Tracer: problems with V-tail area solved and radio installed

All problems solved, but this had lead to additonal ~ 50/60g. Not good wit the long lever...

 Additonal resin, filler and glass fiber for the V-tail attachment

New bowden cables and 3 bracings from foam (no polystyrene as photo shows) soaked with resin (Harry, thanks for this tip!)

Radio installed, left some space for a vario in the front as there is no space behind the cockpit.

Not perfect for CG...

Tracer: problems with V-tail area

The  V-tail area has a lot of room for improvement.

• Mingy sticks on the V-tail wings
• V-tail attachment in the fuselage has a lot of air pockets so I am sure the first tough turn would end without V-tail wings 
• one of the mingy bowden cables is not usable
• fabric tape for one rudder is lacerated for ~ 1cm on fuselage side

But the quality of the rest of the airplane still seems to be very good.

This will cost time as I have no experience (luckily :-)) with mouldie repair or modifications and will add some additonal weight to the tail section (what I really don't like!).

Tracer build started, finally!

This evening IO had some time to start with the Tracer build.
To save time I had asked a friend to help me with the wing servos some time ago.
He did this meanwhile.
Harry, you did a great job with this! Thanks a lot!

Tonight I finished the cableforms for the wing servos.

Decided to use the connectors and not to solder the cables for easy replacement.

A bit hot glue and we are done.
Floating connectors in the wing, fixed in the fuselage.

succesful maiden of Sagitta!

The needed enhancements are done and it was possible to maiden Sagitta today via airplane towing.

The Sagitta flys very good and is quite fast, in spite of the thick airfoil.

I am already in love :-)!

Tracer

I got my Tracer 30 minutes before the beginning of the Pfingstpokal.
Quite challenging to take over the ship in Gerfeld and to arrive at the competition place at Abtrodaer Kuppe with a ready to fly plane as a delayed arrivel would lead to disqualification.

Very nice plane but not light...
The 2200g AUW advertised by NAN seems unrealistically.

During the first test assembly today, it became visible that wing joiner for left wing does not fit.