I'm looking at the Tiger 2 ARF from Carl Goldberg Prod. Is it a good second airplane? Any info about it would be great.


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Have had two Tiger2's from kitts and would say it is a great 2nd plane. I hear the ARF is well built and flies like the kit. Just wait til to make that first flight and landing. You'll love it.

Fantastic second plane. Build it as a trike first then convert it to a taildragger once you get used to it. If you are curious, I have a video of my tiger flying - just PM me and I can send you the link to it.

It's a good second plane if you have gotten quite comfortable with your trainer. If you crashed your trainer and are looking to replace it, the Tiger may be "interesting". Keep the control throws down until you have some time on it and then turn them up and enjoy.

I absolutely love mine. I built it from a kit as a tail-dragger and added outboard aileron servos in the wing. I soloed on an Avistar and destroyed it my first time out on my own. If I had it to do over again, I would not have bought another Avistar, I would have gone right to the Tiger (that was finished and waiting to fly). I find it much easier to fly than my Avistar due to it not feeling as mushy in the air. It does exactly what you tell it to do with no bad habits. If you're comfortable with a trainer, you will have NO problems with the Tiger. I had no problems with take-off or landing as a taildragger. In fact, I really like that it doesn't float in as much as a trainer on landing - it's a lot easier to control when and where you land it.

I concur with everyone in the thread. I re-learned RC on a Tiger 2 after a 15-year hiatus. Big wing, trike gear, very stable. Keep the throws to a minimum at first, speed 'em up as you get more comfortable.

The CG Tiger 2 is my second plane. Choose it because I've heard nothing but good things about this A/C. Upgraded from a Nexstar. It builds really easy & I'm almost done. I'll let you know when I maiden. Check out my thread:

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I have a Tiger 2. Excellent flying airplane. I have an OS .46 in it. It will also handle a little bit of wind too.
Although its a low wing style, the wing has a little dihedral in it. This is what makes it a little stable in the air.
Mine was ARF form. I kept the trike gear on it. All my other gasser planes are tail draggers.
Truthfully though, I find my U Can Do 46 as the easiest flying airplane. It turns on a dime, can do all the aerobatics in the book and lands easier than a trainer.

Dave...

IMO there are several airplanes that make GREAT second airplanes.

The Goldberg Tiger is a big name on that list

Get one, you won't be disappointed!

I am just adding to the list of people who love this plane. Get it and you will not be disappointed. I have the ARF version and the directions and construction of the plane seems to be first rate. Enjoy!!!

We use Tiger 2's as your low wing trainer at out club. We have three of the ARF's and one built from a kit. They all fly great and make the transition from the LT-40 really easy. Many of the students say that it is easier to land than the LT-40's. One change we made was to mount the servos in the wing verticle to the hatch instead of horizontal. That made it easier to set up the ailerons. You do need to make sure to keep the travel low for the first few flights until you get used to it. You won't go wrong with the Tiger 2.

Rich


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Hey, there is a great looking Tiger 60 for sale on ebay. See item number 6042995764.

I just purchased a Tiger 2 ARF about 2 weeks ago. I had some problems with the ARF. The major problem was that whatever dingbat at the factory put the fuslodge together ran the pushrod sleeves for the elevator to the location of the engine servo. So I had to cut some covering off, re-route everything, and make a trip to the Hobbyshop for a roll of Ultracote. There were a few other small quirks with putting this guy together. As I type this I JUST finished putting her together. I did take my time, and this was my first ARF, and no I have never built a plane from sticks before. It took me about 2 weeks to get it complete working on it for a few hours here and there. I would guestimate my time in putting this thing together to be about 25-30 hours. I did have a learning curve, and had to make several trips to the hobby shop for some extra push rods, and a z-bender, the pushrods being my fault because I kept screwing up on cutting them. My other complaint would be the spinner that was shipped with the plane will not fit my motor. I was told by one of the guys at the field that there should have been some plastic inserts for the spinner to make it fit properly, but no go.

I must say, now that it is together it is BEAUTIFUL. I am sure it will get lots of compliments at the field. I just recently got signed off (at my club you have to be signed off by 2 instructors before you solo). I learned to fly with a Nexstar. I will keep everyone updated on how it flys.

I will say that at this point (just finished), that it is tail heavy. I am not sure why, as I have a OS .46 motor on it, and all of the electronics are installed. I will try to get this fixed pretty quickly though and should not be a big deal. It was just a little disappointing when I put the wing on today, and my plane wants to do willies, and of course we all know a tail heavy plane will not fly.

Overall Experience: 6.5 out of 10 - Some parts missing from the kit, and the pushrod sleeves where routed wrong.

Hopefully my frustrations will pay off at the field!

Just to be picky- that's "wheelies". Some of the ARF's came with the throttle cable/steering holes in the wrong side of the firewall. Firewall was installed backwards and required redrilling. Goldberg would have replaced your fuselage if you had contacted them. At any rate, it's a good flying plane. See if you can move your RX and/or battery pack forward to improve the balance issue. You've also got the tools now for your next ARF, things you won't need to buy again. Don't worry though, there's always something to buy .

Ain't that the truth!!!

Ken

Yeah, I moved the battery pack up. I have some lead if all else fails . Anyway, as far as the pushrods being routed wrong, it was not a matter of the holes not being in the right place in the firewall, it was simply a matter of the pushrod sleeves being routed to the wrong holes. The rod that the antenna was supposed to go through was positioned where the elevator should have been, and the elevator was where the antenna should have been.

I did send CG an email about 3 days ago, and never heard back. Plus all of the work I had put into this thing (I was almost FINISHED when I discovered this problem), there was no way in ummm hell that I was going to send it back, the tail section had been epoxyed, etc.

Sorry for the bad spellings .

Jody

I understand about not sending it back. And I just enjoy picking on spelling. You should see the way I tear up RCKen's emails to me. When I get done with him he thinks he's back in grade school but it's all in fun.

[:@] [:'(]

Ken

BTW - that is NOT a claim that I don't make mistakes because I make my share too.

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Say it ain't so!!!!!!!

Ken

Add my vote FOR the Tiger2 ARF.

I got one about a month ago. I figured to use it for an engine break-in mule and really didn't expect it to be anything more than just a flyer. Turns out that it's a flyer for sure. I fly it more often now than any of my other airplanes. She's a sweetheart.

The maiden flight awed me. The first landing was amazing. I set her up on final and just clicked back the throttle a click at a time until she touched down. I wound up almost running out of fuel on that first flight because I'd started doing touch and goes and lost track of time.

Excellent flyer. But if you do use her for a trainer, make sure the student understands that she won't level the wings out like a trainer does.

About the only weakness mine shows is knife edge needs full throttle to hold altitude. Not much fuselage side area.

Ben , my oldest son just got one. While I have not flown it yet just watching him I can tell it is a great plane . I am a bit jealous and will have one myself after a little more time on the trainer. His learning curve was a good bit better than mine. The only gripe I have with the ARF are those straight slott screws ( I think they ought to be banned from the face of the earth ) We built his as a trike and power it with a Tower .46

Screws and other hardware can be replaced if you don't like them. Just be sure to get the right size and good quality. Many are metric in ARF's.

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I'm rather fond of my Tiger 2:



Aerobatic, easy to land, fun to fly. A great second airplane that will fly beautifully with the .46 ball-bearing engine of your choice.

I'm quite fond of mine as well. I just increased the control throws (original high rates are now low and high are about 1.5x low) and it is a real thrill to fly. I made my first maiden flight on a tail-dragger with this one last summer after having been solo for about 2 months.