Original Posted By: "Catdesigns"
Chris wrote->Mike is at 13.5, Brian is just under 12 , Frank P. is just about 15 >degrees.>Knowing Mike to be closer to 12 degrees, I assume these estimates to be>a little steeper then reality. We know Jack is at 13 and Greg and Dale are>at 12.5. Dom Emch has the steepest at 15. He also reported Frank P.>to be about the same as his. Chuck G. at 11 degrees said it was a bit >harder>to get a good full stall landing.Mama Bear's bed is too soft, Papa Bear's bed is too hard, but Baby Bear's bed (NX41CC, at 12.2 degrees deck angle sitting in the hangar, top longeron) is just right! This airplane lands just about perfectly and I haven't hit the tailwheel first yet. Sitting in the hangar in normal trim, the dimension from the bottom of the aftmost edge of the tailpost to the hangar floor is 12-1/2".What is funny is that I want to write in BIG, BOLD LETTERS the same thing I heard so many times as long as I've been a homebuilder but never an experimental airplane flyer... "JUST FINISH THE AIRPLANE AND FLY IT-! YOU WILL NEVER STOP SMILING!". Gone are the endless discussions about this and that, nuts and bolts, possible improvements. 41CC is pretty close to a real authentic "Improved Plans Built" Air Camper and it flies beautifully. It isn't perfect, isn't the right airplane for everyone, isn't an instrument platform, will tax you on a long cross-country, but if you know you're a Pietenpol person already, hurry up and finish your airplane because it will scratch your itch and tickle your fancy just right. Finish it and fly it, then you can improve and tweak it later! Winter time is for modifying and reworking, but we're now getting into springtime and that means flying so just put the glue on the wood or it will never start curing.Oscar ZunigaSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net_________________________________________________________________Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more.then map the best route! http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag1&FORM= ... __________