Andrew, I have owned about 12 aerobatic planes in the past three years. 1/4 scale caps, .40 pattern, 3D's. I have a CG Ultimate. It is without a doubt one of the highest quality ARF's you can get and an awesome plane to fly. I have an OS 1.08 on mine. If I can tell you anything else just let me know. there is no other bipe in this size range that can compare. I've seen a lot of them. Most are either smaller or bigger. The CG Ultimate is a perfect size. I could have only one plane, this would be it.

PS: here are a few comments I made in another post.

The Manufacturer: A call to Goldberg Products generally results in a pleasant experience. That means a real person answers the phone and generally knows what they are talking about. On top of that they have a complete set of replacement parts available for the Ultimate.

The Quality of the Plane: The plane itself is one of the best I have seen. The cowl is of extremely high quality; the covering was flawless; and the plane built straight and true with no glitches. The manual is very complete and easy to follow and includes a list of parts available for the plane. I built mine basically stock and have about 20-30 flights on her and not a bit of trouble flying off of grass and asphault. She is rock solid. The blue & yellow Goldberg Ultimate is a beautiful plane with a very high “wow” factor. One other point. I feel the Ultimate is an ideal size. Not to big to transport easily; but big enough to be easy to see and possess great flight characteristics and eye appeal. The favorite in my fleet.

Flight Characteristics: The Goldberg Ultimate is a contradiction in terms. An extremely docile flying plane when you want it that way; but you can go wild in a blink. I am only an advanced-intermediate flyer (I can’t do blenders or waterfalls), but this plane is a blast to fly. My limited experience says it is one of the best combination use planes (Sport, 3D, IMAC) you can buy. I’m flying mine with a Pitts style muffler equipped OS 1.08 2-stroke swinging a MenzS 15x8 prop. A perfect engine for this plane. When you add that to the above mentioned “Wow” factor, you have one fun plane. If you’ve never flown a biplane you are definitely missing something and the Goldberg Ultimate is as good as it gets. My color pattern also makes it extremely easy to see and maintain orientation during aerobatics. This plane also has one other trait I just love. It has the best landing glide slope of any plane I’ve flown (about a dozen types). It comes down in an easily controllable decent that is not affected by ground affect and settles smoothly on the runway in all kinds of conditions. Her ground handling characteristics are also very docile.





Steve