RE: trainer plane lifespan
 

Last summer I had a 16 year old Goldberg Eagle with a OS40. If I hadn't striped the covering, my plane would most likely would of crashed later this year. It had Balsa Rot due to the prevous owner didn't store it in a heated environment. Plus Glow Fuel worked its way in through the patches through the years. So I took the whole plane apart, and I'm going to use what ever is good for repairs on other planes. May you Rest in Peace my friend. :(

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Peter Dowling aka Luftwaffe Oberst
AMA District II # 865404
Aero Modelers Club
Pulaski, NY

RE: trainer plane lifespan
 

I HAD A HANGAR 9 PTS P-51. IT LASTED ABOUT 35 SECONDS.[:@] STUPID GROUND!![>:]

RE: trainer plane lifespan
 

Hello all!
My trainer is a year old by now. He (the trainer) died and rose from the dead 2 times! One may not understand Russian but everybody understand photos. [link]Look here: http://www.rcdesign.ru/reviews/avia/...sy_trainer_40t[/link]:D

RE: trainer plane lifespan
 

Thats incredible!!! That is 10,400 flights at probably 15 minutes each is 156,000 minutes equaling 2,600 hours, WOW. That is a lot of hours even on a real airplane. They don't usually fly as often by privite owners. I had my Piper Cherokee PA28-140 for 10 years and only put 500 hours on it.

Gibbs