Carbon Cub FX-3......

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I like it.

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Any chance this beauty will make the trek to Horizon in June? Inquiring minds want to know.

Tim

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Hi Tim,

Yes, the Carbon Cub and the Caifornia-SmellyYak will be in Monticello in June,.... looking forward to it.

Scott

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Good thing I got the pilot with the yellow shirt

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Successful Maiden flight and Towing experience. Found it was a bit nose heavy as I placed all the batteries up front to balance on the center of the wing tube ( up elevator trim ).

The four cylinder is wonderous in operation on the DLE 170 canisters - super quite and almost no vibrations. Excellent flying airplane.
Full stall landings are super slow too - had to add a bit more elevator travel than what in the manual though.

not unexpected, is the landing gear springs - they suffer the same malady as the Pawnee springs. Not to worry as I found McMaster-Carr had similar replacement units
Compression Spring - 4" Long, 0.938" OD, 0.642" ID - part number - 9657K138




Replacement process was fairly easy once I figured out how to compress the spring..... gave the interior a coating of grease

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It does fly...... Elvis was enjoying himself.