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Joined: 3/5/2002 From: Rapid City, SD, USA Status: offline
Here's a couple of pictures of my Falcon Trading Company Cardinal on Floats.
I have sung the praises of their Ready in a thread on here previously. I sold that one to another person in our club when I saw the ad for the new Cardinal. The cardinal has the same floats on it as the Ready but is a little bigger. Mine came out at 8 lbs on floats with a O.S. .90 4 stroke.
I put the first water flight on it last weekend and am very impressed with this airplane. The .90 is over kill. (even at 3000 feet, which is the altitude of our club's water site.) It would fly well on a lot less, but it is nice to have all that power.
Since it is a bigger plane on the same size floats it sits a little lower in the water, but that did not seem to be a problem. It came right up on step and rose smartly from the water.
I put in two aileron servos, so I have flaperons but haven't tried them yet.
There is a little open space around the gear legs, but I found no water in the fuse at the end of flying.
This thing went together fast, and is a ball to fly. Is there anyone else out there who has one of these? Any similiar experiences?
I got mine from my local hobby shop. Asked if they could get me one and had it in a week at the price listed on Falcon's web site. Plus I did not have to pay any shipping.
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I just bought it from Quantum Models and I was told their new name is Modelfy it is no longer Falcon Trading, when you look for Falcon it shows an error. Morromaxx
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I see the change in the name of the products to Modelfly on the FTC website. I am still able to get to the their webiste at address I posted. I'm not sure why you cannot go there.
Good luck with the kit. I am sure you will enjoy it.
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Joined: 1/31/2003 From: Dracut,
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I'm just finishing up one of these. I put an OS .61 in it. What prompted me to get this was a Ready On I saw at a local float fly in. I figure bigger can only be better!
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Is it safe to assume that plane comes in all white? It appears you put your own highly visible color scheme on it.
Also, how do you like the plastic? A friend asked me what I thought of this plane and I couldn't give a good response just from looking at the pictures in their ads. Obviously you feel it's strong enough since you've purchased another, so perhaps that answers my question . I could never figure out if it was going to be cheap or something nice since I never had my hands on one. I'd like to recommend that this fellow gets one so he can float fly along with me.
His business keeps him pressed for time so I wanted to find something that looked good and went together fast.
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Joined: 3/5/2002 From: Rapid City, SD, USA Status: offline
yes, I did paint it. The sticker decals that come with it are fine, but with all the white canvas I could not resist painting it. I had the local sign company make me some graphic N numbers.
The kit comes with very few parts, so your friend with little time should like that. Just remember to sand the plastic where the glue goes, it doesn't stick well to the shiny plastic.
Our float season is over so I have it back on wheels for the winter. It is quite acrobatic -- snap rolls are really quick. The flaps really help get it slowed down for landing. This is becoming one of my favorite airplanes.
I also have a similar plane (READY from ARC MODELFLY).(No floats because not many lakes near my hometown) Its my first plane and I'm very satisfied with it. The quality is superb; the plastic looks very sturdy. I've learnt to fly with this plane and I'm very happy. The only disadvantage is that due to its weight, you have to fly a bit faster than with lighter trainers. Landings are a bit too fast also (sometimes I would need a longer runway) and if you try to steer without slowing down enough it tends to touch the ground with the wingtip due to centrifugal force. Here's my photo:
I've used 15min epoxy for the wings and 5 min epoxy for the rest of the pieces. I haven´t used any cyano because I've heard that epoxy withstands vibration and shock much better. Don't forget to sand the pieces very well before gluing. Especially those made of fiberglass reinforced plastic.
Good luck with your new plane and have fun!. Send a photo when finished!
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Joined: 12/31/2001 From: Rineyville,
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Well, I have the cardinal and the floats. It is going together well. Looks great.
I noticed there is no plug for the fuselage muffler indentation. I plan to use a four stroke. Did anyone else who has this plane receive a plug? I think it is part 54 in the directions, but I see none.
thanks
Bill
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. I could never figure out if it was going to be cheap or something nice since I never had my hands on one. I'd like to recommend that this fellow gets one so he can float fly along with me. 
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