My friend Andy, who lives in England, built this Turbinator (pictured with him) from a laser kit in my shop over the last 2 years working on the occasional weekends he would be in this country on business. I got to test fly it and eventually earned my Turbine waiver. It flies really well. it uses an older Jetcat P80, JR 11X and a mix of Futaba, JR and Spektrum high end servos. I decided after flying RC for 40 years, I needed my own.

I didn't want the same thing but wanted to build something. I decided I would try the 83% Turbinator using a Laser Design Services short kit. Limey Bob did a good job. It was packaged well, complete, and arrived quickly. I modified the tail and forward fuselage slightly to accomodate the canopy and lengthen the hatch. Its loosely based on an Edwards Chase scheme with the bottom being all insignia blue. Its all Monokote including the graphics. Its about done. I'll wait for the Fall to get the motor and fly it. Its too hot in AZ right now I'm planning on a K60. It has a JR 9303, Spektrum AR9000, and 821 servos. It uses Two Lipo's for RX power thru a Powerbox switch. It has the E-Flite 120 electric retracts and some cheap electric brakes I thought I would try. It weighs just under 10 pounds with everything but a motor and ECU. I would be glad to share build photos or answer any questions other builders have. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to flying it one day