It's time to give credit where credit is due. This color scheme has been seen lately by many of us. Some coining it as their own. It has popped up on the cover of AMA on Garrett Morrison's Extra. Many manufactures are using it, and now Chip Hyde is using it. It is a beautiful scheme. After all it did win the WRAM show best finish award. So who's color scheme is it and who deserves the credit. THE MASTER BUILDER/FLYER YURI HIGUCHI.

I'll give the vote to Kenny Lauter. The wings aren't the only part of the paint scheme. Since Kenny was the original owner (and builder) of Chips plane I will give him the credit.

PS Does it really matter?

It's a bit busy and the stars look really dated.

Yuri's plane was in 2000. Well before Kenny Lauter!!!! The plane was seen in many events like the XFC, Joe Nall, etc. Kenny gets no vote.

Describing the scheme as "fraud" is a little harsh...

There is no copyright on paint jobs, color schemes, etc... and in order for fraud to take place, one would have to be defrauding someone (Yuri, in this case, if he had applied for copyright) or violate some law (theft of copyrighted material) ... and then selling it as their own work. In this case, CA is only stating that it was the scheme Chip Hyde was flying, they did not say Chip Hyde claimed the scheme as his own.


Since copying someone's color scheme is the ultimate compliment, and if in fact Yuri came up with the scheme, he should feel pretty good that Chip Hyde and/or Comp Arf wants to use it....


That said, I hate stars on planes and the scheme is way too busy anyway... so who really cares!

Discussing copied color schemes any further is right up there with a P.O.C. like Dan Rather copying a turd like Farenheit 911 -- its insignificant and meaningless... just like the original.

DP

Your right. It was just a title to get some attention. It just came up in discussion with some friends. No big deal. I hear that Yuri is building a new aircraft for Hacker. He will be using "his" scheme on it. Hacker said to him isn't that Chip's scheme? Yuri said NO!!! And you are right about him being flattered that people love "his" scheme.


We all know where most of the more famous color schemes came from. Just wanted to get the word out on where this one came from.

Once again, The fuse is not the same only the wings are close. I think Kenny perfected Yuri's design into something better. Since Kenny was the original owner of chips plane that is why I am calling it a "Lauter design". Are you going to call every plane that has the lightening bolt on the side a Somenzini.

I too saw YURI flying with this scheme long before CHIP.

It is Yuri's trim.... there is a CHIP HYDE forum..... go ask Chip

Well, when you look at a color scheme that looks similar; certain names pop into your mind. As you said, when you think of a Z on the fuse you think Qui. When you look at McConvilles scheme or Chips old scheme or Jasons scheme or Quis scheme no matter what colors or little diffrences, you still think of those names because they came up with it originally. All I was saying is that it is YURI's scheme.

It's MY scheme!!!

Angus

Well it's everyones scheme to enjoy now. Mine yours who cares. BUT, bottom line, YURI HIGUCHI DESIGNED IT. And no one can take that away from him!!!!!!!!

What happened to Yuri? I saw him fly at the 2002 XFC then never heard/seen him at other events. Jeff W.

He is living out here in the Phoenix Area.

Yuri will be around this year. His first stop is going to be San Juan Puerto Rico at the WR Aerobatics Airshow!!!! See you all there!!!

Yuri will be at the:

WR Aerobatics, Puerto Rico
JR Challange, Florida
Joe Nall, South Carolina
XFC, Ohio
NATS, Indiana

If it's got a lightning bolt on it the idea was pirated from Gerry Lopez and Lightning Bolt Surfboards in Hawaii. It was his trademark. The design stems from the 1970's. BTW, Lopez spent quite a bit of time in South America playing with big waves in the 70's and 80's.

Oh yeah baby. That's where's it's gonna happen![sm=thumbup.gif]

Take a good look at the full scale Cessna single engine aircraft. Years past we had a new painted scheme every model year now look at the "new.." Look at all your options and do your thing-it's your thing-do what you want to do.

C'mon guys, my scheme, his scheme what a load of bull*%&#. I can guarantee that if I design my own scheme there will be most likely another hundreds similar designs out there if not the same. So who really cares??

Your right!! But, when someone else takes credit for it then I care as you would too!!!!!

Having just delivered Chips new Composite-Arf 3.1m Super-Xtra to him a few weeks back he doesnt claim to have made up the scheme, it is just a scheme that he likes enough to have Andreas make him a Custom Paint Job of. That all nothing more..

Who really cares anyway? But really it is a very photo getic scheme and it shows nicely in the air. This scheme will never die and yes Yuri did a great job...

I happen to have the Andy Kane scheme...lol

wait andy made that scheme. The yellow and black one wow ive seen him flying it at our field all the time never knew that. i think its freakin awesome!!!

wait i just checked the website it doesnt say which one is his scheme!

HAHAAA its ok I know it was designed by Andy.... The web site never tells you the whole story... all of them are cool schemes and lets not forget if you want a Custom Scheme you can submit a quote to get your own scheme of any plane....

Check it out. Yuri's new project!! WOW!!!


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