Hi Steve

It looks so real and I can recognize you even in that photo! Glad to hear you're all having fun

There's a lot to do on the Fokker still as you can see from the pics, no cockpit yet. For Manfred I'm making the big outer leather jacket with the fur collar first as that is all you'll see while he's in the plane and I'll probably do another head with a flying cap instead of the service cap although I rather like the look of the green and red cap!

Just for your interest, the 17lb Fokker is flying on 24 x A123 batteries arranged as a 12S -2P giving 40 volts and 4600 mAh. That gives 12 minute flights with a 20 minute recharge for under $200 of batteries and just the one pack charged in the plane. The A123's are way more robust and forgiving than lipos.

cheers
Patti