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Forum: Beginners
06-12-2018, 04:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 390
Posted By ratshooter

PT-40 MKII Plans

I bought a PT-40 MKII off ebay and need the plans for the fuselage. Does anyone have a set of plans they are willing to let me borrow to copy and I will send them back or a set they will sale?
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Forum: Beginners
01-30-2017, 04:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,376
Posted By ratshooter

Welcome to the forum. You might try starting a...

Welcome to the forum. You might try starting a new thread instead of dragging up a 13 year old zombie thread.
01-21-2017, 09:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,808
Posted By ratshooter

Good Place To Buy Balsa

Where are you folks buying Balsa Wood? I used to buy mine from Lone Star Balsa but they are long gone. You use to be able to walk in and pick through the wood and select hard balsa where needed and...
Forum: Beginners
01-19-2017, 04:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,856
Posted By ratshooter

Jetmech is spot on. Thats how I do mine except I...

Jetmech is spot on. Thats how I do mine except I tune the high speed needle first then the low speed. I have a Magnum XLS 25 and that is one of the smoothest, best running engines I have ever owned....
Forum: Sport Flying
01-13-2017, 10:21 AM
Replies: 423
Views: 150,324
Posted By ratshooter

Isn't that what we call a kit? :D Here is my...

Isn't that what we call a kit? :D

Here is my version of the Swizzle Stik. I just bult this a couple of months ago. I have been building this design since the early 1990s.
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Forum: Beginners
01-13-2017, 10:12 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

Hey John. I gotta give you credit for the pushrod...

Hey John. I gotta give you credit for the pushrod trick. I don't think I even knew about those. I would like to see a whole picture of that plane if you have it. I have seen lots of the planes you...
Forum: Beginners
01-12-2017, 02:21 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

Hey John thats a good idea on the Senior. My...

Hey John thats a good idea on the Senior. My buddy built a homebuilt airplane called a Falco and the rear of the fuselage bolts on. He had to take it apart to move it from his work shop to the hanger...
Forum: Beginners
01-11-2017, 06:12 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

I have never owned an LT-40 so can't comment but...

I have never owned an LT-40 so can't comment but I do have an LT-25 and it flies almost as slow as the Senioritas I have owned. It should take more of a beating than the stick built planes too.

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Forum: Beginners
01-11-2017, 01:43 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

This is not a hard model to build. Its a little...

This is not a hard model to build. Its a little harder than a plane with solid walls for a fuselage but thats about all. You can build the framework in 3 weekends. Build the wing then the tail group...
Forum: Beginners
01-10-2017, 08:12 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

When I learned to fly back around 1978 my uncle...

When I learned to fly back around 1978 my uncle and dad were also learning to fly. And we all had 4 channel models. No one was overwhelmed by having ailerons on their model. We sort of looked down on...
Forum: Beginners
01-09-2017, 05:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,547
Posted By ratshooter

The Senior Kadet is an excellent choice for a...

The Senior Kadet is an excellent choice for a first model. But because of its stick construction it is not as durable as a solid frame model. But as long as you get help from an experienced pilot it...
Forum: Beginners
12-30-2016, 11:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,474
Posted By ratshooter

Orono your plane looks nice. Thats a lot better...

Orono your plane looks nice. Thats a lot better than the crappy shelf paper covering they came with. A buddy bought one of those so he coud get into RC. He was afraid to fly it because he might crash...
Forum: Beginners
12-30-2016, 11:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 593
Posted By ratshooter

I had to look up Mouse Droid. I didn't know if it...

I had to look up Mouse Droid. I didn't know if it flew or was a car of some sort. Star Wars is way out of my age bracket. I see it is a wheeled vehicle. You might want to post your question in the RC...
Forum: Beginners
12-28-2016, 12:01 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

52Larry here is a good write up on the tower J-3...

52Larry here is a good write up on the tower J-3 Cub. This poster used to write for R/C Report, one of the best RC mags there ever was.
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Forum: Beginners
12-25-2016, 02:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,489
Posted By ratshooter

Start a new thread and you will get lots of...

Start a new thread and you will get lots of updated information. I have been here since 2010 and and not even heard of most of the posters in this thread. Hobbico wrote and said the hobbistar is...
Forum: Beginners
12-25-2016, 09:55 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 4,489
Posted By ratshooter

Do you realize this thread was last responded to...

Do you realize this thread was last responded to over 12 years ago? And it was started 14 years ago?

The Hobbistar is not covered in monokote. It is a covering from china. I know because I emailed...
Forum: Beginners
12-24-2016, 12:59 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

Good points about fuel proofing. But the GP Big...

Good points about fuel proofing. But the GP Big Stik does not have a removable hatch so it would be nearly impossible to fuel proof with epoxy. I really like having a removable hatch.
Forum: Beginners
12-22-2016, 12:26 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

HighPlains the man that gave me the few flight...

HighPlains the man that gave me the few flight lesson I had is now flying the second oldest J-3 Cub in the U.S. I really need to get ahold of him and talk him into a ride. I have never flown in a Cub...
Forum: Beginners
12-20-2016, 02:29 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

Those are my favorite kind of people to fly with....

Those are my favorite kind of people to fly with. I wish I could find another group like that in the Burleson Tx area.
Forum: Beginners
12-15-2016, 06:27 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

The planes based on the Ugly Stick design are...

The planes based on the Ugly Stick design are some of the best flying models you can get. Thats why it has been such a popular design since the middle 60s when it first came out. Plus all the spin...
Forum: Beginners
12-15-2016, 05:24 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 17,186
Posted By ratshooter

Like a lot of folks I like the "Stik" type models...

Like a lot of folks I like the "Stik" type models especially for a second plane. A Great Planes big stick 40 would work for a second plane and can be set up for easy trainer type flying or with the...
Forum: Beginners
12-15-2016, 01:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,811
Posted By ratshooter

Yep. What he said. I miss the Taipan props I used...

Yep. What he said. I miss the Taipan props I used to buy from Lone Star Balsa. Those bat winged dudes moved some air.
Forum: ARF or RTF
12-15-2016, 12:55 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,115
Posted By ratshooter

The same poster dug up the same thread over at...

The same poster dug up the same thread over at RCGroups. That thread was 7 years old.
Forum: Beginners
11-27-2016, 11:24 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,281
Posted By ratshooter

Cool. A self correcting picture of a self...

Cool. A self correcting picture of a self correcting plane. I have a Tower Trainer not that I need one but just because I like to cruise around the sky and not have to constantly correct a models...
Forum: Beginners
11-27-2016, 11:05 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,013
Posted By ratshooter

I haven't seen it asked but are you teaching...

I haven't seen it asked but are you teaching yourself to fly? If so this sounds like just the kind of situation where an instructor takes over the plane and saves it from a crash. If you are leaning...
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