Check your Tutor ARF Adj. Lead outs!!!! I do have a question.

[Paul Taylor]

I was reading a thread the other day and someone said something about there adj lead outs coming lose on there ARF Tutor2. Then I remember something rattling around in Ryan's Tutor2. When I got home I checked his lead out and sure enough the front lead out was lose. The nut had come off. We never noticed it.
I called Louis Rankin this morning and just happen to tell him about it. He said the same thing happened to his Bear Tutor2 ARF. Sounds like there might be others.
Funny thing is the nut we removed from Ryan's wing was a lock nut.

Now to figure out where the lead out needs to be put back to.
Can anyone tell me how far off the LE the front lead out needs to be?

Thanks
Paul

[Bootlegger]

  Paul, How much trouble would it be to "convert" to a single slider type l/o adj on the Tutor ?
  All my models have a single slider with the l/o's 3/4" apsrt and a 4-40 bolt in the center to adjust them, this has worked for many years...
  If I can be of any help, just ask...

[Paul Taylor]

After talking to my buddy Louis, he said what he did was just expoxy it so it will not move again. This way he did not have to cut into the wing.
Sounds like plan.
Just need to know where it started.

Paul

[Leester]

Paul: The dirrections say to start them centered in there slots. That seems very far apart, I have my front one about 1/8" from the rear of it's slot and the rear one about 1/8" from the front of it's slot.

[David Miller]

I have two Tutor II Arfs. Both of them the leadots were locked in place. I had to go inside the wing to loosen them and it was not easy but finally got them to move. The one I'm flying now has over 150 flights with an OS LA .46. Everything was built with what came right in the box. Did my first flights of the year TODAY and completed 3 Beginner Pattern flights. Also got 3 flights on a Tutor Jr with Fox .15. Sunny but 37 degrees and slightly breezy. Originally I hung the plane up by the leadouts to set them. I will go measure it and see how far back the front leadout is.

[David Miller]

Front leadout is 1 1/4" back from leading edge and there is 1 1/2" between them. Not easy to adjust. Hope that helps.

[Will Hinton]

I know that trim is many times an individual thing, but I firmly beleive that leadouts on a stunt ship should never be more than 3/4" apart.  I seldom fly with more than 1/2" spacing.  I cut the slot for the leadout guides on my Tutor ARF so I could get them closer together and the front one is 1 3/8" from the front of the slot and they are 3/4" apart.  I use a very far forward setting on the majority of my ships because it gives me a more consistant tension whether high or low in the circle but takes out a lot of the excessive tension that I find in so many other's ships I fly.  I have no trouble in the wind.
Blessings,
Will

[David Miller]

I was thinking about moveing the leadouts closer togather but after figuring out I would have to cut on the wing again to do it AND considering it seemed to be flying fine the way it was I decided to leave it. It has an OS LA .46 with tongue muffler and 11 X 4 APC. But I am still flying Beginner PA. That could make a differance also as far as experience.

[Garf]

Mine are set up as far foreward as they will go.