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Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/30/2006 11:42:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone have first hand experience w/ these: http://www.rcguys.com/S1Pitts.htm ??

Reading thru the manual (available on their site) it sure looks like a nice plane at a fair price. Perfect fit for a large Moki or small gasser. I sure like the carbon fiber pushrods!!

Is RC Guys a good outfit?

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 1:43:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		68 and 3/8 top wing with a 12" cord is just a snitch over 816 squares

65.75" bottom wing with 12" cord is about 789 squares

Thats gonna be over 1600 squares. If it REALLY weighs 14 pounds RTF--should be a floater. I'd slap a 50cc engine in there.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 3:57:18 AM   
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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 4:31:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		I agree on the color scheme. At that price ... it still might be worth it to recover it.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 5:29:30 AM   
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I agree on the color scheme. At that price ... it still might be worth it to recover it.


As much as I hate covering. I don't think I'd mind the color so much.


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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 11:34:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Acutally they DID have some uncovered ones for sale. Maybe their all gone.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 1:27:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yup, not my first choice in color schemes either, but not bad. What about the company? Anybody know if it's a good outfit. Anybody building one care to comment on the kit quality or flight qualities??

This one has me tempted, but after being disapointed w/ the flight quality of the GP Christen Eagle, I'd like to hear from someone who's actually built/flown one before taking the plunge.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 8/31/2006 11:04:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Luvbipes, there has been a discussion on this forum, as you probably know, about the GP Eagle. I happen to own a GP Eagle, I flew it this morning, in 10-15 mph quartering wind, I even turned it over to a comrade who is interested in getting into larger aircraft. He flew it for about 3 min. but I think I probably have it set up quite sensitive, but he got along very well. I have not,(knock on wood) had any of the experiences alot of guys have had. I have not had any of the dreaded brackets break, but I credit my experience with my plane on the fact that the 50cc engine I started out with was just plain to much engine, I swapped it out for a BME 2.8 twin, and have been very impressed with the overall performance of the Eagle, it flies quite fast, tumbles like a champ, goes straight up, not out of site but it is impressive. The Pitts, Eagles, will never do 3-D because they are too short coupled.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 9/1/2006 1:24:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm actually pretty happy with the FLIGHT quality of the GP 1/3 Pitts.

The construction quality was what had me spittin' nails. I was NOT at all impressed with the quality of the design. Thats another thread though............

But, it DOES fly nice. It will just ball itself up in a knot if you start stirrin' the sticks real quick. I love the way a short coupled bipe tumbles and flops around. It just kinda wiggles around in the air, but it holds a line. I need plenty of right rudder on vertical lines or it will darn near do a hammerhead all by itself.

I'd love to swap my GP Pitts for this one from RCGUYS. It's got a lot of wing area and if it comes anywhere close to the advertised weight, it'll be a floater. My GP Pitts only has 1303 squares and it's every bit of 17 or 18 pounds. This one from RCGUYS has over 1600 squares and a claimed weight of 14 pounds. Makes my heart go pitter patter. Gawd, even if it's up to 17 pounds, it'll still fly like a dream.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 9/1/2006 1:17:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I stick to my opinion regarding the GP Eagle, but what about the Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys ??!! Guess no one here is working on one yet, huh??

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 11/27/2006 4:42:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have one of the r c guys pitts bipe. I am very pleased with it. i have a tarten twin in it. just not sure of size. i think possibly 2.7 I have not weighed it . I do not do lot of hot stuff but i like it very much. There was no problems with assembling it. directions were easy to understand. I did not see any thing that needed reinforcing. only change i made was with rudder. i went with rod instead of the pull pull cable. the carbon fibre rods are nice and they shared with me the place that you can buy them over here in the states.I broke the spar that joins the top wings together and mailed them . they sent me replacement part in record time and the price was very reasonable. I would not hesitate to buy another one

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 2/7/2007 9:22:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am thinking about getting this plane. I also thought about buying the m-12 pitts from COX, but the price difference is quite a big difference.. 200 more for the m12. They both have the same wing area but this 33% rcguys has a lighter plane.... IT must just float like crazy! I would think it would be a great plane for anything you can do and then some...
Anyone that has it taken some picts yet? Post them please!
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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 2/7/2007 11:38:25 PM   
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Status: online 		I have also been looking at this plane. I haven't had a bipe in a long time. At 12-14 lbs a 40cc should fly it pretty good I would think. I just happen to have a Brillelli 40cc that will swing a XOAR 20X8 prop really nice. Like kochj said, if anyone has any pics please post them and the engine that you used and any pros and cons about the plane.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 2/22/2007 4:53:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I picked the fuji 43ei2 for my RC guys pitts.
So far the plane appears to be well built. I beefed up the engine box but I think just about everyone does for larger planes.
Have a look,....



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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 3/1/2007 10:32:10 PM   
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Nice looking. Keep us posted on how it flys.

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RE: Andy Sheber's Pitts ARF by RC Guys - 3/3/2007 7:55:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Zippi I am in the process of building this plane, so far I have no complaint's I'm going to put a Brrillelli 46 in it. I hope to keep the weight at 15 or 16lbs

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