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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #17 - Mar 9^th, 2018 at 7:53am	Print Post
	Oh Thomas, you are such a sweet boy. Don't know what you're suggesting, but you're correct, a kiss won't do at all. Neal


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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13275 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #16 - Mar 8^th, 2018 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	WoW, guess I should have read the post date!!!! It might have helped then.... I don't think a kiss will make it better... Tom

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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #15 - Mar 8^th, 2018 at 5:32pm	Print Post
	Ahmmmmm...Thomas...that is what I call a "long range" reply...what, eight months??? You just flunked the timely class. Humidity...blush...Utah...in July???? Never mind, Tom. Neal


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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13275 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #14 - Mar 8^th, 2018 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	Sometimes the blushing from the clear sealer due to humidity can be eliminated by taking a hair dryer and gently heating the surface by moving the warm air over the surface continuously till the fogging disappears.Just don't get the surface too hot and watch for warping as the tissue heats up! Just a thought! Tom

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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #13 - Mar 7^th, 2018 at 6:16pm	Print Post
	Oh NO! Hey Ed...it's all yours!!!!! I was just trying to think of a cleaver UK registration...had no idea whether it was valid or not...and certainly isn't an AMA number...at least for me. So you're welcome to it...good luck! Neal


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Ed OBrien 2 Star Member Offline Posts: 71 Location: Manchester, CT Joined: May 23^rd, 2017	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #12 - Mar 7^th, 2018 at 4:28pm	Print Post
	Neal, Your Turbulent looks great. What inspired the registration number? G-WIZZ is in my short list. I have a book of UK registration numbers from around 1998 for inspiration. At one time I was going to use it for my AMA number. I suppose I'll now have to go for G-VIZZ. A just and proper reward for dragging my ***. Good luck with your Turbulent.

	Cheers, Ed OBrien, Manchester, CT
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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #11 - Jul 16^th, 2017 at 9:38am	Print Post
	Thank you, Ian. After all was said and done I decided to give the Turb an overall coat of matte finish...last time I'll use that overcoat...for the second time I've gotten a dusty looking finish. Before...everything was nice and bright! Had to come up with something different for a civil registration number. G-WIZZ just about sums up this little airplane. Out in the backyard I put about 50 turns on the prop and she "motored" out about a hundred feet...even in a slightly tail-heavy condition. So...just a tad bit of weight up front and she'll be winging away. Need a bigger flying field though. Neal


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pb_guy 5 Star Member Offline So I'm just a kid at heart. Posts: 2198 Location: Youbou, BC, Vancouver Island Joined: Oct 15^th, 2014	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #10 - Jul 15^th, 2017 at 11:41pm	Print Post
	Cute plane. Nicely finished. I like the Reg letters. ian


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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #9 - Jul 15^th, 2017 at 8:30pm	Print Post
	This is as far as I'm going to take this build. Did a little test flight out in my half-acre back yard...and though she's a bit tail-heavy still...lots of promise. This is a nice little kit...at $5.95. Neal

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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #8 - Jul 14^th, 2017 at 9:14pm	Print Post
	Still workin' on it.... Say...Loved what LRF had to say about Guillow's 5"dia props...and then backed it up with his flight videos. Pretty nice.... "Please forgive me writing here in this post, but Bob was about to build this peanut hawker hurricane by John Berryman so I thought I could paste some flights for the inspiration Smiley I did not feel like carving a prop for this one, so I used red guillow prop 5"D. Some people say its a very low quality propeller, but actually its not truth. I like to use them on the peanuts if I dont have or dont want to use a balsa prop." LRF Neal

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staubkorb 5 Star Member Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 1429 Location: Germany Joined: Oct 22^nd, 2008	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #7 - Jul 13^th, 2017 at 7:59am	Print Post
	You could make up a beam balance out of scrap similar to the one Bill Gowan (Olbill) uses in this link, reply #5: http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_forum/index.php?topic=2392.msg19504#msg1... or check out Fleabay for a small digital scale that weighs to two decimal places (grams). They are not expensive (generally < 30 USD) and the accuracy is close enough for most of our needs.

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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13275 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #6 - Jul 12^th, 2017 at 11:39pm	Print Post
	Nice job...love the built up stab! Tom

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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2017 at 9:30pm	Print Post
	Ok...got some wings done. The kit uses a 1/16" sheet balsa horz stab/elevator...but I just couldn't resist building one. I wonder what the weight difference will be (don't have a scale)? Looks nicer...I think...rather have a tissue-covered unit than a board. The nose plug is removable...of course...and the motor peg is aluminum tube...as opposed to using a straight pin, called for on the plans. She's cute...isn't she...a little sweetie. Neal

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Kerak 5 Star Member Offline Build! Fly! Enjoy! Posts: 3522 Location: Roy, Utah Joined: Oct 5^th, 2015	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #4 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 3:42pm	Print Post
	Know what you mean about lightness, Pete...and I tend to over-build all my models. The part that really got my attention was the 1/16" sheet horizontal stab/elevators. That's gonna add lots of weight. On the other hand.... ...maybe with all the glue, etc. that I'd use for a built-up structure, it'd weigh the same anyway. PP calls this their "sheet series" for quick construction...and ol' Bill Hannan couldn't have been that far off...could he? We'll see. Your Ganagobie looks like a real alignment challenge...and it appears you've done well. Hang in there, Pete...there's no hurry...do what you can, when you can. Meanwhile, I'll keep you company, if I may? Neal


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staubkorb 5 Star Member Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 1429 Location: Germany Joined: Oct 22^nd, 2008	Re: Peck-Polymers Druine Turbulent Kit Reply #3 - Jul 10^th, 2017 at 2:11pm	Print Post
	Too bad I saw this after you got the fuselage built . The trick with P'nut models is added lightness - tho I've seen vids of the Peck one built stock fly quite nicely. I'da used the cut-away from the three-view to further lighten it . You'll probably have yours finished way before I get the Ganagobie done... I'm only able to get one piece per day glued. Everything is 1/20th sq and 1/32nd sheet.

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