ORIGINAL: GaryHarris
ORIGINAL: JCOKEEFE
[8D]That's a great post for this cold February 1st. I love building kits and have never bought an ARF. I just love building (and sport flying). I too use four strokes
and I don't envision ever using any other type of power. Keep on buying those kits!!
Thanks Jerry and I hate to say this, but I am running my AC today. [8D] It was a perfect 72 degrees today but before long, it will be over a 100F with 98% humidity here and that is our building season.
I have nothing against ARFs, owned a few myself. Since I have nothing to fly right now besides a foamie, it crossed my mind. I considered a rubber banded winged plane with factory shelving paper for covering and the cheapest two stroke I could find. And I just can't do it! Nothing against those who do and I wish them luck, but it just ain't my style.
I haven't been around as long as some guys here, but I consider the LT40 the best plane I ever built and am more excited to build another one than I have been building other kits in some time. I know the plane, I trust it, and it just a sweet flyer when you can hover it in a head wind with a big propped 4 Stroke. Make it a taildragger with a bolt down wing with windows, IMO this would be the best plane design open to bashing ever created.
[8D]Didn't need to run the AC today. Woke up this morning to a temp of 25 and about an hour later it started snowing (you've gotta love east Tennessee in Jan/Feb) and we ended up with a high temp of 35 and 1-2 inches of snow. The
good news is that the temps will be warming (not like in Texas) this coming week and the snow will be gone. Fifties, sun and good winds are ideal flying weather here at this time of the year.