I've just started this hobby and like all guys, I'm already thinking about a
next plane. Thats what we do, isn't it? My mind was kind of set on the Lazy Bee
as it seems to be a gentle flyer and perhaps a good step before going on to an
aileron plane. So anyway, I went the to local store to check out what they had
and they have a Great Planes Slow Poke hanging from the ceiling. It has an OS 32
on it. I asked the guy to bring it down and to my inexperienced eye, it looked
very well made and practically new. I asked the fella in the store what he
thought, as he seemed to be very knowledgable and he told me while the plane was
beautifully built, it seemed to him that the engine had pretty low compression
and that a rebuild would be in the neighborhood of $50.00 or so....and he made a
comment that the plane was pretty overpowered with a .32 The owner wants $75.00
for it which seems like a good buy when you consider the kit alone is around
$90.00 My thought was to buy it, hang it up for awhile, eventually buy the
radio gear for it, and give it a try...is this a sound plan or am I barking up
the wrong tree? I'll appreciate any advice..thanks!!