Making a few final adjustments on my Sig Kadet Mark II trainer I built from a kit (like getting a prop) and then going to head for the airfield if there is a nice weekend coming up for some instruction and hopefully some flight time. Have to say I really enjoyed building this kit and hope its more fun to fly. Wanted to say thanks for everyone on RCU. Found many tips and techniques that helped me get my plane built.

sweet looking plane. good luck and remember. keep the spinny end forward

Looks pretty good! Here's wishing you a good maiden flight!

PS, I hope you're going to use more rubber bands than that when you fly it!

Thanks for the complements. I was planning to use 4 bands on each side and then the cross. That would be 10 bands. Would that be enough? I sure don't want it to fall off. Maybe I should use 12.

I have a Kadet LT-40, and my instructions recommended 12 rubber bands. 2 more couldnt hurt! These are great flying aircraft, by the way. I have been flying about a year, and I still fly mine on occasion when I just want to cruise around! Have fun with it!

nice looking plane ,will give you many hours of pleasure,was playing with the club trainer with only eight rubber bands,in a hard turn the wing shifted. No harm but had to land and added some more bands.

Excellent choice!!!! I learned on one. I learned to fly in an oat field. Every take off was hand launched and every landing was a plop into the oats. Quite abusive flying, but the Kadet handled it with no problems. I also flew mine with Skis and Floats. It handles any task fine. Ten rubber bands is plenty. I use 8 each of no. 64 size with no problems. Even when instructing. If you use too many bands, you will damage the plane if something "unfortuneate" happens.

# 64 new rubber bands are the ones!,
if you whish to re-use them wash the with soap and the apply powder, this right after arriving back home,this way, they are safe to use up to 2 times in my book!!

if you are learnig just the basics, 8 rubber bands will do, just fly the pattern, atke off & landing, no aerobatics!!, 8 won´t break your wing in a carwheel or in a tip-stall at landing, 10 may do a little damage, 12 will break the wing and may be even the wing bed!!
of course once in aerobatics ( basics mastered!!) 10 clean #64 will do.

A good way to check if u have enough rubber bands on is to push up on the leading edge of the wing (just beside the fuse) and if it moves then add more rubber bands if it is somewhat stationary then ur good to fly.

The best way to keep your rubber bands nice is to keep them in a jar filled with kitty litter. It soaks the oil off the rubber nicely. I've been getting 5 to 8 days of flying with a set when it's not real cold out. When it's really cold they stay streached.

Thanks for all the replies about bands on the wing. I will go with ten and add more if needed. Unfotunately I banged up my knee playing B-Ball yesterday and that will delay getting out to the field and flying.

So, How did it fly?

Jerry