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09-10-2009, 07:12 PM
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RE: Looking for the kit
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I soloed my trainer (kit built LT-40) and I'm now comfortable pushing it to it's (absolute) limits. I even re-did the wing so i can pull more G's without risk of ripping it apart. Seriously I'm doin inverted everythind with max control throw setup and... it just fly's like a trainer. Sooo, my instructor recomended I move up to a stik plane. BUT, I don't want no arf or nothing (GP makes a big stik 40 ARF), I need a kit but it seems nobody makes a stik kit. If anybody know's of a stik kit (or good plans, I can scratchbuild), or if you have an old kit that you want to get rid of, plz tell me about it. I'm looking for anywhere between .40 and 1.2 (.40 or .60 preferred). And what other plane would you guys recommend if not a stik. I love building for hundreds of hours so maybe somthing scale? I have great experience in any building, modeling, and modifying rc airplanes and like to be alone and build. So arf is OUT of the question in case u didn't get it. Maybe a warbird kit? I need something that will take maybe at least 500 hours.
In short I need a stik kit, can't find one. Can scratchbuild, and I like building for extended time.
I soloed my trainer (kit built LT-40) and I'm now comfortable pushing it to it's (absolute) limits. I even re-did the wing so i can pull more G's without risk of ripping it apart. Seriously I'm doin inverted everythind with max control throw setup and... it just fly's like a trainer. Sooo, my instructor recomended I move up to a stik plane. BUT, I don't want no arf or nothing (GP makes a big stik 40 ARF), I need a kit but it seems nobody makes a stik kit. If anybody know's of a stik kit (or good plans, I can scratchbuild), or if you have an old kit that you want to get rid of, plz tell me about it. I'm looking for anywhere between .40 and 1.2 (.40 or .60 preferred). And what other plane would you guys recommend if not a stik. I love building for hundreds of hours so maybe somthing scale? I have great experience in any building, modeling, and modifying rc airplanes and like to be alone and build. So arf is OUT of the question in case u didn't get it. Maybe a warbird kit? I need something that will take maybe at least 500 hours.
In short I need a stik kit, can't find one. Can scratchbuild, and I like building for extended time.
09-11-2009, 06:07 PM
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RE: Looking for the kit
Oh, quick update. A guy at my club gave me a crashed stik plane (.40 size) and i fixed it and have been flying it and i'm bored with it so i started another post and i'm going to order a mojo kit soon.
01-08-2010, 08:10 AM
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RE: Looking for the kit
www.lasershortkits.com has both the Chuck Cunningham "Hooker" and Kraft's "Das Ugly Stick" both very close to the original. Check it out.
01-08-2010, 12:41 PM
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01-08-2010, 12:55 PM
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I went from a trainer to a Balsa USA Smoothie (tail dragger) with an OS.46. It's plenty fast (for me anyway) and does all the aerobatics - plus it's cheap ($80). It was easy to build, tricky in parts to cover. One drawback - it has only a 52"ws and gets real small real fast. My next project is the Top Flite AT-6 discontinued kit, after that comes the 1/5 scale spitfire..
07-04-2010, 04:51 PM
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BUUUULLLL! The Jerrys big boy has a huge problem with flutter at higher speeds that will rip of control surfaces in a heart beat!!
07-04-2010, 07:02 PM
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I just finished my Mojo 40 and tried to maiden it but engine was cuting out on the runway, got the one front tire up at least xDDD Turns out the glow plug was to cold -.- I put in a hotter on and bam, great power to weight ratio with my old Royal 45bb engine and an apc 12x4, any prop suggestions? I'll go for a real maiden some time this week.
