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Posted by mudman1959 | May 13, 2008 @ 09:59 PM | 13,533 Views
This is the New cowl from Pat's Custom Models (patscustommodels@aol.com). It was originally made for the L-4, but with a little modification it does fit the Herr Engineering 1/2A Cub. Go to this post to see the cowl build-up. /www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=833111&page

Cub Update... 10-01-09 Well with the demise of my Fast Cat... I have resurrected my Herr Cub. I replaced the bad servo in the wing and installed two new ones for the Elevator and rudder. Motor, prop and ESC also came off of the Fast Cat. Got it all put together and rechecked the CG as compared to the prints. The CG was well aft of the wing spar which is where the prints call for it to be??? There was nothing changed from the last time I tried to fly this plane.... Hmmm Maybe thats why it flew badly. It took 3 oz. of lead in the nose to get it right. Took it out on the road this afternoon and did some hops with it and it flew good. To windy now that the batteries are charged to go to the field and re-maiden it and now the news is saying we have bad weather coming in... Well I can always make some snow ski's for it......Continue Reading
Posted by mudman1959 | May 08, 2008 @ 09:49 PM | 13,424 Views
I Guess You should not let me near your Airplanes TOO!!! Funny things happen when you stall a Airplane... They go straight up and drop a wing and come down even Quicker A good amount of damage but all repairable, no damage to the motor and other electrical components.