with different tensions.

Tyler
Edmonton, AB