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  1. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    First off, I got my 3DP spacers all sized correctly. Now with the axels nuts bottomed out, the tires spin with a tiny bit of friction that will wear in nicely for a zero tolerance fit. Pretty happy. next is the gear leg fairings. One tip I taught myself was to slide the fairings on, and what...
  2. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Sending you a PM.
  3. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    As I’m writing this I’m printing a new version of my GP Ignition Mount. It has bigger vibration dampeners on it, with more robust towers, and a refitted tray to accept some of the irregularities found in the ignition module itself. Took a lot of trial and error and sourcing of parts. Took 5...
  4. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Here is what’s in the wheel bag. some hard foam tires with aluminum hubs, some neat plywood fixtures to keep your tires off the ground in storage, and of course the AMAZING stepped axles. also provided are some wheel pants. These are white with a blue stripe. Other versions I’ve seen are...
  5. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Here are some pipe tunnel goodies supplied with the ARF. Check out the pipe/air exit tunnel. They opened up the front two openings. My ARS they just did the one in front of the gear. That’s also where they made the foam baffle. So this is different.
  6. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    We went up on a perfect day. Fall air is crisp and you don’t overheat. I’m out of shape, so I was overheating ha ha! Leaking too!! But hiking was slow with the baby. Shy of 4 hours up and 2.5 down. I live down here: to the left of the lake. The lake is where my videos are of the float plane...
  7. AKNick

    3D Printing General Discussion

    Im not sure how the file would transfer to my program. My designs are basically top, bottom, and all sides on paper in 000.00mm. And determine the thickness of the material based on the application. 1.5mm-3.5mm. If you can draw up your sketched idea on paper so I can see what you are trying to...
  8. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Got up to the top. Ooofffff I am sore fellas. 3k elevation with an 11m baby, my wife and our good friend. Not a maintained trail and lots of mud, roots, and water. winds were pretty light up at the summit. But a steady enough breeze to slope on the alpine hills. Very neat, had two or three...
  9. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Well this is going to be interesting. Never hiked up a mountain with a glider... the Alula Trek is meant to break down and be adventurous, so here we go. Me, Wife, Dog, Baby, and glider are about to hike 3.5 hours up a mountain and I’m going to chuck this thing off it and wish for the best...
  10. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Went flying yesterday, and the last couple days. Met a new member that had the whole FPV setup on a little pusher glider. Pelican box with a screen, antennas, the whole works... goggles and all. Pretty neat stuff, I’ll never get into it, but cool to see. yesterday I flew an old favorite eflite...
  11. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    If I wasn't scared in buying a 120cc airframe the 101" SW Laser 260 is getting glowing reviews. I've seen people say it flies better than the 89"
  12. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Changed out the servo wires to the tail with Hanson Hobbies 20AWG silicone wire. Also used 1/8” and 1/4” expandable looming with marine heat shrink (adhesive type) on the ends. I saw a post on social media with a guy that used AMASS MR-30 connectors for the servo wire connections in the tail. No...
  13. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Prepping and installing control horns. I scruff the part that inserts I to the control surface with 220 followed by 100 grit then clean off with isopropyl alcohol in case the peel ply had some sort of mold release on it. Test fit the control horns with the ball links installed and try to get the...
  14. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Thanks for bringing up the fiber ply laminate. There is a lot of people that look at all the black and out of pure deception think it’s carbon fiber when it’s actually dyed of blackened fiberglass. How can one figure it out? Carbon is conductive while glass is not. So does it have resistance...
  15. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Tim is the US distributer. Extreme Flight has been good to him, but was getting limited shipments and demand was high. Skywing has upped their game with innovation and aircraft size. They’ve been around a while, but Tim really made it all happen here in the USA. The foam turtle deck and tunnel...
  16. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Installed a J&Jstandard tailwheel. Given these guys are designed for larger airframes I was skeptical. But after putting one on my 91ARS I am sold. Love them! You can harrier land without breaking the rudder and or tailwheel asst. They don’t supply any hardware other than the straps and...
  17. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Thanks Guys! It sure is a beauty.
  18. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Here are a few inside pics. Gotta day that this whole carbon/fiber/laminate is 100% eye candy. check our all the powerplant options etched into the firewall. Even the new DLE65! I was considering it over the GP76, but I don’t like to be a test pilot for new engines... although I hear the...
  19. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    First things first. Hitting everything over with an iron. 230-240F the metalic covering sticks 250F it pulls and the white backing will show around the edges. 260F bad things happen. Be very careful and don’t use a heat gun. Low temp is your friend. I had a hard time with the sock, so it came...
  20. AKNick

    89" SkyWing Laser 260 V2 Assembly Thread

    Here are some of the goodies.
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