The wing in the opinion of several club members was beyond economical repair. The problem is that when it came down it came down amongst a bunch of trees and the wing really took a lot of damage going through the manzanita trees. When the wing was picked up chunks of wood came out of it from 3 different large holes. There were other areas that were crushed too. Those trees are very hard and anyone that has tried to remove them or cut them knows this well.
Funny that you and I are thinking alike to match the only motor I have, the Saito 82. I was looking for a trainer that could use it as all I have other than that motor is a small electric, a Slow Stick. I hate to have to buy another motor right now if you know what I mean.
I was looking at the Sig Kadet Senior ARF as it has ailerons. I noted that a few said they had the Saito 56 and 65 on them which weigh in at 14.5 and 19.4 Oz while my 82 comes in at 17.6 so I thought that might be a match too. Sig is out of them right now but they are available at some stores still.
I see the GPPT-60 says it will take my motor weight wise too so I will have to look into it. It's a it vs. an ARF but that's OK as I used to build years ago. Things are just a little different now building wise than 30 years ago. It may do me good to get into building again anyway.
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Ken, one reason the Ultra Stick appears "beyond repair" is that it is all lite ply. It's light and fairly strong when they put it together, but, when it breaks there's not much left. I know one or two who would have repaired it. Everyone else I fly with would have stripped and tossed the airframe.
Since you want to build the next one, here are a couple of suggestions:
Great Planes PT-40 or 60. The GP trainer kits have a mostly balsa fuselage where many other brands use lite ply. If/When the balsa planes crash, the pieces are usually bigger than if they were lite ply. In my mind the 60 size would be a better match for your Saito .82
Sig Astro Hog. This is an old style, all balsa, "builders kit" that will really challenge you but it is a great flying model that you should be able to fly with no problems. Mine (in my avatar) had a .70 four stroke and it flew very well. My brother currently has one with a .91 four stroke that he thinks is better. Your .82 would work great on it.