Here are a couple of pics of Mike. The drop Plane is a Sig Kadet Sr ARF that was modified for the task. Originally it had a Saito .91 in the nose but on a hot summer day it would be somewhat marginal for power and it took a long long time to get to altitude. After an unschheduled modification (due to dumb thumbs) of the nose of the plane it now sports a Saito 1.80 in the nose. Getting to altitude in a hurry is not a problem anymore. The flag is a 3' x 5' lightweight nylon flag. I usually open our events by dropping Mike in while the national anthem is playing. A few times now I have actually landed mike on the runway as the last note was played. unfortunately, that was more luck than skill in our Kansas wind.