I know this has been answered before but my Q is a bit more specific. I have built (assembled) 10 odd ARF's so far, but never a kit. I want to build for a winter project and have 3 criteria. I am looking for a sport flying plane, not 3D not 3Dish not warbird but sport. It must be for a .32 (SC) or .46 (Irvine) 2stroke engine (I have these available). It must NOT be a challenging build, my skills at measuring accuratly and sanding are crap!

Thanks for any input

One of the guys I fly with built a 40 size Great Planes Extra 300, perfect with a .46. He also built a Sig Fazer (I probably misspelled that) which is a hoot with a .32. He did them both in one winter, and has not built for a few years.

Good luck,
Dave Olson

The GP 300 or their Ultra Sport Plus would be great for your 46

Thanks for your input, I will take a look at your suggestions

Look long and hard at Sig & Great Planes kits, as they are teh best out there for 'new builders' like yourself. Their manuals are full of helpful hints, and each step is explained. Definietly teh way to go..

Now, from GP, look at teh dazzler, teh nobler, the Slow Poke, teh Pete'nPoke, the Super Sportster

Sig, teh 4 star 40, teh Fazer (as mentioned) and of course, teh highly toted Something Extra (perfect for your 46)

I woudl suggest you look at the Something Extra, easy build, laser cut parts, and a blast to fly!! Definitely a good start!

I agree with Minn (again) the Ultra Sport is a nice way to get your feet wet. Great kit with great plans and instructions. A tTger II would also be nice. Both are good fliers. The US is more a pattern plane. It flies very smooth and fairly fast. The Tiger is smooth as well but is slower. It is a very good sport plane. The 4*40 is my last suggestion. The kit is designed with the first time builder in mind. So any of the 3 would do it. Good luck with it.

Mark Shuman

Oh god! with having a strict criteia I thought this would offer up 3 or 4 planes, seems there are more kits out there than I thought. Anyway thanks for all the suggestions and I will make a decission soon, winter is a comming

My last .40 size sport plane built 5 years ago was great: Great Planes Sportster 40. Easy to build, great sport plane to fly. Durable too: It is still going strong with the OS .46 FX. My friend who bought it still flies it occasionally, although he moved on to larger planes.

What about the Great Planes Rapture. I think it is geared toward someone at your skill level.

The good thing about Great Planes kits is that they are keyed with tabs and slots, etc. So they kind of go together like a big jigsaw puzzle. That way the alignment ends up pretty good. Sig kits (at least from my experience) are a little more "old school" and require more building skill although their instructions are usually very good.

I think the new Sig Kits are much better than the old ones, at my 1/5 Cub is. It's laser cut, all keyed construction etc...unlike the old 1/4 and 1/6 sig cubs which from what I hear were a box of sticks. Not sure if Sig has any other new generation kits of the sport variety tho.

Thanks again fella's

Hi, I'm new to this web site and so far looks pretty cool. My 2 cents worth is a Sig 4 Star Forty. Builds easy and flys great! I saw one once with over sized elevator, rudder and ailerons and was quite aerobatic. Does Golberg still make a Tiger 40 or Falcon 56? Those might be a good planes.

suggest that you look for a set of old time ESQUIRE plans. its a simple build and flys great, also pretty durable. will look thru the box's of old plans, and find mine. built 2 of them, 1st was sticks and 2nd was foamboard, both flew good and they are durable. dick`

It's been said, but I like the Sig Sometin Extra. It was my first kit, and I was able to make it through without much difficulty. And it flies great, one of my favorite planes. And your 46 size engine would provide plenty of power.

SIG MidStar might be a good choice too!