D.L.R.

Hi,
Finally got help in getting back to this website, been awhile but I've gotten some good info before and looking forward to opinions. Just ordered a Pete N' Poke Sport 40-46 kit from Tower, According to the ad it's a Great Planes kit. Hasn't arrived yet, but would like to hear any tips on possible (probable??) issues with construction. Haven't built a kit for a few years and a bit rusty I reckon. Have stuck a few ARF's together, but that's pretty much a no brainer.
So, if anyone has comments on what I've gotten myself into, good or bad, I'd appreciate hearing them.
Thanks for any info.
Dan
Back in my full scale flying days (before I got old and can't see well enough to pass the physical) my instructor gave me some real good advice I'd like to share "The 3 most useless things in the world of flying are the runway behind you, the air above you, and the fuel you left on the ground." Guess that is true of RC flying as well.

Gray Beard

My Feedback: (-1)

When the kit came out I built one and there was nothing hard about it except making sure the wing incidence was correct, other then that it was straight forward just like all the GP kits. The only problem I saw with it was the advertisement back then made it sound like anyone could fly the plane so most of the guys that were older club members all seemed to build one. It's not a hard plane to fly but it is a bit different then a trainer, just more responsive. All the crashes I saw were just old pilot error. Mine was just fine but I think I was still only about 50 then with much better eyes and reflexes then the other Pete pilots? I always thought it was a nice little plane. The instructions for building are great, no mods are needed at all. Back then I did have my advanced instructor maiden it and do the trims for me before I flew it myself. That was always a big help to me.

D.L.R.

Thanks GB, didn't really anticipate any thing unusual, but didn't think it would hurt to ask. I don't think flying it will be an issue, been doing this since early 1970's.
Dan

tailskid

My Feedback: (34)

I built one of these back about 15 years ago....the wood was somewhat hard, but that could have just been that particular run at the time. One thing I would do over again is to cover it in transparent covering as the woodwork/construction should be seen

D.L.R.

Thanks tailskid, I may consider that altho I probably won't be able to find when it's in the air !!!! Just in case, where do you find transparent heat shrink covering ?
Dan

CanDo

Tower Hobbies sells transparent Monokote, I believe Chief Aircraft sells transparent Ultrakote. You can get different colors (red, blue, green, yellow, etc), but Monokote also has a clear covering that I use for windows and some of my night flying planes.