I got the bug for a taildragger, and I have an LA 40 sitting around doing nothing, so I figured I'd hike down to the LHS and pick up a Skyraider Mach II. Nice cheap plane, I've got another receiver and servos, everything I need. Nice and cheap.


Well.

LHS out of stock on Skyraider Mach II. Figures.
So I pulled a Super Flying Models Eindecker off the shelf and had a look at it. Nice plane, suits my style of flying, will fly with LA 40.
What I really want is a Rascal, but I'm not putting a 2 stroke on one.... just wouldn't seem right.


Remember, I went in with the intention of getting something cheap that I could fly with what I had lying around already.

Then Dean comes out of the store room with a smile on his face.

"I got something you'll like here" he sez.

<sigh>

But it sure is pretty! Put together nice, too. So what if I need to get another servo. Sure the LA 40 will fly it, but I got to looking at the size of the fuse and the size of the cowl, and the size of the LA compared to the airplane..... no way. Of course the first engine Dean pulls down is a Saito 56, but that's a tad bit over budget. But it IS what the plane needs........ so I compromised. And since it's just Sooooo nice, I had to get some other extras, a voltwatch, gold-n-rods instead of factory pushrods, some small scale details, all the good stuff. I'll post some more assembly pics as I progress....


Andy