(This is a picture of the stock LiteSTICK - not Ron's)
Here are his tips:
- I used a stripped down Dean's base-loaded antenna (strip off the blue stuff, cut off as much of the circuit board as you can and substitute a thinner wire). I taped the lighter antenna under the wing (on the lighter side), 1/2" from the leading edge - doesn't seem to affect the flying.
- I didn't want the motor assembly to come off but still want to be able to remove it later. After the motor is pushed on the stick, drill a 1/32" hole through the gearbox housing and the motor stick - then push a short piece of 1/32" wire through - secure!
- Using one of the landing gear/wing mounts, I cut the wing stub sockets off the top, then used the rest, at the nose, to install the landing gear. This puts the LG closer to the motor/prop for more protection.
- Battery mount (1/2" x 4" piece of 1/32" ply ), is glued to bottom of fuse stick, covered with Velcro. Gives choice of batteries use and their location for balancing.
- The new wing mounts (to give me the needed dihedral for turns - 2 1/2" per tip) are made from 1 1/2" pieces of aluminum tubing, bent to the proper angle. The wing stub spars are epoxied into them, then this assembly is mounted to the motor stick (ala Bleriot). Cut two "W" shaped pieces of 1/16" plywood, as wide as the tubing, the top of the "W" cut to the same angle as the aluminum tubing, the bottom of the "W" has a notch that slips over the motor stick. Make the "W" height in the front 1/4" taller than the rear. Epoxy the tubings to the "W" shaped mounts, drill a hole on each side of the plywood pieces and using heavythread, lash the tubing tight to the plywood - glue the thread. I slipped this wing assembly over the motor stick with the leading edge 2 3/4" from the back of the gearbox. Epoxy to the motor stick.
If you want to ask Ron any questions about these tips, you can reach HERE.