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Old 01-03-2005 | 10:02 PM
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Default RE: Abbra 2m pattern arf

Hey Pizza!
Looks just like mine, only mine is still on the bench! My plan is to retro fit (85% done), my ZDZ into a Gator Giles 202 for initial flying, then swap into the Abbra. In regards to the Abbra, the workmanship Jaroslav put into it is absolutely first class (Santa paid full price for mine). The paint is really nice, the rudder, stabs, wings, and fuselage are just super-ridicululously light. I wasn't keeping track, but I think it took 4-5 weeks to arrive at the Miami Airport. $25 later and I was through customs. About 15 minutes after opening the box, the wings and stabs were installed and looked straight to my eye. In the 16th minute, I weighed the whole airframe and it was under 4.75 lbs.

Did you add the white pieces in front of the gear plate? My fuselage is almost totally empty barring the gear plate, rudder tray, and aft horizontal plate. (for the casual reader, these plates look to be thin foam with a layer of class cloth on each side). VERY nice work Jaroslav!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, the props and headers that Ed is bringing in look good.

It looks like with the ZDZ, you do not have to close-out the bottom of the plane as you would with a glow setup. Thanks for posting the pics Ray. When I started considering the gas engine setup, I called and spoke to Ed S. about the plane. If you use Ed's pipes, you know that the quality is superb. I figured that if Ed was going to import the Abbra, that it too would be a superb product and to my and judgement so far, it definitely is.
Jim W.
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