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I originally learned and soloed on a Sig Kadet 3 channel, thirty something years ago. I had many hours of enjoyable flight with it.

For one reason or another I got out of the hobby and didn't resume until last year.

I soloed last June in a new Sig airplane, a red and white Kadet Senior ARF. I have well over 100 flights on it with a few minor repairs.

I am working on a new Sig airplane at this time, a red and white Rascal 110 with a Saito 1.50.

I obviously like Sig products and I like red.

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haha. sounds like you'll be busy. i love the lookof the hog bipe. if you do get it it, give us a review. [>:]must see pictures..........THAT IS THE RULE. unwritten rule of course:eek::D

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Ok, here are the Sig planes that I have been involved with in one form or fashion. I haven't owned all of them, but I did build them all.

Ken

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Beautifully built planes Ken, all of them! my favorites though are the Bipes, & of course the "All American 4*" That is just a gorgeous plane!! I remember the thread where you put up the link that teaches you how to do that covering job so I know how much time & effort went into that one. Very well done!![sm=thumbup.gif][sm=thumbup.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]

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Elenasgrumpy,
Thanks alot. I enjoyed doing the "Let's Roll" Something Extra. I thought it would take a lot of work to do it, but once I got the hang of it I was able to lay out the flag in a long evening. What took the longest was putting the stars on it!!!

Ken

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LOL, Don't I feel stupid! It's a SSE & I was thinking it was a 4*[&:] Oh well it's still a beauty!!

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No problem at all. What's really funny is that of all the planes I have flown over the years I have never flown a 4-star. I recommend it to new pilots all the time, but I've never been at the sticks of one myself!!! :D

Ken

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Here are pictures of my Sig Kadet 3 chan. in 1984 after one of my first solos (I'm holding a Heathkit transmitter!) and, my Sig Kougar which I graduated to shortly after:

P.S. You can see my latest Sig kit, 4 Star 120, in my gallery.

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Heathkit?? You're aging yourself! My Dad used to build everything from Heathkit kits. Radios, Guitar amps, all kinds of stuff. I can't even remember them all but it seems like when I was a kid darn near everything electrical in the house said Heathkit on it. lol.

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My dad was the same way. He would let me help build some of them. Heck, my dad even built a TV from a Heathkit!!!!

Ken

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One of my Brothers (Both are wayyyy older than me!:D) built a Heathkit AM/FM Stereo receiver that he continues to use today. And it still sounds great.

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sry to say this but im not from "that era:D;)" help me whats a heathkit??

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Check out this link for more info [link]http://www.heathkit-museum.com[/link]

Basically, there were electronics kits that were built by the home user. The kit would include all the parts, circuit boards, and instructions needed to build the item. The had kits for tons of stuff but some of the highlights would be stereo equipment, televisions, and a 5 channel RC transmitter and receiver. They weren't for the light of heart though because they did require a pretty good understanding of electronics and good building techniques. If you couldn't solder well you could forget building a Heathkit.

Hope this helps

Ken

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The Kougar is on of my favorite planes. I have a .35 size with a super tigre .40 in it, it just screems along.

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Ken is right about Heathkit requiring some real electrical knowledge & a talent for soldering!! Dad was among being a scale pilot since the ripe old age of 16, an electrical engineer after he got out of the Airforce at the end of the Korean war. That is where he spent his working career, as an electrical engineer. So for him these Heathkits were a walk in the park. I on the other hand would not even attempt one. I know enough about electricity, to know better than to mess with it!:)

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HAHA....i found that one out the hard way. (this goes out to everyone- just because u say u cant be electrified doesnt mean u should try to find out:eek:)

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Heathkit

WOW, That is a name I have not herd in a long time. (cool stuf though)

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Amen to that! I got zapped at work by our electric fence & gate. It has 10,000 volts running thru it but low amps so that it is not supposed to hurt ya real bad, what a joke!! That thing knocked my socks off, thru me to the ground & had me break dancing like a jellyfish & drooling like a two yr old!! Don't ever let anyone tell ya high volts & low amps won't hurt ya. It might not kill ya, but I'm here to tell ya it will HURT ya, BAD!!![:@]

The worse part is since they put that darn thing in it hasn't caught one burglar yet, just a dozen drivers.[&:]

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I grew up in the country and I learned a lesson along those lines. Be very careful if you take a leak on a fence line, you never know when there's an electric fence down under the brush!!!!! [:@] Use your imagination, and no it's not fun!!!!!!!!! :D

Ken

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LOl Ken, That reminds of me of being a kid in Ok. My older brother was allways trying to get me to bite on that one, but Momma only raised one fool, & it was him!!:)

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i guess electricity must have sumthin to do with rc planes because i was talking to a guy 2day who got electricuted (lik my spelling) when he was fixing a cut wire, he kinda forgot to turn the electricity off. and i my self was with a bunch of guys and we were walking past some horse stables. we started to race eachother to see who was fastest. wen we were all tired we stopped and rested and me being the "genius"that i am decided to put my hand on the fence. I jump soo high that day that for the next week i was called bunny boy...not the easiest thing to explain in school but hey after that i saw an advertisment for an rc show (this was back in sweden) and went and fell in love:eek:

the end LOL. what is it about guys and having to experience everything themselves. if someone says to me that those pencils break easily a second later ill will be over there breakin the pencil. (it was only after that i found out that it was the teachers "special" marking pen

food for thought eh.;)

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Well, in my defense, I didn't know the electric fence was there. I thought it was a normal fence line!!!! :eek:

Ken

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Wing_man, I started with an OS 40LA. That was great to start, but after a while it didn't have enough ommph. I also go on vacation to eastern Colorado an it was just a dog out there. I upgraded to the Tower Hobbies .46 and have been extremely pleased. Plenty of power wherever I am.

I'm going to put an OS .70 Surpass (4 stroke) in the 4* (the OS 70 came out of the Cub I crashed, too much engine for that plane.)

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I flew a little as a kid but when I decided to get back into it I wound up building a Sig Kavalier. Of course being my first major build it was overweight, jerry rigged in places, and underpowered with a Magnum .40 on it.

All of that somehow combined to make a perfectly stable, smooth flying aircraft. Matter of fact I had some simulator time as well as a little foamy parkflyer time. I solo'd and aced my very first landing with it and every single one after. I think it has seen 1 light hop on touchdown.

When I was a kid my father flew a Sig Kobra and it was an amazing aircraft, fast, and could do just about anything but 3D. I think Sig engineers have their stuff down pat it's the only way to explain how a novice builder can set up a plane horribly and it still fly great. If you doubt how horrible it was it rattled constantly in flight. The wheels rattled, don't even ask about the aileron control setup either lol.

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I have to be dating myself . I built lots of Heathkits. On my bench at work right now I have a Heathkit bench power supply that me and the rest of the guys use.
I must have built every one of the test kits they ever sold.