Okay, I've been Mr. ARF for quite a while. I do have a few other planes in my hangar that my dad built for me. He's the builder of the family. I decided that building a plane with him would fulfill two different purposes. First, we would get to spend some time together that doesn't necessitate flying (cures the bad weather problem, should it arise) and secondly, I'd learn some of the basics of building from a guy who has been there and done that. One of the greatest compliments was when a friend of mine and I were talking about when he maidened one of dad's planes, I asked if it flew straight and he said, "All of your dad's planes fly straight!" The guy is a good flyer and that meant a lot to me.

I had a Senior for a few years and it had some damage from a windy deadstick. I couldn't fix it at the time so I gave it to dad. He fixed it in about 3 days. I've flown it since and really want another Senior. There were a few things that I would have changed but I still love flying that Senior so, the next best thing, I felt was to build another and rather than ask dad to do it, I'd do it with him. We'll be doing it at my house so I can go out there once the kiddies are in bed. I've been doing some research in some other posts http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7561478/tm.htm and http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_7563916/tm.htm . I don't know how long it will take but I've got a hankerin to be flyin a Senior so I'm motivated.

We'll be doing some kit-bashing and I thought that I'd document the journey for anyone that might be interested. For those who aren't, sorry for taking up the bandwidth. We're starting on it tomorrow so I'll have some pics then. Till then, check out the other threads and you'll kinda get an idea where we're headed.