johnwrobo

How can I repair a hole in a wing? Do I need to iron a patch, or is there self adheisive patch?

w8ye

My Feedback: (16)

At your local hobby shop or at most mail order places, you can get strips of sticky back Monocoat that is about 6" X 24". Cut out the size you need and peel and stick. You can also use the Windex method to install it.

Enjoy,

Jim

Dr1Driver

How big is the hole? Is there damaged wood or just a hole in the covering? It it's the latter, just cut a patch about 1/2" larger than the hole and iron it down over it. If there's damaged wood, cut the covering away, repair the wood, then recover.

Dr.1

captjack

My Feedback: (3)

at the field use monokote trim sheet or scoth tape at home use iron on covering that is the same as the covering on the plane if you know what it is .that way the shrink temperture will be close to the same.

Alliance Jet

Have any of you guys converted from rubberbands hold down to Screw hold downs ? I am trying to convert the Superstar 40 for my son to screw down and eliminate the rubberbands. Should I use three or four?

scalebldr

My Feedback: (7)

the easist way on a high wing plane is to use four screws,two in front,two in the rear.

RC-Captain

If I were your son I would tell you to leave the rubber band set up alone. Before totaling out my superstar I flew this plane like it was an aerobatic breed. With the weight of this plane, screws may not hold on some of those tight rough maneuvers. GL


RCF esq.

Alliance Jet

Thanks for the imput, the Tech Guy at Dubro (Ed) said it would hold just fine. Another way I was told was to put a dowel in the front edge of the wind and epoxy it into the wing , drill a hole in the rib just under the wing and slip it in . On my GP Super Sportster it has a dowel in the leading edge of the wing and it slips into a hole just fine with two screws in the trailing edge . Thoought about using that system.