Really blurry long shots. Nice that you preserved that vintage model. Well flown, too. I hate to see flip-flops on the flight line; it's so ... so ... je ne sais quoi.
Hello I like your airplane good job. I have this kit new in the box i'm getting ready to build it. Did you need to add any weight for the CG and was it up front or in the tail. I have a DA50R thank you for posting this video.
I added 5.5 oz to the tail. The CG was at 4.75 behind the leading edge. It still flew nose heavy. It needed about .25" of elevator to fly level. However the engine had to be mounted forward because I only had a pitts muffler.
My goal was to get it the air by spending as little as possible. It was given to me. I had the parts to get it flying. I wanted to see how it flew before I spent money and time on it. The covering is stripped off, i have a new cowl and new wheel pants.
The cowl would have flew off! This was a test flight to decide if I wanted to invest time and money into rebuilding it. The airplane was given to me without an engine or servos, & moldy ripped covering. I had some hardware sitting around so I saved it from the garbage. I added a bunch of packing tape to hold it together and put it in the air. I liked how it flew so I spent the money on a cowl, wheel pants and new covering. After stripping it down and replacing 1/3 of the structure I hope it will be in the air this summer. Wings, elevator, & rudder are finished, cowl and wheel pants on in primer. All hardware is mounted. I just need to cover the fuselage, hinge the tail feathers and put it in the air. Thanks for watching. Check back in a month or two.
