rye

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Great Planes Goldberg Tiger 60 Sport Kit .45-.65,70" hey guys any feed back on this kit want to teach my son to build and his next step is low wing training,thanks


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXYXF9&P=SM

blvdbuzzard

Easy to build, easy to fly, fun to fly, great plane, loved the 3 of mine. Do not fly to low inverted, then pull full up, that is how #1 ended. Was very exciting for 1/2 of a second.

Put a 60 in it and have fun. I wore the treads out on my second one. I started with treaded wheels and ended up with smooth tires I flew it so much.


Buzz.

DavidAgar

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You can't miss with it. One of my favorites. Mine is the deluxe version and has retracts on it. One clean looking plane doing a fly by.Good Luck, Dave

jetmech05

A very good airplane....Goldburg made outstanding aircraft

rye

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thanks guys
i just order it going to teach my son how to build he just solo this year with a worldmodels 40 trainer great plane to learn no diehl 70 " wing, ' he fly better then me now its time to learn low wing ,thanks again rye

JohnBuckner

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As the fellows have already said Rye absolutely a superb choice for both a second airplane and as an airplane to get started in learning to build.

Also Kudos to you for making the effort to help your son learn to build.

I had one fellow that I had been helping show up with one of those which he installed a Jett barstock 90 and retracts.

I did enjoy that maiden and the subsiquient flights[8D]

By the way they are not ugly they are handsome in a workman like way

John

David Bathe

Its just a Marvelous aeroplane... and not just as a low wing trainer as you'll find out.

If you want to do some small custom tweeks:
• drop the engine thrust line about an inch lower
• make the rudder 50-75% larger (you decide, just make it bigger) and use pull-pull
• don't use a single push rod driving one side of the elevator, instead use a Y elevator push-rod and drive both from the servo.
• If you want (I did) make it as a tail dragger.

If the supplied ply pieces for the fire wall look/feel a bit soft (various qualities IMO) and make a new one out of real 1/4" marine ply instead of the supplied. Same applies for the UC mount if you decide to go the tail dragger route.

Just remember, this one you want to build with dihedral... not because of stability, because of roll coupling.
You'll need a good .61-91 and if you build and set it up straight, then work in a couple of small mixes... your son will have a problem getting his hands on it.

Daddy's just found his favourate plane- It's that good.

Minnreefer

I agree, I had a 40 size and I loved, LOVED it. I have a 8 year old that I just got on the buddy box and maybe we will build two of them together at the same time )).

Gray Beard

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Great plane, good build and very ugly!!!

Minnreefer

I would not say very ugly, not the prettiest plane out there, but a good flyer. I personally think profile planes are ugly, the ugly stik is ugly and my wife thinks (wrongly) that a Gee Bee is ugly, I suppose it is in the eye of the beholder and what one wants to get out of the hobby.

Gray Beard

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No, it's ugly!! Just not the ugliest ever.

acdii

I'll bet my Dewey is uglier. I mean REALLY uglier. They dont get much uglier than the Dewey.  Imagine a big stick tail on a long fuse with a large square wing mounted on wires. Thats the Dewey.

Steve Percifield

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I'm thinking FUNCTIONALLY HANDSOME

JohnBuckner

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Bingo[8D]