crhammond
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Joined: 8/31/2005
From: EdmontonAB, CANADA
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I may be crazy but I’m going to ask anyway. I haven’t been flying long – less than a year. In that time I’ve learned a bunch, got my MAAC wings and instructors passed, built about 10 ARF’s (electric, glow and now I’m flying mostly gas up to an Extra 330L 33% 80cc.) I’ll be flying IMAC basic and Intermediate Pattern this year just as a way to focus and to get better at flying in general. I don’t plan to compete in the long run but I love aerobatics.
So – I have assembled some nice ARF’s from WildHare, Hangar 9, Thunder Tiger etc. I never planned to be a builder because I thought it would take too much time and that “those guys can build better than I can.” My wife also encouraged me to spend more of my limited time flying and wasn’t too keen on me building for hours on end. Now she’s flying and thinks its cool if I want to build too (AS LONG AS I EVENTUALLY BUILD SOMETHING COOL FOR HER TO FLY.)
I have built one kit - A Steven’s Aeromodel G480 electric. It shouldn’t count since its basically about as easy as assembling one of those wooden dinosaur skeletons for your kids HA HA. Great kit BTW.
One thing I know from my flying, assembling ARF’s and talking to all the better pilots who’ve been around – I WANT A CARDEN one day. I also want to build – even the good ARF’s are driving me nuts. On some of them I spend so much time fixing what I don’t like about them (even the good ones) that I might as well do it right from the beginning. I don’t have any hardcore woodworking skills. But I have tools like a scroll saw, band saw, drill press etc. I built my workshop and have had to reapir a couple of ARF's. I’m good at assembly (I did RC cars competitively for 17 years.)
I’m thinking I want to build a CUDA next winter. Or maybe a 35% if I come into enough $$ to justify it. I already have a DA50 in my H9 Extra 260 (this is the best ARF I have assembled – the only one I didn’t feel I needed to make any changes on…)
Should I go for it and make a CUDA my first ever build? Am I nuts to start building at the top-of-the-line? Based on all the greta building sites, Cardens awesome reputation for support and the wealth of internet knowledge it seems to me if I take my time I should be okay… I also have access to a couple of locals who scratch build who are more than willing to help (I don't like asking though.)
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Carden for a first build? - 
... I have been flying for 15+ years and always went Pro built, I want perfection. Im starting on a 40% 
