These are photos of my World Models
80" Spitfire ARF. It is stand off scale and has US markings. I even
have John Wayne
as my pilot. It is powered with a Moki 1.80. I have always wanted to
try a Moki and this one is nice. It runs really nice and
is dialed in and ready for flight. This plane should fly in the
neighborhood of 110-115 mph flat out. I did test fly it and it flies
quite nicely. I think it will be a hit at the field.
This is my 80" Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee. It is
built with the suggested power plant, a Saito .82 4 stroke. The pilot is
Kenneth and the red light on top of the cockpit flashes when the the receiver is
on. This is an excellent ARF and the quality
is superb. It was very easy to assemble. It is balanced, engine has
been run and ready for its first test flight.
Update - January 1, 2010 - I took it to the field for the maiden flight about
3pm. The weather was perfect for flying...nice
temperature, very slight breeze. The plane was off the ground as soon as I
advanced the throttle. A few clicks of up
elevator is all it needed and it flies like the reviews say. Boy, what a
floater it is. Slow crop-dusting passes will be
a signature maneuver for this plane for sure.
These photos were taken at the TRCM field near my
house on February 15, 2010. Talk about realistic looking
shots. The photographer - Brian did a nice job of capturing it in flight.
Some time ago, I had a Sig
Kadet Seniorita as my night flyer. It was equipped with RAM lights and
required some heavy
batteries. It was a fun plane for night flying, but I crashed it one day
during daylight hours because of a bad receiver
battery. Billie was after me for years to build another one and I
decided it should be a Sig Kadet Senior this time. I have
had this kit in the attic for several years and finally decided it was
time to get it done especially for the "Back at Castle"
West Coast Festival 2010. This is it...a Sig Kadet Senior with ailerons
and most of the dihedral out of the wing. It is
powered with an OS .70 Surpass 4-stroke and has over 80 bright LEDs and lights
with a 3 cell li-poly battery. Plenty
of light and looks great in the air.