Lanier Sea Bird...Good or Bad?
09-26-2003, 09:44 PM
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RE: Lanier Sea Bird...Good or Bad?
Hello; I had one of those, It would fly if I hand launched it but it would never lift off the water. Didn't fly all too well, but I could keep it up there. My friend John had one, it never flew. He tried all the stuff that worked for me, but no luck. He sold it as a swap shop for $20 He was happy to gert rid of it. I disliked Lanier for years because of that plane.
09-27-2003, 10:18 PM
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RE: Lanier Sea Bird...Good or Bad?
Thanks for all of your input. I decided on a Thunder Tiger Seamaster ARF. I've heard that it's a pretty good plane.
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RE: Lanier Sea Bird...Good or Bad?
I have a seabird, too. I wasn't impressed with it at all. It leaked, water sprayed on the prop, I couldn't even get it on step hardly. I probley could have made it fly with some work, but why waste time on a piece of crap? I also am turned off by Laniers and will probably never by another one.
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RE: Lanier Sea Bird...Good or Bad?
Hello; I had an Ace Seamaster for a few years, and see many of them often. I haven't seen any ARF version of that plane fly yet.
the Ace seamaster is a good flying intermediate plane, easy to build and cover, capable of hairy-batics. I used a 40 FSR, and flew that plane for 4 years, then changed to a Surpass 70 and lost the pylon, with the engine fuel tank and throttle servo when it shook of in flight. I landed the plane and gave what was left to one of my flying pals. He built a new pylon and flew that plane for another 3 or 4 years (Pete Reese do you still have it?)
the Ace seamaster is a good flying intermediate plane, easy to build and cover, capable of hairy-batics. I used a 40 FSR, and flew that plane for 4 years, then changed to a Surpass 70 and lost the pylon, with the engine fuel tank and throttle servo when it shook of in flight. I landed the plane and gave what was left to one of my flying pals. He built a new pylon and flew that plane for another 3 or 4 years (Pete Reese do you still have it?)
