G'day

I am on my third stick. I currently have two and both are GP Big Stick 40s. One has a Super Tigre G51 and is a nice all round flier. I have used it for several years as a test bed for engines. It has had an ASP 61 four stroke, an OS 46 AX, a Magnum 46XL with and without a diesel head and even an Irvine 40 diesel.

My first Stick was a Thunder Tiger ARC (ready to cover) 40 size which I covered in Solatex and used as a "learning to land" model. It was perfect for this as was tough and once pointed at the strip, was stable and easy to land for a relative beginner.

My third stick is "The Beast". It has a Jett SJ-46. And it goes like a scalded cat. I chose the Stick for the test plane for the Jett because I knew it would fly well and because I had the ST 51 powered one to compare it to. I had some problems with bubbles in the fuel line with the Jett but I found the clunk had come adrift and I also replaced it with a felt clunk suggested by Pe Rievers (Sp?). It now works a treat. The sound from the Jett is amazing and really turns heads.

Phil Kraft knew what he was doing when he designed the stick. It is tough, flies well lands and takes off easily and is just a generally great design. Only down side is that some people see it as Ugly. But then, Phil Kraft saw that too.

Cheers

Mike in Oz