planebuilder66

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OMG, I feel bad, but it's also too funny, but on a good note, he's probibally got every template he'll need to rebuild that plane from the groung up, but the sad thing is it looks like it's slowly turning into an epoxy monster. I would have ripped out all the oil soaked broken parts and cut new ones out of solid single pieces, not a jigsaw puzzle of broke bits. And now,....he's doinked it so bad that the saito needed an overhaul.

RemoteJets

Hye planebuilder66,

One thing is for sure, this jigsaw puzzle is heavier than when it came out of the box

And this is also for sure.
This engine has run for more then 30 hrs in total (I even think over 40) on different airplanes.

Even on a Calmato waterplane and due to several watercrashes the engine will have a little of corrosion inside.
But as long it`s working we will fly with it [8D]

Here the watercrashes:
http://www.***************/video/2007...watercrash.wmv
http://www.***************/video/2007...ertedwater.wmv

Greetz,
Berto.

edh13

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Wow. My two year old thread came back around and with it came the master re-builder himself!!

Nice to meet you and I'm glad, maybe a little more surprised, to hear the Decathlon is still flying. I watched the video cringing with only one eye open waiting for the inevitable… But it never came! Nice landing!

I'm glad you got a laugh from our good natured teasing. I'm not only jealous of your building skills but also your command of a second language. Everyone should visit Berto's sight www.***************. There are many nice videos. The Calmato vids give a new meaning to the term "water rudder".

RemoteJets

Hye edh13,

That`s way to much credit, I`m just a nice flyer/builder who likes building to much and the cheapest way is mainly to repair old planes and make them fly agian.

As long it isn`t a total write off I`m affraid that I will repair it again.
It`s a to nice looking aircraft for just laying around, we just have a lot fun with it

Thanks.

Don`t be jealous yuo also can do it and the second language is mostly the fact that I`m working as an airplane engineer and al the manual are in english so I have to

Yep, and the crashes ar spectacular.

Here our Calmato Sport when it went wrong:
http://www.***************/video/2008/sportcrash.wmv

And below some picture from the last Calmato Sport try.

Grtz,
Berto.

minicrazy592

I don't know either to laugh or feel sorry...I am curious how you go that water out of the carb.

RemoteJets

Just laugh, real hard.

We also do that

bill4rest

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Dude...your awesome. I have fixed some good ones, but I would have written the 1st one off. All I can say is WOW!

foodstick

I have rebuilt some stuff that was along the lines of this plane, but only once ! I truly love that long thread of rebuild and covering ! The funny thing is A guy in my club had the same model and crashed it, he then got another and crashed it. and neither were rebuilt, and both looked like showroom models compared to that poor plane ! I did laugh and feel sorry for the poor pilot that got asigned to fly onboard ! When I crashed my first trainer I took and wrapped the pilots head with a white bandage, then put some blood running down the side of his head, I wish I could find that guy , he was my very first casualty !

Luftwaffe Oberst

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RemoteJets

Believe it or not, the plane and pilot still lives
total is now: 152 flights / 20 hr 54min

RemoteJets

And it still Flies

DeferredDefect

Without a doubt the best thread I have ever come across on a modelling forum! 

RemoteJets

And still it`s going.

Not as strong as new but it flies.

I stopped counting the flight numbers at 200 flights and over 25 hrs

RemoteJets

And it stil flies

Not to much, are to busy with the jets but it still loves to be in the air.

Grt,
Berto.

foodstick

Glad to see the first all epoxy plane is still around

acdii

I have a project for you, rebuild my decimated 4*120. It lost a wing last night in flight, and is smashed pretty damned good too. Only the tail survived.