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I've heard guys complaining about installing servos inside the stabs on a variety of different planes. I looked around the shop at what tools I had and found I had what I needed to make installing the stab servos quick and easy.

An interesting thing about this little SmartFly Micro is that it has two channels with two servo ports each, and the rest of the channels have a single servo port. Meaning you could come up with an easy setup for using a MultiPlex Wingstabi Gyro for hands-off torque rolling. :sneaky: https://www.you...

I was thinking to just use a 6014 receiver, without any power distribution (especially with these 9380 servos, they just don't use any power). But, at the same time I didn't want the switches to be a power bottleneck. So, I'm thinking I'll go with this SmartFly Micro power expander and failsafe elec...

Okay, got back to the Yak54 for a couple of hours tonight. I'm going to use my 42% G-Force pilot in it. :) I still need to build a 1" tall box to go under him so that he can see over the cowl when he's flying! So, I figured that out, and that is the hardest part. haha I finished up the little b...

Okay, this has nothing to do with the Yak54, haha, but I went flying tonight and the work on the DLE-170 paid off. Starts like a DA and runs great... way more power. This thing really sips the fuel, too... I could probably fly 20+ minutes on a 50-oz tank. :O :) About the EF 110" Yak54... the in...

Oh, the back firing was cured by adjusting the sensor. Milton at http://www.rcextremepower.net said there was a run of bad sensors a year ago. He said people were back firing with those bad sensors. That you could test by turning the prop through and seeing when the plug fired (having removed the ca...

more... and we'll see how much difference it makes probably tomorrow. @Tavis says a lot.
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My DLE-170 started back firing. I changed the pickup sensor as that's what http://www.rcextremepower.net says was likely the case. He was right, pickup sensor fixed it! Okay, got to working on this DLE 170. I changed the reeds to the Boyesen reeds I got from Ed @ http://www.fastcarbs.com. The stock ...

About the control horns, I could always use DUBRO bolts like I did on my Pilot RC 122". Then I can put them where I like them and fine tune the height for perfect synchronization throughout the range of travel. But, I'm going to give it a go stock and see how it works out on the protractors.

The hinges are not glued in which makes me very happy. I'd prefer all ARFs came this way. One it allows me to add hinges to each end of each aileron, etc. And, two it allows me to glue them in solidly with good glue.