I have been out of pattern for several years. I have been building “virtual pattern planes” on my laptop for a couple of years. Now that I finally have a workshop, something solid is taking shape.

It started as a set of plans for the Pattern Giles I got from Gator, must have been six-seven years ago. I took the basic dimensions and drew them up in AutoCAD. Then I tweaked it a little. I double tapered the wing and made some other changes. I got the fuselage framed up, then was forced by illness to put it on hold. It is still collecting dust in the garage.

Two years ago I resurrected the idea as a .110 (8s) e-pattern, and over that time the design has gone through a significant evolution. The latest pressure on the design was the drop in battery prices making a 10s setup within my budget, but dang, I had already worked it to death, so 8s it is.

The pictures are snap shots taken during various stages of development.

Last week I sent my cut files to a laser guy I found. As I write this, I have the fuselage framed up. It went pretty quickly and the parts fit was really good. The only changes to laser parts v0.2 is reducing the number of breakout tabs.