you know what that means. (OUCH $$) Many have bit the dirt over the last 20 some odd years that I have been
involved in r/c flying. ( and crashing) Ha! You know the old saying. There are planes that have crashed and those
that will crash. If I didn't crash any planes I wouldn't have an excuse to get more planes.
I like to scratch build from plans. But with my limited time these days I often build arf's.
(almost ready to fly) They are usually built and covered. You have to put in the hinges,mount the control surfaces,
mount radio gear and engines, install the canopy fuel system and batteries. These planes have become very popular
in recent years. The quality is very good now days. The Extra 300 I am building is an ARF.
Combat is another type of planes that I build. A friend of mine Gil turned me on to combat and it is a hoot!
All of the combat planes I have were scratch built. They consist of foam flying wings. They are fast and very
maneuverable. Some times too maneuverable if you know what I mean!
Then there are foamies. These planes are made out of 1/4" Dow blue foam board that is sold at home centers and
hardware stores. This makes them cheap to build and easy to repair. I use electric power for mine.
I usually make a small motor from a cd-rom drive to power my foamies. They are a blast to fly they will do all of the
maneuvers you can think of and are great to practice those tough tricks low without worring about tearing up an
expensive plane.
The other kind of planes I like is sailplanes. I started out with Sailplanes for my first r/c plane. After I got the Gentle
Lady ( the name of the kit ) built I headed out to a football field to test it out with no help from anyone it was
almost two flights in one for my new bird. ( The First and Last ) so I set out to find someone to help me learn to fly. I
ended up at the Hi Sky R/C Club field and learned to fly. I have been a member since.
Click on the buttons on the left to see details about my models.
involved in r/c flying. ( and crashing) Ha! You know the old saying. There are planes that have crashed and those
that will crash. If I didn't crash any planes I wouldn't have an excuse to get more planes.
I like to scratch build from plans. But with my limited time these days I often build arf's.
(almost ready to fly) They are usually built and covered. You have to put in the hinges,mount the control surfaces,
mount radio gear and engines, install the canopy fuel system and batteries. These planes have become very popular
in recent years. The quality is very good now days. The Extra 300 I am building is an ARF.
Combat is another type of planes that I build. A friend of mine Gil turned me on to combat and it is a hoot!
All of the combat planes I have were scratch built. They consist of foam flying wings. They are fast and very
maneuverable. Some times too maneuverable if you know what I mean!
Then there are foamies. These planes are made out of 1/4" Dow blue foam board that is sold at home centers and
hardware stores. This makes them cheap to build and easy to repair. I use electric power for mine.
I usually make a small motor from a cd-rom drive to power my foamies. They are a blast to fly they will do all of the
maneuvers you can think of and are great to practice those tough tricks low without worring about tearing up an
expensive plane.
The other kind of planes I like is sailplanes. I started out with Sailplanes for my first r/c plane. After I got the Gentle
Lady ( the name of the kit ) built I headed out to a football field to test it out with no help from anyone it was
almost two flights in one for my new bird. ( The First and Last ) so I set out to find someone to help me learn to fly. I
ended up at the Hi Sky R/C Club field and learned to fly. I have been a member since.
Click on the buttons on the left to see details about my models.
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