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Danny,

Sounds like your doing a mix of pax and boxes, is that correct?

One of my project ideas is an RV-6A. I hadn't seen a kit since Experimental Aircraft Models stopped production a few years ago. I have a friend that will probably finish his full scale build later this year or early next year. I'd like to build a scale version painted and detailed identically. I'll have good model to work from! I probably won't be ready to undertake such a project for at least a couple of years. I have some much less ambitious plans for the near future. One of the first will probably just be a slight scale-up of a PT-19 originally designed for a speed 400 electric just to build a little experience.

I did just today become aware of what looks like a beautiful RV-6 kit from Germany. A little pricey but it appears to be very well designed. Are you familiar with Speier's Modellbautreff? I don't read German but I did have the description of their RV-6 kit translated and it looks like something I'd like to tackle. I'm just not sure if it's still available.

Happy flying!?full scale and otherwise!

Hi Ray,

I fly pax only, I think my company, Lufthansa, is the only in the world flying the B747-8 as a pax version.

Have you looked at Jerry Bates website, http://www.jbplans.com, he is a well known scale designer, he is also well known for tackling civilian and uncommon planes.
Kits are available from various kitcutters.
He may not have exactly what you want, but his planes have scale outline, fly well and are relatively easy to build.

I am working of plans for a 1/4 scale Gee Bee Z and have used some of Jerry's design methods.

I know of the Speier Modellbautreff, it's similar albeit smaller than the Intermodellbau Messe Dortmund.
Unfortunately I have found that each year I go to the fair, the area for model airplanes shrinks a little and the others (cars, trains, boats, static models, etc) increase.
Might have something to do with the economic crisis, I'm not sure.

However, there is another fair here that has been combatting this trend with a lot of success, it's called Pro-wing, http://www.prowing.de/

This fair is for rc scale builders only, helicopter and fixed wing.
There are no cars, trains, boats etc etc etc.
This fair is getting more and more popular and will probably be the only fair I will go to next year.

Danny



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Welcome, Packages only FedEx MD-11, I live in Brown County, and fly models at Monroe County R/C.
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Tim, are you based at Indy?

And I think Gus Petraits flies at Monroe County. I don't really know him but we've met. I have a heli like he flies and we met at IRCHA.

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Have you looked at Jerry Bates website, http://www.jbplans.com, he is a well known scale designer, he is also well known for tackling civilian and uncommon planes.


Yes, I've looked at his website and see two or three that interest me significantly. I like the Spartan Executive (in both sizes), the Bellanca Cruisemaster, and may very well try the DeHavilland Chipmunk. I remember seeing Harold Krier perform in a Chipmunk back in the 1960's shortly before he was killed.

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I know of the Speier Modellbautreff, it's similar albeit smaller?than the Intermodellbau Messe Dortmund.


Is Speier Modellbautreff a model manufacturer, dealer or something else. I guess "modellbautreff" translates to "model accuracy?"

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Yes, I've looked at his website and see two or three that interest me significantly. I like the Spartan Executive (in both sizes), the Bellanca Cruisemaster, and may very well try the DeHavilland Chipmunk. I remember seeing Harold Krier perform in a Chipmunk back in the 1960's shortly before he was killed.

Hmm, that doesn't bode well for the Chipmunk, does it... 

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Is Speier Modellbautreff a model manufacturer, dealer or something else. I guess "modellbautreff" translates to "model accuracy?"

Funny thing, I looked it up, I'm guessing you are talking about the shop called "Speier Modellbautreff": http://www.speiers-modellbautreff.eu/

I thought you meant the fair.

I don't know the shop, will have to take a look.

Danny



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No I am MEM domicile but I do fly out of IND quite a bit as we do have a lot of trips that originate or terminate in IND.
I don't know Gus Petraits by name but most likely by sight.
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No I am MEM domicile but I do fly out of IND quite a bit as we do have a lot of trips that originate or terminate in IND.
I don't know Gus Petraits by name but most likely by sight.
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By sight is how you'd know Gus. He's fairly tall as I remember and had a pony tail.

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Ray,

One more welcome from a fellow Lear 40/Global 5000 driver and Hoosier. Looks like you have already made some friends, so I'll keep it short.

Cheers,

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Ray,

One more welcome from a fellow Lear 40/Global 5000 driver and Hoosier. Looks like you have already made some friends, so I'll keep it short.

Cheers,


Jed, are you, by chance, flying an ex-FedEx Lear based at JVY? I see that your currently in Birmingham and I know that that's where it's pilot is from. I was supposed to fly that one on what I think was to be it's first Part 91 run last year. I was taxiing it out when one of the TR's didn't test properly. We ended up canceling.

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