I haven't monitoried this forum in a while, but saw your post on entry level jets and wanted to give you some thoughts.

I see you are in Denver. Did you attend the Denver Jet Rally a couple weekends ago? If so, we were there with our Hawk ARF and a Turbax 48 system. A friend from Omaha also had our Sabre Jet with an OS .46VX-Df/Turbax system and both airplanes flew very well at that altitude. This has been our experience over the years we have been to Denver: At higher altitudes, lighter wing loading is your friend! The .45-.48 size airplanes take off in about 350', while most of the .91 powered ducted fans take a considerably longer distance. My Hawk flew at about 140-150 mph top speed up there, which is about the same as its performance here at sea level. The Sabre got off in less distance (about 300').

Either the Sabre or the Hawk would be excellent choices for a first jet at a minimum expense. Full packages are also available.

Best regards,
Larry Wolfe
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