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As hoped, upping elevator expo from 25% to 35% made a world of difference and its a lot more comfortable to fly. Aileron response is somewhat lackluster but increased throw should resolve. Looking like this will be another good one for my squadron. Now, if I can take what I learned from this one and ...

Maiden went flawlessly. With summer heating and a bit of wind, soaring power off should be no problem at all. Stayed in the air cruising along at 15% power on a cool and windless early morning.
2204/2200kv motor with a Gemfan 6x3 prop, 20A ESC, 3s/850mah power.

Not having sufficient confidence in my skill to do integral ailerons like Ed Larsen did, I opted for the easier route - full length trailing edge ailerons. I put fixed trailing edges on the upper wing to match. Per Ed's experience, I added some area to the horizontal stab and kind of wish I hadn't ...

Final AUW is 16.44 ounces (466 grams). Original specs are "25-30 ounces" so, HOPEFULLY it should be able to soar power off - unlike the original.
Now I just have to maiden it.

Before electronics, the weight difference between the original balsa/ply fuselage with tail feathers and the same thing in foam (with 1/16 ply reinforcing is a whopping 100 grams (3.5oz) so hopefully this version of the Ace High will be able to soar at least somewhat, with power off.

Fuselage nearly complete and ready for paint. All it needs is the rear upper decking and reinforcing around the dowels for wing rubber bands. The wing is from the kit I bought decades ago and never finished. The outer panels had been covered with a peel-n-stick version of monokote, which I removed ...

in theory, yes. I'm a retired IT guy myself and made some suggestions regarding backup strategies. Nothing makes one a more true believer in backups than having to reconstruct a lot of data or worse, losing irreplaceable data.

Tail feathers cut and shaped. Fuselage shaping up nicely.

MANY years ago, I bought an Ace High MkII kit and mostly completed it. Then my son was born and my hobby money evaporated... Now that he's an adult and on his own and I'm back in the hobby again, I'm revisiting old projects - especially those started but not yet finished. When Doug came out with the ...

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