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Old 08-14-2006, 09:13 PM
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1. Ace Pacer sloper
2. Ace Pacer with .049
3. Ace Sea Master
4. Airtronics Adante
5. Airtronics Aquila Grande
6. Airtronics Aquila Grande NIB *
7. Airtronics Aquila NIB
8. Airtronics Aquila with glass fuse
9. Airtronics Aquila with wood fuse
10. Airtronics Sagitta
11. Airtronics Sagitta (2nd)
12. Airtronics Sagitta kit *
13. Airtronics Sagitta 600 Flat wing
14. Balsa USA ΒΌ Scale Cub *
15. Balsa USA ΒΌ Scale Floats *
16. Balsa USA Laker *
17. Balsa USA Nomad Glider
18. Bob Martin SR-7 kit *
19. Bob Martin SR-7 Joels *
20. Bob Martin Bobcat
21. Bob Martin Bobcat 2nd
22. Bridi Dirty Birdy .60 Wood kit
23. Bridi RCM Trainer 40
24. Bridi RCM Trainer 40 long wing
25. Bridi Super Kaos
26. Bridi Super Kaos (2nd)
27. Bridi Kaos 60 Bashed to twin *
28. Bridi Wood Dirty Birdy
29. Bridi Wood Dirty Birdy Kit
30. Bridy Glass Dirty Birdy *
31. Byron Cap 21 Ricks
32. Byron Cap 21 kit *
33. Cheetah Sloper
34. Cheetah Sloper 2nd
35. Combat Models F-16
36. Craft Air Drifter II built
37. Craft air Drifter II kit
38. Craft Air Windrifter Blue *
39. Craft Air Windrifter from Wayne
40. Craft Air Windrifter Kit
41. Craft Air Windrifter Red *
42. D&L Edge 540 27.5% *
43. Dodgeson Hijacker
44. Dodgeson Todi
45. Dynaflite PT-19 *
46. Extreme Yak 55 *
47. Freedom Sloper
48. Freedom Sloper (actually had 6) 2nd
49. Fun One Glider *
50. Glass Glider from Cali (no name, huge)
51. Global Baby Birdie *
52. Goldberg Anniv Cub (2nd) NIB *
53. Goldberg Cub (bought at spokane)
54. Goldberg Cub with floats
55. Goldberg Eagle II
56. Goldberg Electra built *
57. Goldberg Electra Electra 2nd
58. Goldberg Electra gave to Chad
59. Goldberg Falcon 56 Kit
60. Goldberg Falcon 56 Kit *
61. Goldberg Falcon 56 MKII first one
62. Goldberg Gentle Lady 2nd
63. Goldberg Gentle Lady 1st
64. Goldberg Gentle Lady kit
65. Goldberg Gentle lady Kit *
66. Goldberg Gentle Lady kit *
67. Goldberg Gentle Lady Lucky Lady *
68. Goldberg P-6E
69. Goldberg Shoestring Wrapped (1st) *
70. Goldberg Shoesting Wrapped (2nd) *
71. Goldberg shoestring (wrapped 3rd) *
72. Goldberg Shoestring (wrapped 4th)
73. Goldberg Shoestring Wrapped (5th)
74. Goldberg Shoestring (nother one) *
75. Goldberg Shoestring (Wow, 1 more) *
76. Goldberg Shoestring (6th) *
77. Goldberg Shoestring (building) *
78. Goldberg Shoestring NIB *
79. Goldberg Shoestring (builder) *
80. Goldberg Shoestring Kit (another one)
81. Goldberg Shoestring NIB
82. Goldberg Shoesrting
83. Goldberg Shoestring .40 white
84. Goldberg Shoestring Built *
85. Goldberg Sr Falcon
86. Goldberg Sr Falcon Wing kit
87. Graupner ASW-17 glider
88. Great Planes Big Stick 60
89. Great Planes Big Stick 60 (another one)
90. Great Planes Big Stick 60 Scratched *
91. Great Planes Cap 21
92. Great Planes Cub
93. Great Planes Lear Jet
94. Great Planes Shoestring 90 *
95. Great Planes Spirit Elite *
96. Great Planes Super Sportser 60
97. Great Planes Super Sportser 60 kit *
98. Great Planes Electric Sukhoi *
99. Great Planes Turmoil *
100. Great Planes Turmoil *
101. Great Planes Turmoil *
102. Great Planes Turmoil *
103. Great Planes Turmoil *
104. Gunderson S-1 Canard *
105. GWS Tiger Moth Bipe
106. Hobby Lobby Senior Telemaster
107. Hobby Lobby Telemaster Kit
108. Hobby Lobby Telemaster from Keir *
109. Hobby Shack Lazer 200
110. Hobby Shack Pitts S-2A
111. HydroHawk Flying Boat *
112. Jemco P-39
113. Jemco P-51
114. Jensen Das Ugly Stick
115. Jensen Das Ugly Stick 2nd
116. Kamiak new, heavy fuse E-214 *
117. Kamiak New Light Fuse *
118. Kamiak not done New *
119. Kamiak Red New *
120. Kamiak with epler 214
121. Kamiak with sd7032 green *
122. Knights of the air F-20 Tiger Shark
123. Laser 3D
124. Magic 3D
125. Marks Models Bird of Time
126. Marks Wanderer
127. Marks Wanderer Kit *
128. Midwest Pitts Little Stinker
129. Midwest Bipe Stick
130. Midwest Bipe Stick 2nd
131. Midwest G-202 *
132. MK Mooney Chaparal
133. MK Zlin ZL-50
134. MK Zlin ZL-50 New kit *
135. Norwester Glider *
136. Nosen 310
137. Nosen 310 kit, new one
138. Nosen Citabria .40
139. Nosen Citabria 10’ (2nd)
140. Nosen Citabria 10’ Wing
141. Nosen Gere Sport kit
142. Nosen Gere Sport
143. Nosen Giant Stick *
144. Nosen P-51 Kit (another)
145. Nosen P-51 Kit (another)
146. Nosen P-51 2nd
147. Nosen P-51 built
148. Nosen P-51 Kit
149. Nosen P-51 Kit (another)
150. Nosen P-51, another one *
151. Nosen P-51, Got a good deal again *
152. P-51 Sloper from scratch
153. Pica Dualist
154. Quickest 500 Racer
155. Quickest 500 Racer 2nd
156. Quicksilver sloper
157. RC Extreme Yak *
158. Royal F-4U Corsair 40
159. Royal Super Cub 120 size
160. Royal P-6E Hawk *
161. Royal P-38 Lightning
162. Scratch P-51 Sloper
163. Sig couger
164. Sig Cub
165. Sig Kadet Senior
166. Sig Liberty Sport
167. Sig Quick Built P-51
168. Sig Something Extra *
169. Skipper .15 flying wing *
170. Skipper .25 flying wing *
171. Skipper not done flying wing *
172. Skippy 500 Scat cat 500 *
173. St Croix Long EZ Kit
174. St Croix Long EZ Scratch *
175. St. Croix Long EZ *
176. St. Croix Canard Stik Kit *
177. Sukhoi , manuf unknown, .40 size
178. Super Cheetah Sloper
179. Super Duellist 2/60 *
180. Talon
181. Toad (Scratch Kit)
182. Top Flight Antares
183. Top Flight DC-3 Gold *
184. Top Flight P-39
185. Top Flight P-51 Gold
186. Top Flight P-40 Gold *
187. Top Flight PT-19
188. Tower Uproar
189. Tower Uproar New *
190. Twig Scratch built plane
191. Wild Thing (combat total, 1st flight) Yellow
192. Wild Thing Red
193. Wild Thing Blue/yellow *
194. Wild Thing Kit *
195. Wristocrat handlaunch glider
196. X-440 electric glider







Helicopters

1. Bell 222 (Airwolf) Larry Jolly Kit
2. Dubro Whirley Bird
3. HeliBoy Schluter
4. Kavan Alouette
5. Kavan Jet Ranger
6. Schluter Champion
7. Schluter Champion
8. Schluter Superior
9. Shuttle
10. Shuttle (2nd)
11. Xcell
12. Raptor 30
13. Raptor 60
14. Raptor 90 *
15. Xcell for parts
16. Raptor 30 blue
17. TREX electric *



Boats

1. Kyosho Majesty 800



WOW!!!!!! [:-][:-][:-]
Old 08-14-2006, 09:39 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Lets see, In 4 years I have had and gone through:

SIG Kadet LT40 (2-1/2)
SIG Fazer 25
Dazzler
Uproar 40 (2)
GB Ultimate 60(2)
Lanier Stinger 60
Sterling Stinson Reliant
HoB Extra 300L
Mustang P51 1/2A
TF 1/5 P51 Mustang
Abell RC Adrenaline 3D electric
Megatech Housefly
Flat Outs Reflection

and a partridge in a pear tree!
Old 08-15-2006, 12:21 PM
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Over the past 14 years....forget it, I don't have enough time to list them all. I'll put it this way, a couple of trainers, a ton of Warbirds and six aircraft of my own design, (all flew great). My latest self designed aircraft will be an XB-32 type flying wing with a 7 ft. W/S, retracts and flaps. The wing is built and sheeted. I merely need to finish the installation of retracts, engines, fuel tanks and radio gear. This plane has twin tails.
Old 08-15-2006, 08:56 PM
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I got into the hobby when I was around 11-12 years old with the help of my father:

circa '87-'94
Balsa USA Swizzle Stick
Cosmo 25 (I forget who made it)
GP Ultra Sport 40 **

10 year break in the hobby during which I finished Highschooll/college and chased girls

"04 to present
Ace Cloud Dancer 60 **
Sig Something Extra
Lanier Shrike 40 **
Sig King kobra (still unbuilt)
GP Mustang 40 **
SR Batteries X 250 **

And so far not an ARF among them......

**Planes still airworthy
Old 01-27-2007, 09:52 AM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Hmmm....

U-Control

Sterling Eindecker (1977)
Carl Goldberg Lil' Jumpin Bean (x5)
Sterling Ringmaster
Carl Goldberg ??? (x4) (still have one, but can't remember the name)
Guillows PT-17 (converted from free flight)

RC

Drifter II (first RC plane in 1980)
Kadet Mark II
Airtronics Sagita 900
Wanderer
Bird-of-Time
Christen Eagle (.40 size ARF back in '83, flew like a brick with wings)
Sig Kobra (x3)
Great Planes Decathalon
Ugly Stik
Durabat (x2)
Great Planes Ultrasport
BUSA Pheaton
Profile Hots
Morris Hobbies CAP
Kadet LT40 (to get the kids hooked)
Sig Skybolt (x2)
Carl Goldberg Extra 300
S.P.A.D.s (x2)

8 year break---

Sig Cap 231 EX
Sig Skybolt
Great Planes Reflection (x2)
Great Planes Turmoil (x2)
Great Planes Super Stearman
E-flite Blade CP
Old 01-27-2007, 10:16 AM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Sig Kadet MkII died of NiCad failure.
TF Contender died of fuel tank failure. Saturated the nose.
GP Sportster died of elevator linkage failure.
Kalt Baron Heli, died of company that quit making parts. Bought it just in time to figure that out.
GP UltraSport mothballed

14 year break in flying.

H9 UltraStick (retrainer)
GP UltraSport out of mothballs.
Old 01-27-2007, 11:43 AM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Lets see......I've only been in the hobby 8 years so I dont have just a ton...

First - Windstar EP (I increased its wingspan to 90") Still flying


Second - Zagi 400 Still flying (going to fly it today probably)
No pics of it

Thirid - Guapner Extra300s Still flying

Fourth - "THE YELLOW PLANE" Ok its got no name, its something of my own design.... Still flying


UNDER CONSTRUCTION
A 72" Profile Bipe of my own design.
Old 01-31-2007, 05:52 PM
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1973 to 81
Lots of control line kits. Don't know all the names but a few are memorable
CG Wizard
CG Lil Jumping Bean
Buster
Shoestring
Nobler

1988 is when I started in R/C
Coverite black barron special (crashed beyond repair)
Duraplane 40 (still flying when I gave it away)
Ace 4-40 (pull out too low of a split S)
GP Cap 21 40 sized (gave away to a club member, wing came off while he was flying it)
Midwest Hots (pounded into the ground)
Sig Comet (sold)
Sig Kougar Mark II (sold)
Sig Ryan STA (still have)
GP fun one (still have)
GP Easy Sport 40 (stuff a 60 in it, still have)
CG Tiger II (still have)
Telemaster 40 (still have)




I think that is it.
Old 01-31-2007, 06:50 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

OK OK OK ... How old are you guys? Holy sh.. Thats a LOT of models.

well at least IM 22, not 72 :P


1 skyward 40, white! My first plane
2 skyward 40, metalic blue!!

3 Acrowot, flew like a dream!
4 Top flite 1/7 P51 with retracts and saito four banger
5 Sig Yak 18, 75", only have one flight on this old aeroplane. Building floats to it right now!

next plane on the building board is a top flite spitifre )
Old 01-31-2007, 08:48 PM
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In 3 years of flying:

1. Avistar (destroyed on first solo after certification)
2. Avistar
3. Tiger II (R.I.P 10/01/2006)
4. Sig Somethin' Extra
5. Ultra Stick 40

Under Construction
6. Tiger 60
7. Goldberg Sukhoi

In the closet
8. Great Planes Super Skybolt
Old 03-26-2010, 05:11 PM
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CONTROL LINE
1. PLASTIC HURRICANE TESTERS 049.
2. SHEET MODEL CALLED SMIDTH
3.KEIL KRAFT TORREADOR FLING WING

R/C

4. RM TRAINER
5. LARGE GLIDER DIED ON MAIDEN DUE TO CB INTERFERENCE
6. GALAXY MODELS GAZZELE

WENT BOATS FOR A FEW YEARS THEN.:

7. CAP 21 FULL SCALE AND VERY TWITCHY
8.PT 19
9. READY 2
10.SUPER STEARMAN
11.REFLECTION BIPE
12.GADIATOR PATTERN SHIP
13. MAJESTRO PATTERN SHIP
14. MIGIT MUSTANG
15. VINTAGE HEP CAT
16. MAGNATILLA
17.ATTILA
18.GREAT NEWS
19.1912 BLACKBURN MONOPLANE
20.DARA 20 PYLON RACER
21. STAUDACHER
22.ALPHA GLIDER
23.MAGIC FUN FLY
24. XTRA LITE
25.WOT 4
26.RAPIER DELTA
27.SHOESTRING
28GILES 202
29.DUAL ACE
30.CAP 232
31.SUKHOI
33. SUKHOI
34. SUKHOI
35.EXTRA 300S
36.SEA FURY
37. SPITFIRE
38.MINI EXTRA
39 IMAGINE
40. A4 SKYHAWK
41.TRAVEL AIR
42.SUPER AIR
43.SPEED AIR
44.CHRISTIAN EAGLE
45.TOPAZ
46.RAPTOR HELI
47.CALIBER HELI
48. MORLEY HELI.
49. EDGE 540
50.TIGER MOTH

TO BE BUILT

ULTIMATE
VENTUS GLIDER
m1
BRISTOL SCOUT
HANIBAL
FOCKER D7
JUPITER
CHIPMONK
YAK 54
TAYLORCRAFT
MONOCOUPE


AND LOTS MORE BUT THAT SHOULD GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA
Old 04-27-2010, 08:06 PM
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I'm too lazy to list here, sold over 100 here on RCU though. Generally I keep going back and buying some classics again not too thrilled with the new ARFs of the day.
I just picked up two of these from their scratch and dent sale, got to love the "kit" like quality these ARFs are, the fuselage is filled, sanded and painted. Imagine that.

http://www.dldesigns.net/flyboy2.htm

A smudge at best on the paint and the price is slashed $100. All the distributors need to follow this trend, please.

http://www.dldesigns.net/scratched.htm

Hope it flies as nice as the Dalotel.

I like the Ultra Sports, Super Sportsters, Super Skybolts, Ace 4-40, Astro Hog, and even floating around with a Telemaster still.
There are a lot of CMPro, RichModels, Nitro Planes, Lanier, and others I wished I never bought thinking price over reputation.

Oops, forgot, airborne-models.com Rambler 45. I use an Irvine .53 on it.
Old 04-28-2010, 06:53 AM
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Well lets see, I started flying model airplanes in 1961 and moved into giant scale around 1994, oh hell, there are just too many to list.[8D]

Bob
Old 04-28-2010, 09:09 AM
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Goldberg Ultimate
Hanger 9 Bluenose P-51
Sig Hog Bipe
BH Ryan STA 120-Syssa Powered!
BH Weddell-Williams Red Lion 60
Stevens Aero Stella
Stevens Aero Frede 1.5-my kids!!
Mountain Models Lucky Ace
Mountain ModelsEVA Sport
Hobbico Nexstar Trainer
Great Plane 300 s 60
Bruce Tharpe Venture 60 (2)
Sig Somethin Extra

Old 04-28-2010, 10:27 AM
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Started in '82

Bridi Soar Birdy
Goldberg Gentile lady
Unknown brand 1/2A Cessa type
Several PT-19 and Cessna Electrics that Kraft was considering Importing (they wouldnt fly until they were converted to 1/2A)
Pilot Cessna 177
Midwest Aerostar 20
Midwest Das Little stick
Goldberg Sr. Falcon
Marks Models Fun Scale P-51 .60 size
Combat Models Mig 27 slope soarer
Hobby Shack Ridge Runt
Scratch built Das Little Stick
Robbe Curtis Robin
Goldberg Talon
Great Planes Spirit 100
Ace 4/40
Sterling Corsair
Royal 40T
Unknown .60 sized trainer
Unknown 05 Electric Cub
Guillows Hell Cat Electric conversion
House Of Balsa T-6 Texan .10 sized
Royal 20L
Great Planes .15 sized trainer
Old 04-28-2010, 10:47 AM
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Started control line 30+ years ago.

Built from scratch three models with COX 0.049

-
30 + years break


During the last 8 years flying RC

1. Great Planes PT-40 (Kit) Active
2. Great Planes Easy Sport 40 (Kit) Expired
3. Great Planes Giles-202 40 (Kit) Expired
4. Great Planes Dazzler (Kit) Active
5. Great Planes Giles-202 40 (Kit) Active
6. RCM Ultra Sport 60 (Built from plans) Active
7. On building planning stage: GP Mustang 40 (Kit) and Midwest Extra 300XS 80"WS (Kit)

plus a collection of 28 more kits for future
Old 04-28-2010, 12:13 PM
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Mostly scratch build: ARUP, Bleriot XII, Curtiss Pusher, Fokker Eindekker- DrI-DVII, Rearwin Speedster, Chester Jeep, Keith Rider Jackrabbit- Firecracker, Brown B-1, Wedell-Williams #57, Piper J-2, J-3 Cubs with and without floats and PA-18, Aeronca C-2 and Champs, Buhl Pup, Wittman Bonzo, Cassutts, Sump'n Else F1, KA6e, Nimbus, Duo Discus, Orlik, Boeing B-9 and a whole bunch of other RC and CL stuff I can't remember because I'm getting old!
Old 04-29-2010, 11:16 AM
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33% gp extra 330l zdz 80b2
33% GP cap 580 da 100
GP ultimate dl50
GP yak 54 dl 50
GP cap 232 dl 50
extreme flight yak 54 88" 110" zdz 60 and 3w 110
AW 33% 260 and yak both da 85
AW pitts python 50cc da 50
AW yak, extra 300lp and 260 50cc da 50
AW 42% extra 260 3w157
SD 42% extra 260 3w 200
telemaster sv 17cc
H9 46% ulty da 150
H9 su-26mm 3w 85
H9 su 31 bme 116
rc guys decathlon fg 30
h9 b-25
WM 33% cub da 100
WM ultimate dl 55
H9 funtana x50 90s x100 x125 all with saito 125
eflite brio
eflite p-38
eflite extra 260
eflite su26m
eflite pawnee
eflite f-16
parkzone habu
GWS slo-stick
seagull yak 54 zenoah G20ei
TT raptor 90 se
TT raptor 30v2
RJX x50
align trex 450 500 600 700
blade mcx msr cp cx2 400
topflite P-47 P-51 f4u
fling glider
spirit elite
a neat pod engine glider
GP siren
kyosho F-15 F-86 both glow df
JMP hustler jetcat p-160
cermark F-16 jetcat p-60
elctrifly cap 580 and extra 330sc and rcu bipe
GP reactor 50cc
reactor bipe 60 zenoah g20ei
GP reactor bipe electric


and that kind of scratches the surface

and there will be lots more to come
Old 04-29-2010, 01:19 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Lets see. I started in JR High and took 12 yrs off in the middle and i am 38 now..

1. sig kadet senior. rip
2. sig kadet senior. rip
3. sig astro hog. rip
4. sig astro hog. rip
5. AMA scratch build blitz. rip

12 yr break

6. four * 40 rip . bad battery
7. Funtana 40
8. GP big stick 60
9. segall edge 540 saito 82
10. 40 size cub. not sure on brand got it at a swap meet.
11GP curtiss p6e hawk. saito 180
12. Ultra rc giles 202
13. GP super sterman in box
15. Hangar 9 knock off p51 stang.
16. hangar 9 tribute w/magnum 52
Old 09-28-2010, 02:00 AM
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Been in the hobby for 3 years. In order of progression:

1. FlyZone SkyFly (have it in pieces)
2. Multiplex Acromaster w/ 3s (sold)
3. Stryker F27-C w/ souped up on 4s, 95mph (sold)
4. H9 J-3 Cub 25e on floats (have it)
5. HobbyZone Super Cub (brushless 3s float & night flier) (have it)
6. H9 Pulse XT 40 w/ OS 55ax (crashed on a radio brown-out)
7. GP Super Sportster 40 w/ OS 55ax - 115mph plane! (crashed it after 300 flights on a dead stick)
8. Ultra Sport 60 kit w/ ST .75 Italian (have it)
9. Ultra Sport 60 kit #2 w/ probably DLE-20 (building it)
10. H9 Mustang MKII PTS (upgraded to ASP .52) (have it)
11. 3D EPP Yak 55 indoor foamie w/ 1500kv 2s/3s (have it)
12. 30% Edge 540T w/ DLE-55 (have it)
13. H9 Mini Ultra Stick (MUS) w/ 1100kv 3s (have it)
14. GP Revolver w/ OS 55ax (building it)
15. GP Viper w/ GMS .47 (next build)


1. Blade MCX heli


1. Thunder Tiger ST-1 Truggy w/ Jammin JPX .28 race engine (Picco .28)


I LOVE THIS HOBBY! Planes are definately my favorite over heli's/trucks.
Old 09-28-2010, 03:34 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

I started building in '53 control line models and '73 RC. There is no way I can list all of the models I have built. I have averaged 1-2 builds a year over that time. The ones that standout in my mind are the following:

Control line:
1. Sterling Flying Fool - Fox .29
2. Sterling Fokker D VII - Fox .29
3. Sterling Great Lakes T2A - Fox .29 (Still have it in flying shape)
3. Sterling Corsair - McCoy .29
4. Midwest P-39 Profile - Fox .15 (Still have it in flying shape)
5. Sig AcroStar Profile - Fox .15 (Still have it in flying shape)

RC:
1. RCM Trainer 60 - Fox .60 Eagle 1
2. Southern RC Alley Cat - Enya .45
3. Jensen Wayfarer Bip - Enya .45 (Being refurbished after 35 years)
4. Jemco FW 190D - K&B .40 (Still flyable)
5. Jemco Zero - K&B .40 (Still flyable)
6. Bridi Kaos 60 - OS .60 FSR
7. Sig Kommander - Enya .45
8. Sig Kouger (2) - OS .46 SF
9. Sig King Kobra - OS .61 SF
10. Sig Mini BiPlane - OS .46 FSR (Still flyable)
11. From plans Northrop Gamma - OS .61 SF (Still flyable)
12. Concept Fleet Biplane - Enya .80 4C (Still flyable)
13. TF Gold Edition Corsair - OS .61 SF (Still flyable)
14. GP Ultra Sport 40 - OS .46 SF (Still flyable)
15. GP Mustange 40 - OS .46 SF (Still flyable)
16. GP Super Sportster 60 - OS .61 SF (still flying regularly for 20 years)
16. Airtronics New Era 3 - OS Max .25
17. Northeast Aerodynamics BelAir Biplane 40 - OS .40 FSR

Currently building:
1. GP Ultra Sport 60 - Fox .74 Eagle
2. Jemco PT-19 - TT .42 GP

ARFs: (All are flight ready including charged battery on trickle charge)
1. GP Piper Cherokee (2) - OS .46 AX and OS .55 AX
2. H9 Piper Pawnee - OS .46 AX
3. H9 Pulse XT 60 - OS .61 FX
4. BH T28 Trojan - OS .61 SF
5. GP Escapade - Magnum .46 XLS
6. Sig Kadet Senior - OS .61 FSR
7. GP 1.4 scale RV-4 - OS .75 AX
8. GP Super Skybolt - OS .61 SF

Currently Assembling:
1. GP Revolver 70 - Magnum .91 4 stroke

In the last couple of years, a number of ARFs caught my eye and I bought them. I am still building, doing a little every day but the ARFs I find to be of good quality, fun to fly, and cost half of what I would pay if I bought them as kits.

Bruce

Old 09-28-2010, 07:04 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Probably a 50+ stick/tissue rubber powered things.
Several tow line FF gliders of various sizes/types
FF power - a Starduster 600, Witch Doctor 800, a scale Cessna 170 (.049). Got a hankering to scratch build the big .60 sized FF Satellite 1300 some time next year.

Probably a hundred C/L things over the years, All scratch from plans or kits. I do have a Brodak ARF Smoothie waiting to be slapped together in the near future. The current thing I've been flying C/L with most of the time has well over 300 flights on it and could use some hanger time for rehab.

R/C? Gliders, various ARF builds/repairs which aren't interesting at all. I'm designing an R/C combat plane that breaks the usual mold of fillament taped foam wing flying bricks that most of them are and should have much better aerodynamics (think higher aspect ratio Rush Nemesis or Buckstaff Mirage), and I just opened up the planset for DeBolt's "Chief" early generation pattern plane.


Old 09-28-2010, 08:12 PM
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?


ORIGINAL: cutaway

Probably a 50+ stick/tissue rubber powered things.
Several tow line FF gliders of various sizes/types
FF power - a Starduster 600, Witch Doctor 800, a scale Cessna 170 (.049). Got a hankering to scratch build the big .60 sized FF Satellite 1300 some time next year.

Probably a hundred C/L things over the years, All scratch from plans or kits. I do have a Brodak ARF Smoothie waiting to be slapped together in the near future. The current thing I've been flying C/L with most of the time has well over 300 flights on it and could use some hanger time for rehab.

R/C? Gliders, various ARF builds/repairs which aren't interesting at all. I'm designing an R/C combat plane that breaks the usual mold of fillament taped foam wing flying bricks that most of them are and should have much better aerodynamics (think higher aspect ratio Rush Nemesis or Buckstaff Mirage), and I just opened up the planset for DeBolt's ''Chief'' early generation pattern plane.


well, you are a much nicer guy than i gave you credit for...the mere mention of the Starduster and Satellite set you off from the rest.....
Dad and i were on Team Satellite from the years 71-78 when we finally gave up FF Comp for a few years to get into RC again.

nice to know you are a FF flyer. i did the 1300 in 3 flavors, one with original size stab with OPS 60 power. the second one was done with a K&B .41 built by Bear of K&B when K&B was really K&B, and the second version was built light, like 42 ounces with a 38% stab. the last version was Rossi .65 power and was an animal.

too many planes to list here too, and i would get a headache just trying to remember them all, but i do know that i have pretty much burned out to the point where the 2 Jett powered models i have at this time are all that interest me because they scream, even if only at 18K rpm, but there just is not interest for me anymore.
FF competition was and still is my passion, but without my Dad, there's no use even trying to fly at contests anymore.
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Default RE: Your plane history, what models have you had?

Actually started an inventory several years ago. The RC list is probably 99% accurate, but the CL and especially the FF list probably have left a lot out. The FF list probably starts around 1948, CL around 1949 or 50, and the Strader P-51 RC job I started in 1958 in 8th grade, and finished around 1982 I'm not a procrastinator, procrastinators are always in too much of a hurry.

RC
P-51 FM-Strader Scratch
1/2A Skylark Goldberg Kit
Trixter Beam Guillow Kit
K-G Scratch Scratch
Live Wire Trainer DeBolt Kit
Pronto MAN Plans Scratch
Rascal 27 Top Flight Kit
School Boy Top Flight Kit
Tri Squire Midwest Kit
Square Hare Scratch Scratch
Own Glider Scratch Scratch
Styrofix Graupner Kit
Sky Squire Midwest Kit
Royal Prince Sterling Kit
Sky Squire Midwest Kit
Live Wire Trainer DeBolt Scratch
Spook 72 Scratch Scratch
1/2 A Fledgling Sterling Kit
Quick Stick RCM Plans Scratch
Klutz Bug MAN Plans Scratch
Tlush Mite Scratch Scratch
Spook 72 Scratch Scratch
Klutz Bug MAN Plans Scratch
Own Scratch Scratch
Own 15 Scratch Scratch
Tlush Mite Scratch Scratch
Sabick 50 Scratch, RCM Scratch
Own 15 Scratch Scratch
Firefly ? Kit Bipe Kit
Own 15 Scratch Scratch
Rambler Scratch Scratch
Lanzo Stick Scratch, MB Scratch
Sabick 50 Scratch, RCM Scratch
Ply Pattern Mod FM Plans Scratch
40L Royal ARF
Electric Hots Midwest Kit
Square Hare Scratch Scratch
Stylus Mod RCM Article Scratch
Duraplane Trainer Duraplane Kit
Mirage Goldberg Kit
Super Sportster Sig Kit
Sabick 50 Scratch, RCM Scratch
SR71 ? ARF
Phaeton Bipe Balsa USA Kit
All Star Bipe Ace Kit
DingleBerry Scratch Scratch
Schoolgirl Top Flight Kit
Spickler Quickie Spickler Kit
Sabick 50 Scratch, RCM Scratch
Skybaby Oriental Kit
Phoenix RPBG Aerotech Kit
Modern Stick 40 Great Planes ARF
Phoenix Aerotech Kit
Electra Goldberg Kit
Aeronca Global Kit
Cessna 177 ARF Kyosho Kit
Baby Dart ? Kit
Little Stick Midwest Kit
AT Sportster Scratch Scratch
Baby Dart ? Kit
Baby Dart ? Kit
Novi Mucha Kit
Electra Goldberg Kit
Duraplane Trainer Duraplane Kit
? Glider ? Scratch
T-33 Kyosho Kit
Folland Gnat Graupner Kit
Hyperfly Kyosho Kit
Phaeton II Bipe Balsa USA Kit
Bleriot III Ikarus Kit
Comet Lanier Kit
Ferias ARF Kyosho ARF
B-2 Wattage Kit
Mirage 2000 Wattage Kit
Zagi Trick RC Kit
Aggressor RTF ? ARF
Breezy? Babcock? Kit
King Kombat Scratch, RCM Scratch
Sweet Vee Estes Kit
Slo Motion Evans Kit
Positron Garrison Airdrome Kit
Push-E-Cat Garrison Airdrome Kit
Super Sport 60 Great Planes Kit
Black Max RTF Cox ARF
Flight Star 40 ARF ? ARF
P-51 RTF Megatech ARF
Concept EP Kyosho Kit
Fundango Great Planes Kit
Tangent Wattage Kit
Turbo Hawk Wattage Kit
P-51 GWS Kit
Rogallo Wing Fly Zone ARF
F-86 Wattage Kit
Edge 540 Ikarus Kit
FireBat Great Planes Kit
Flying Pizza GWS Kit
78% Smog Hog Scratch Scratch
A-7 RTF Megatech ARF
Air Ace RTF Air Hogs ARF
B-2 copy RTF Air Rage ARF
Blade CX RTF E-Flite ARF
Pikoo 2 RTF Silverlit ARF
Rookie RTF Wattage ARF
Sky Zap RTF Fly Zone ARF
1/2A Dirty Birdy Sure Flite Kit
A-6 RTF Air Rage ARF
Hustler XD-7 Scratch-MAN Plans Scratch
Skylark 56 ARF Goldberg ARF
Ford Tri-Motor Scratch AAM Article Scratch
QB40 Global (LB) Kit
Airtronics Glider Airtronics Kit
Blade CP Pro RTF E-Flite ARF
Sky Squadron Estes ARF
Dragonfly FliteTech ARF
Powered Glider Airtronics Kit
Tandem Thunder Air Hogs ARF
? Estes/Cox ARF
? Revell ARF
Rolling Fury Air Hogs ARF
Piloto Revell RTF
L-39 Albatros GP Kit
P-51 Micro Park Zone RTF
Fledgling Sterling Kit
Sukhoi Su 26m Park Zone RTF
Island Hopper Venom RTF
Piloto Revell RTF
CL
Air Racer Enterprise Kit
Fire Baby AJWalker
Fire Baby Bipe AJWalker
Aeromite Wen-Mac
P6E Scientific
Li'l Devil Scientific
Stunt Master Scientific
Fokker D VIII Cavacraft
Lil Devil Scientific
P-51 Enterprise Kit
Stunt Trainer Scientific
Li'l Mercury Scientific
Delta Tether Scratch
Own Speed Scratch
Golden Hawk Scientific
Yak 9 Sterling
WhipSaw Ambroid
Meridionalli Scratch
PT-19 Sterling
Own Speed Scratch
P-26 Cleveland Kit
P-40 Sterling
Red Devil Scientific
T-Square Scratch
Lil Stunt Master Scientific
Own Scratch
Circus King PDQ
Hawker Tempest Enterprise Kit
Own Speed Scratch
TD-1 Cox
Li'l PT MAN Plan
Li'l PT MAN Plan
Li'l PT MAN Plan
Star Scratch
Dangerous Dart, Delta Rat AAM Mag
Circus King PDQ
Stuntman 23 Goldberg
Plank AAM Tip
Scorpion MAN 62 Annual Plan
Brave Veco
Dominator FM Plans
Warrior Veco
Smoothie Veco
Armstrong Whitworth Whitely Scratch
Nobler Top Flite
Galaxy Guillow
Nobler Top Flite
Ringmaster Sterling
? Wing Italian Kit
? Wing, Diamond Airfoil Scratch
Li'l PT MAN Plan
Lil Stunt Master Scientific
P-51 ARF Cox
Ringmaster Sterling
Ringmaster Sterling
Ringmaster (Mod) Sterling
Ringmaster (Mod) Sterling
Stuka Scientific
Waco C2 Sterling
Aries Ambroid
Combat Cat Top Flite
Flite Streak Top Flite
Guardian Sterling
P-51 Sterling
P-82 Sterling Bash
Ringmaster Sterling
? Scratch, 3 Line Scratch
Combat Cat Top Flite
A2D-1 Sterling
Flying Fool Sterling
SE5 Sterling
Magician Midwest
Jr Nobler Top Flite
Smoothie Veco
Thunderbird Bipe Scientific
Spitfire Sterling
Big Otto Scientific
Jr Flite Streak Top Flight
Spitfire Stunt Sterling
Pink Fink MAN Plan
P-51 Testors
F4-U Cl 1 Carrier Sterling
PT-19 Cox
Flying Saucer Scratch
Li'l Toot Goldberg
Shoestring Goldberg
Nieuport 17 Scratch
P-38 Sterling
Guardian Cl 1 Carrier scratch carrier
Guardian Cl 2 Carrier scratch carrier
Tenzan scratch carrier
Voodoo Goldberg
Voodoo Goldberg
? From MT Scratch
Lil Satan Goldberg
P-51 Sterling
F-84 Sterling
Baby Flite Streak Top Flite
Flite Streak Top Flite
Cobra Autogyro Cox ARF
Fokker D-VII Sterling
F8U Cox
Jr. Ringmaster Sterling
Shoestring Goldberg
Galaxy Guillow
A2D-1 Sterling
P51 Sig
HyperViper Cox
F-15 RTF Cox
Shoestring Goldberg
Firebaby II AJ Classics
Vitamin 1/2A Monarch
FF
Hornet AJ
AJ 74 Glider AJ
P-38 Comet
AJ 74 Glider AJ
Hornet AJ
Ceiling Hopper AJ
Hornet AJ
AJ 74 Glider AJ
FuBar .049 Midwest
Ceiling Hopper AJ
AJ 74 Glider AJ
Albatross Cleveland
Piper J-3 Cleveland
Hornet AJ
Interceptor 404 AJ
Silk/Wire ?
AJ 74 Glider AJ
Ceiling Hopper AJ
Ranger 21 Goldberg
Albatross Cleveland
Interceptor 404 AJ
Ranger 28 Goldberg
? FM Plans
? FM Plans
? FM Plans
Own Design Scratch
? FM Plans
Own TLG Scratch
Cessna 172 Berkely
Geef Scratch
1/2A Viking Goldberg
Fly Power Scratch
? North Pacific
Own Design Scratch
? FM Plans
Own TLG Scratch
Ranger 21 Goldberg
? North Pacific
SE-5 Guillow
Twin Pusher Scratch
Skua FM Plans
? FM Plans
Own Wakefield Scratch
? North Pacific
Balsa Pterdactyl Scratch
Vultee Vengeance Comet
? FM Plans
Flash FM Plans
Ranger 21 Goldberg
Flash FM Plans
? North Pacific
Ranger 28 Goldberg
Ranger 21 Goldberg
Aeronca C-3 Sterling
J-3 Cub Sterling
Aeronca Chief Comet
Balsa Pterdactyl Scratch
P-47D Comet
Flash FM Plans
Flash FM Plans
Flash FM Plans
Wingless Wonder AAM Plans
Curtis Robin Comet
E-Z-Bee Micro-X
Shoestring NoCal Scratch
? North Pacific
Flash Campbel Kit
Flash FM Plans
Flash Campbel Kit
Flash FM Plans
Flash Campbel Kit
Flash Campbell
Flash FM Plans
Butterfly Ikarus
P-30 class Scratch
Top Kick Jetco
Aero Lance FM Plans
Dragonfly Jetco
451 Russian ARF
Imp Easy Built
Parlor Mite A Micro-X
Parlor Mite B Micro-X
Parlor Mite C Micro-X
Switcher II Dare
Straight Up Campbell
Eaglet Jetco
Comp Air Air Hogs
? GP
Shark Air Wings
? Cross Kit
Sweepette ?
Heli IMS
Heli IMS
Interceptor AJ Repro
Gusty Scratch FM Plans
Hot Stuff Scratch FM Plans
FA Moth Peck
Flash Campbell
Pito Graupner
Flash Campbell
Middle Piglet Campbell
Slipper Graupner
Mini Graupner
Twin Pusher Scratch
Ornithopter IMS
P51B ?
Sweepette Gift
Jet 50 Scratch FM Plans
Folding Wing Bird Peck
BA Cabin Holman Partial Kit
Coupe d'Hiver ?
CatAPiglet Campbell
Thermic 18 Jetco
Thermic 18 Jetco
992 Darice
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[&:]

Out of almost 8 years of flying:

Art-tech Wing Dragon (rtr)
Alfa Focke Wulf 190 (arf) caught fire from no fault of my own.
Goldberg Eagle (kit) retired due to rotted balsa, plane was over 15 years old.
Hanger 9 PTS Mustang (arf and pnp versions) sold both
Hanger 9 .40 J-3 cub (arf and pnp versions) crashed both on crosswind take offs.
Goldberg 62 Skylane (arf) lost 2 years ago, servo failure at high speed.
Seagull .90 Extra 260 (arf)- Lost in a serious crash this year. RIP I screwed up a "knife edge" at low altitude, and I couldn't recover as a result, a pile of toothpicks in a corn field.


This list includes about 4 planes that were so bad in the quality department- I smashed out of anger, lack of patience and didn't complete. ( I'm honest, however not proud.):

CMP/ Giant Scale Models Focke Wulf 190 (arf)
Seagull Dual Ace 9 (arf)
Kyosho .52 Focke Wulf 190
VQ Me-108 (arf)

Aircraft I have now flying:

Hanger 9 .60 Fokker DVII ( a highly modified arf) Will be 3 years old by December.
E-flight mcx blade indoor helicopter (rtr) 3 years old by March.

What I have on the bench now:

A Discontinued Great Planes .60 Fokker DR1 (arf) I'm rebuilding the plane from the bones up- modifying and customizing the bird to be more scale like. This plane was reported to be over 10 years old.


Pete



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