Would the Sig Rascal be a good first ARF plane? I plan on starting on the ARF in a few months after I solo with my hobbico nexSTAR. If you have pics of your Sig Rascal in either size please post them in this thread. I fell in love with this plane from looking at various sites and I cant wait to build my first one, I might buy 2 ARF and fly one and hang the other.

"If you build it, it will fly"

Follow the directions and you'll be fine. It's not a hard plane to build, the only problem I ran into is getting my hands into that narrow fuse.

Should be easy to "assemble". (You 'build' kits, you 'assemble' ARF's. )

Best thing is, it will fly similar to your trainer. They're gentle and forgiving planes.
Dennis-

Quick Question:

Is it scale?

Dont believe so, I could be wrong tho.

no its not scale it after the top flight or sig free flight from 1961 or 62 or mite have been 63 64 dont remember that times haha glad i dont since i'm 19 but there a sweet flying plane have a satio 150 on mine all it needs on 30%

Sig Rascal def. is not a scale flyer ! Regardless, a gorgious plane !

Simple answer: no
Like DBCerry said you dont build an ARF you just bolt and/or glue the preassembled parts together so i dont think you will have any problems at all, but if you do just ask

Glu and bolts, I call that building. People that work on high rises bolt and glue and they dont "assemble" them, they "build" them. I know this is a old argument, and being a newbie I will prolly think differently in a year after I "build/assemble" my first kit.

Anyone have pictures of their Sig Rascal and/or comments on the handle in flights.

I just started on a Rascal 40 ARF tonite. Pretty straight forward instructions so far. This will be my first Rascal so I will comment on the flight later hopefully. Powering it with a Saito 56 and using JR DS 811 servos and R700 rx, 1100mah battery.

Yes please do keep me informed, and pictures would be nice also. Who else likes the Sig Rascal ARF 40 or ES?

Well, I've flown a friend's Rascal 110. (That's the 110 inch wingspan ARF.) It flys very well, is gantle and stable, but still capable of fairly easy inverted flight. He has a YS 120 in his.
Dennis-

I have seen a 110" (os 160 twin) fly. Takes off in <10ft, very docile, mild mannered, yet aerobatic in the sky. Nice flying plane.

I have also seen a .40 sized (worn out bushing .40 engine) and it was a little rocket, completely different acting animal than its bigger brother. This guy bought it as his 2nd plane and it scared the crap out of him every time he tried to fly it (I enjoyed watching him...). He set it aside, bought a ultra stick 60 and has no problems flying that plane. He plans to get some more air time under his belt before he tries the Rascal again.

WCB,

How is the Rascal 40 assembly going on? Do you plan to keep the wing as 2 piece? I just started mine its a Red rascal 40 arf...

Sig rascal ARF is easy to build . I just finished building it an hour ago. It is my first electric plane and also my first RC plane this small . It seems that the current kit has been modified slightly since the instruction manual was printed . The linkages to rudder and elevator servo and the control surfaces are different as compared to the ones shown in manual . I did not have any problems because I have some building experience . A first time builder may have some figuring out to do. The allen wrenches for the motor gear were also hard to find . Why dont they just give them with the kit?

The tail skid assembly is too flimsy . I will replace it with a more rigid peice of wire in due course .

I tested the motor and I am hoping that it wont be under powered.

I have tried building a sig rascal C kit but I have never finished it becase it doesn't come with enough wood and the instrutions are REALLY slow and don't give alot of detail.

This is a rascal 40 arf with a saito 56 four stroke in it. The kit wasnt hard to build.
This plane was wrecked by me on its very first flight. I have repaired it sense.
Take caution on how light this plane is if you put a big engine on it. What happen
is i took off full throttle(the norm for me) and the engine litterly torgued this
plane right into the ground and damaging the wings. One of the other older
guys seen it happen and told me i had to much throttle on take off and he
was right. After repairs i only used about half throttle when i take off now and
all is well. Never had any plane do this to me before. I think the oliptical wing does
have a different feel compared to a standard trainer.

SIG Racal 40 just got mine done am putting a ys 63 on it I know its big but well try and use the thottel

Watch the wind on this airplane. The airplane has a low wing loading and is very light with a big wing. It has a tendancy to wing walk when landing in any cross wind. Other than that it is a great airplane.

Getting all the stuff in the engine compartment was tricky because the fuse is narrow. I used a Kwik fueler valve and a remote glo igniter. With a Saito 56 it flies great. Definitely not a windy day plane tho.

Hi,
I assembled a Sig Rascal 40 several months ago. It is straight forard and easy. Dremel tool helps! It is very easy to fly. It is also very easy to over power. I went with an O.S. .52 surpass FS. In my opinion this is too much. I am looking for a nice calm .35 or .40 2c. It is a beautiful plane to roll out and climb. It does torque easy. Watch the roll out and climb closely. Add right rudder as needed. Hold it until ground effect is reduced and then just let her fly. Landings are easy, easier than trainers. Just remember to fly it all the way to the ground and roll in. Add up elevator and keep it applied so she doesn't squirrel around on the tarmac (if this applies to you) grass is probably no problem. Great plane.

I bought one of these today, Fully assembled , Unflown, OS 52Surpass, never -run, all servos installed, battery and receiver. 300 bucks, bought from someone gettng out of the hobby.

i maidened in an hour later after changing to my 50mhz PCM receiver, and did the break-in on th motor. Maiden flight was done during snow flurries and northeast wind (semi crosswind at our field).

Yep, she needs rudder to stay straight if powered up high for takeoff, and a quick release after takeoff, or she would screw right over. Slow takeoffs on this bird are in order for sure.

Nice aerobatic top winger, I understand why it is called RASCAL. Flat slow turns with opposite rudder, flying in the park below the treetops is easy. Rolls, Hammerheads, loops, just fine. Spins .....well it needs more elevator, IMO. I wrung it out on its maiden with a fat tuned motor, so as the motor breaks in , it will be a blast for putting around, or for getting nuts with a top winger.

Flaperon mode wasn;t used yet, but it wil lbe fun to play with, for sure. This is definitely not a first time flyers trainer. There are much better planes for that. LT-40 is the 1.

I fly everything under the sun, and this plane earned a spot in my hangar in the first 3 minutes I flew it. Takeoffs...just gotta know the bird. Slow liftoff.

The OS 52 FS...it is more quiet than some of my E-planes. Great bird. I Would LOVE to try a 110" with a YS 110.

Here's a couple pics of the 48in ARF electric version along with a few other electric planes in the hangar.

How does the 40 sized 72 inch fly in the wind. I am currently flying my trainer and it gets beatin down by the wind a lot. How are the landings. I'm thinking about this plane as a second plane.What you all think?

It handles the wind well, once again the only caveat is take off , you have to learn not to takeoff fast but let it rise easy.