For some reason I just got the urge to build something different again even though I have lots of kits already to build including my Marutaka Rufe. I saw this plastic kit for sale and did a little research. Found the Dick Katz 1/12 version to my size preference and ordered a set of plans from Scale Plans and Photo Service. I received my plans and looked them over. It is powered normally with a .40 TS in land configuration, has a generous chord, and pretty thick airfoil. Though the Katz design seems more simplistic than my Brian Taylor Kingfisher, the characteristics of the two airframes seem very similar. I believe in the float configuration it would be a nice compliment to my OS2U. Again a .80 FS would most likely be more than adequate as long as I keep the weight down. The floats will have to be either built up or foam and seeing since they appear to be basic EDO's I might go the foam route for simplicity.

I have contacted Joe at Kit Cutters and will be sending him my plans for him to make me a short kit. He told me by end of Feb. or beginning of March he could have my short kit done and shipped to me. I will be going that route. Is anyone familiar with this airframe in this configuration and have they seen one fly?