Upholstery & Flight Info

The Final Verse
FLASH !! PLANS & my new book - The Making of Daisy Mae are now available for purchase. Click here for a quick look-see. I am sure you will like it.

(click picture for larger view)

Plans & Book

Trim Tabs & Control Horns

Fuselage Construction1

Aft Controls-Misc

Aft Fuse & start Center Section

Cabane & Center Section

Cross Bracing & Land Gear

Wing Spar & On the Gear

Bottom of Fuse & Eng.Mount

Windscreen & Start Wings

Top Right Wing

Upper Wings & Fuel Tank

Fuel Tank & Brakes

Other Airplanes-Misc.

Building Lower Wings

Ailerons-Wings-Struts

Final Assembly-Carb Heat

Final Assembly (con't)

The Final Verse

My Book

Top Row
Photo #1 -Of course you just have to have a map or junk pocket, so the wife and I
figured out how to do it and it looks pretty good and has a firm elastic at the top. The airplane is pretty well finished now and it is Aug. 15th 2005. Total time was 3400 hours
over 4 years. Next I will transport it to my friends house and grass field for the FAA inspection and test flights. I need to adjust the thrust line a little and want to run the
engine quite a bit in a severe climb attitude to make sure the fuel supply will work as intended. Then will probably wear out the tires doing taxi stuff.

Photo #2 & 3-The final deal on upholstery. Right and left sides.
NOTE: Daisy was proclaimed airworthy as of 9-07-05.
Photo #4 -Waiting for the first flight.
Photo #5 -Oct. 4 & 17th, 2005 -No medals for flight shots, but this is the best we could do that day.

Bottom Row
Photo #1 -As she fly's directly overhead. It is a nice shot to show the profile.
Photo #2 -The last shot of the day. I did get a rather jerky video of some of the flight.
Here is the bottom line from the first flight. No trim changes needed. Fly's very easy. Good Dutch roll response. Love the aileron control. Fly's faster than a Cub and easier than a Luscombe. Great ground handling. She's a pussy cat. Couldn't get the engine to rev more than 2400 and after 30 minutes the oil temp came to red line so I landed............... I have really enjoyed flying the Daisy Mae however and your book made me think of the only other airplane that flew and effortlessly as it. That airplane is the Callair A9 crop duster.I know home builders are always looking for an excuse to tweak something but the little plane flies good.............Jim Dulin (test pilot)

Conclusion: The Culver 72x38 prop evidently is too much pitch. Seems Culver props
pitch differently than others so am having it re-pitched. The very slight nose high attitude I noticed is due to the fact that we were not turning the engine up to full horse power. It did cruise at 75 however. I will modify the cowl to get more cooling to the oil pan. After re-pitch we did get 2500 rpm on the ground and top speed of 80.

So now what ??? Think I will drink my annual red beer and have a good old bologna/mayo & potato chip sandwich and watch some foo-ball.

Photo #3 -The Book.........The Making of Daisy Mae is Finished and available.

Just click the picture and you will see the front and back covers plus a full Index.

Last Page - The book

Index Page Plans - Book & Flight Video