Hey there,

My name is James, and I live in New Zealand.

l have been flying rc since I was a young fella, mostly IMAC sort of flying. 2 meter Extras, Caps, lasers, Giles etc,.... . However, at the most recent MC event in NZ, I saw a guy flying this thing that he called a "Blaster". I stood in amazement as he tossed this very sleek looking glider 100-120 feet into the air! I had to have one[:-]

I did some research on the "Blaster" and DLG'ing in general online. To be perfectly honest, things like fuel and gloplugs & traveling miles out of town because the council bulldozed the last airfield in our city can make it really hard to go and practice if you want to be competitive, and I think that things like hand launching gliders are a real option as they present a unique physical challenge to our sport/hobby.

With more good luck than good management I ran straight into a great deal on a Kennedy Composites "Blaster" -one off ten in total that were imported into NZ, thanks www.rcbandit.co.nz!!. I was stoked when I recieved the airframe, I could not get over the quality the composite fabrication that made up this glider. Matt from Rc bandit in NZ gave me the brief on being carefull (like,really careful), with the weight, No big epoxy fillets and fuel proofing to do in this little sucker.

The airframe took me 3-4 nights to assemble. Everything fits everything like a glove, which helps when one is required to be a bit more delicate. You do have to be extremely carful with storage due to the extremely light wing and tail feathers, but that won't matter as you will want to put it on the coffee table in your living room when the missus is out, like I am doing right now......

I must confess that the price tag for a decent Discuss launch Glider is rather hefty in our local currency. But I just cant get over the quality of my blaster - the fully moulded Wing is so straight, stiff and light and the is an obvious attention to composite detail that cannot be achieved in any mass production line.

I am more than a little nervous about the maiden flight. It is like starting all over again, especially when I consider that I have never thrown or caught any of the many remote control planes that I have built and flown now.

I will post some pics if i can?

I think that I may only be one or two thermals away from being hooked to DLG, that is in large part thanks to the quality of my first kit, the"Blaster"

I dont post alot online, but this little plane has really impressed me-

I am, of course, assuming that it is a great plane to fly. My understanding from the top guys here in NZ was that if I wanted a nice airframe I should consider either a "Tabboo" (hope thats right), or a "Blaster". Both apparently performed in the top 10 spots at the last World Championships.

Thanks for reading my post

Kia ora