I bought the pulse because i like the color red. just kiddin guys.

I bought it due to the fact that it was a Mike McConville design. Still kiddin.

I bought it because i needed to satisfy an urge. I do not know exactly why.

My grandpa Bob (who introduced me to the hobby ten years ago when i was 16) died when i was 18. I did not have much time to learn the hobby from him. luckily my father and uncle kept me motivated although they never flew RC-just control line when they were kids. Neither of them build or fly now.

I have built several planes from kits and now 2 from arfs. Building comes naturally to me. I started with blasa sheet and silkspan then i learned iron on. It takes a certain mindset to use either to produce a high quality covering (i can vouch for iron on being healthier LOL). I finally got out on my own after college and marriage and settled in a more populated area where rc is organized.

I flew my Eagle2 this autumn. It was the third plane i built from kit. my first rc! I met a friend here through another friend. I found out that he flew rc and we began talking. He had flown ARFS for a couple years. then i began flying with him too. soon enough i was bankin the crud out of that trainer and rollin, loopin, attemptin pathetic hammerheards and such. i was finally gettin a good hang on it when at last i took her off and got it up and i seemed to have only partial control of what i was telling it to do! To this day i do not know exactly why we(buddy box) lost control of it. I know the aileron response was comprimised as the take-off was NOT typical as i had to use rudder and elevator to level it off.

my friend was devistated that he wrecked my trainer. He was WRONG! He did not crash it- WE did lol. I dont know why he takes so much responsibility for the wreck. I think he he felt that he should have been able to save it, which he nearly did! But it hit a spectator barrier inverted at 14000 rpm with an enya .45.

That leads me to my first arf (wich my friend felt he had to get for me). My kadet lt40. I love this plane. and it is a tried and true ship.
I am working on my pulse now to have a back up for the kadet.


I can tell you all lots of good and bad things that have happened with the flying, but we learn from everything we encounter. I know if it wasnt for the ARFS, i wouldnt be in tha air yet ! Nor would i own a rc plane that is ready to go on a whim!

I cant wait to bring the pulse to our club's show and tell at our next meeting. I know some people will think it is a nice plane. Some will think i should bring a 4star40 that i built from scratch. I have great respect for my elders. Men like my late grandpa Bob! Men who flew the p-38 lightning over the phillipines as he did. It throughly disgusts me that they dont see the big picture like they could. If these men who think that arfs are ruining the sport of rc flying would take time with the younger generation of flyers there would be less arf sales! more kits on the market maybee too? I know that the older men in my club could help the younger flyers out by sharing their knowledge. If they dont, it will be lost with them as they move on.

until then, ill buy, build, fly and wreck whatever i choose to, and the pulse will be in my fleet!

I hope this may humble many older-timers into helpin us younger people out! Please dont think for one second that the younger crowd think that they have better stuff now than in the 70's. This is all relative! Hey im in it for the fun of it. I just think we all need to try to understand eachother and grow as a whole
Pat