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Old 09-25-2013 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by bikerbc
I have built two of them and I have another new one in the box..I dumb thumbed my first one .They are a great looking great flying plane.. I am powering mine with a DLE20 .. It is the perfect amount of power but they are a little on the loud side.. You can quiet them down . The instructions are a bit hard to figure out but if you have any experience at all you will be okay . I think that they are a great plane for the price ..most of the hardware is usable..The wheel pants are quite flimsy but you can beef them up and use them or leave them off and fly without ..They float a bit on landing so they use a bit of runway but they are very easy to land . Also very easy to take off for a tail dragger .An all around great Sunday flyer..They are fairly quick and easy to set up at the field . Easy to transport . I don't think that the plane is available any more so if you can get any parts it might be a good idea . I have a spare cowl for mine and a lightly damaged set of wings . Plus the spare kit . Where did you fine yours ? Horizion has been out of stock for some time .
Hi bikerbc,

From your message, it sounds like I should hurry up and buy mine. I have found them on " Chief Aircrafts " site and they state that they have them in stock. Not sure about parts being available, but it does look like the plane is.

I'm not concerned about building instructions as I am 70 years old and have been in the model airplane hobby since I was 8 years old. But one thing that I have given up on are the wheel pants. Have never been able to keep a set on one of my models yet and I don't care how many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ you have into a model, sooner or later they will crack / break / fill with crud, etc, etc, etc. So I am now just all together leaving them off of my models.

I have considered powering it with a DLE 20 that I have on the shelf. But that DLE is also sitting right next to a new OS GT 22. Thus, it may be a hard decision on what power plant to use.

Thank you for your input and you have convinced me to make the purchase.