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Building A Wood Trainer Part Two The Fuselage and Tail - 2/26/2010
Part Two of the four part series details assembling the fuselage, finishing the bolt-on wing mount system and building the tail feathers. The LT-40 Kadet is now framed out and ready fro hardware.
How To Build A Wood Kit Trainer Part One - 2/9/2010
Previously, Sport Aviator has shown how to assemble RTF and ARF trainers. Our Balsa USA Stik 40 review hinted at building a wood kit. Now, here it is – The long awaited series on building a wood kit trainer. In Part 1, we’ll build the wing; modifying it for better roll control, bolt-on mounting, extra strength and dual aileron servos. Join us and learn the fun, how-to’s and techniques of building your first wood kit airplane that will truly be uniquely yours.
Hangar 9 Pulse 125 XT ARF - 12/23/2009
Here is a truly striking looking large airplane (76 –in. span) that performs like a master aerobatic airplane. But, its slow speed, polite manners and powerful engine remove all the stress from even the most advanced maneuvers. Yet this airplane is so easy to fly that it is probably one of the best second airplanes ever designed. Walk the Flight Line and look inside this airplane in great detail.
Balsa USA Stick 40 Plus - 12/6/2009
Movies Added! Balsa USA’s Stick 40 Plus is the newest incarnation of this time-proven kit-built aircraft. The Stick 40 Plus can be anything the builder wants it to be from a calm Basic Trainer, to a great performing sport aircraft all the way to a full-bore, honking, combat airplane. If you haven’t built a wood kit before, join us On The Flight Line to learn what it takes in our first wood kit review.
Shulman Aviation Super Cessna ARF Advanced Trainer - 11/23/2009
The Shulman Aviation Super Cessna is nearly in a class of its own. Light weight, nimble and yet gentle, this Advanced Trainer is definitely not your boxy airplane so common to this class. Styled after the Cessna Cardinal, this sleek aerobatic airplane is unique. Walk the Flight Line and check out this high-performance electric-powered airplane.
SIG's LT-40 ARF - 11/19/2009
Movies Added! Here it finally is. The Kadet LT-40 ARF is the updated version of the best-known, most widely flown RC trainer in history. Its ancestors gave wings to tens of thousands of new RC pilots. Now, the updated, modernized Kadet LT-40 ARF marches on, ready to the same for you. Join Dick Pettit On The Flight Line and study the airplane that helped start it all.
Great Planes PBY Catalina ARF - 11/16/2009
Sport Aviator’s first twin-engined review is the capable and widely-known PBY Catalina. While the Great Planes version can be flown from grass and snow, its true home is your local lake. Join us as the Sport Aviator Flight Line moves to the water’s edge and enjoy this scale patrol bomber that flies like a Trainer.
PARKZONE SUPER DECATHLON BL RTF - 10/27/2009
Brushless motors and Lithium Polymer batteries have rev9olutionized electric-power flying. ParkZone is gradually upgrading their aircraft to the new performance levels. Fly with Bob Aberle as he checks out the upgraded, re-powered ParkZone Super Decathlon. Make sure to read about Bob’s 2.4 GHz upgrade at the end of the airplane review.
Hobbico's NexSTAR MINI 2.4 GHz EP - 10/26/2009
Movies Added! The first basic trainer Sport Aviator reviewed was the ever popular NexSTAR glow trainer. Hobbico followed that with their NexSTAR EP electric-powered trainer. Both were 40-sized airplane. Now, Hobbico introduces a Park Pilot Sized NexSTAR fully equipped with speed brakes, lift devices and a special anti-spin technology. Equipped with a 2.4 GHz radio system, the NexSTAR EP Mini is right for any park and for any new pilot.
Thunder Tiger Trainer 40 OBL ARF - 10/10/2009
Follow along as a real-life beginner modifies the Thunder Power OBL Trainer to Electric Power under the tutelage of an experienced electric power instructor. Also learn how the Thunder Tiger Trainer OBL performs behind a modern outrunner motor. Journey onto the quiet side of the Fight Line for this one.



 

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