Off topic cuz it is...Fox 35 and S1 Ringmaster

Can't add anything to Ron's great advice.  Just Good Luck and Good Flying !!!!!!!!

I don't know S from shine o la but at least you are asking and have someone to get it trimmed for you . Hope things go well Fred and remember its all about having FUN!!! Eric

This plane was flown first by Sean McEntee and we found a wing warp that my wildly changing humidity could not perfectly solve so a trim tab was set on outboard wing

It was flown on 67' linse and just right lap speed for me but as noted by others too slow for real good line tension...then again I don't fly the PAMPA pattern so don't too much care about perfect trim for overhead maneuver that I don't even attempt

Since the trimming flights with Sean I have flown this model 6 times and landed it without damage..progressing to 65 then 62 foot lines...I have a set made up 60" but not tried yet

The Fox 35 without burp plug starts and flies it just fine

To prevent much carnage to this model I fly the RST RM variant a lot more... This winter I intend to complete two other Ringmasters from Pat Johnston...another lighter S-1 version and his adapted 526 sq inch version for a Evo 36 engine
I would like to say, the Mike Griffin ARF built RM is a good toy to play with and since he no longer takes orders for these I know the Brodak ARF (IC or Electric) is a very good product also

You all have about a year to get any variant Ringmaster to add to next year's Fly A Thin totals

Yes a challenge as I have three flying and 2 to be finished

You can buy Phil Cartier true Ringmaster wings for $10. You can build it for around $20. You can also cover it with covering that stays on.

Yes Ken and I have two sets of the cores here already

The more I fuss with these airplanes the more I love the simplicity of a foam cored wing...

Between my OCD and the wild humidity I can not seem to ever build a perfectly straight balsa wing no matter how much I invest in jigs... arg!

I know there is a weight penalty with the finished foam wing set but it is NOT that much...and the tricks I learned from you and Jeff for combat wings make them so much MORE survivable in the figure 9 I am so prone to

Great thread, here's something you might look at, kind of the best of both worlds, it was called 'Lost foam method'. I built a Sig Magnum wing (but never finished plane) this way and it was significantly lighter.

http://www.aeromaniacs.com/pdf/Bob%20Hunt%20Sheeting%20Wing.pdf

The biggest diff with the lost foam method is the open bay area is not sheeted, saving weight.

Yes! Great Thread!!!! 'As the Ringmaster Turns'!!!