WHERE IT ALL BEGAN!
MY FIRST AIRPLANE, a Great Planes PT-40
A Great Planes PT-40. Where it all started! Thanks to my brothers Ejaz and Zaig for helping me buy and build this. A HUGE "Thank You" to Victory King (Kickapoo Flying Field In Riverdale IL), for coming out on his time and teaching me how to fly. The plane was great! Excellent flier.
13 years old. 2-4-88
My 2nd plane!
A Great Planes Trainer 20. Overall it was nice but I think the construction or design of the plane could of been better. I don't think I needed this "middle" step to a low winger. The Great Planes Supersporter would of been perfect. It finally crashed when I lost one of my ailerons (I think one of the rods came off).
5-30-89
It finally crashed when I lost my aileron do to the rod breaking. 2-10-90
My 3rd plane!
A Great Planes Super Sportster 60. This has to be one of the best planes of ALL times! It flew great, construction was clean, and looks were clean.
I would love to buy the 20 size if it was still availabe.
6-30-90
Here is my Super Sportster redone! Engine turned 90 degrees and a Pitts style muffler installed. Larger control surfaces and a whole new look. It flew just as well as ever! I was sorry to retire this aircraft.
11-90
My 4th plane!
A Sig Kobra that I bought because I was to scared to fly the SS 60 (above). Little did I know the SS would be 100% easier to fly. Kobra flew for about 18 sec. (over 2 months of work) until it crashed and was destroyed.
It was fast; way too fast for me! (Man I had some hair!)
My 5th plane!
After the trauma of crashing my Sig Kobra in less then 18 sec, I went back to square one to collect my nerves :) I bought another PT-40 but put the .60 into it. Talk about over powered! I bolted the wings on, made it a tail dragger, and took out all of the dihedral. Back to the basics.
The 6th plane!
SIG Hummer, Never finished or flown.
My 7th plane!
This is the first plane I built completely by myself. Zaig, my brother, was getting busy with other things :-( A Carl Goldberg Ultimate Biplane. This plane has not flown and probably never will since I don't think it was built well. I used Coverite to cover this plane and soon found Monokote to be nicer.
10-4-90
My 8th plane!
Global Baby Birdie! What a blast to fly. Its tiny and I used a Cox TD .09 for it! This was one fun tiny airplane. Lost after aileron horn popped off, I forgot to put the screw back on :)
4-30-91
My 1st Helicopter!
A used electric Kyosho EP Concept. Looking back on it, it was a nice little heli but I could never get it to fly :( I don't suggest buying an electric heli as your first chopper due to initial cost and run times.
3-2-92
My 9th Plane!
Great Planes Ultra Sport 40. A Great flying airplane! This was the first airplane I put retracts on and it looks "cool" on the ground and in the air. I hope to continue to fly this aircraft for many years. 6-15-92 (my b-day present)
The Ultrasport is going strong after 11 years!!
My 2nd Helicopter!
A used Blue Shuttle! After many upgrades, reading and learning I was able to get this one to fly, it was great! I learned a lot about theory, maintenance and the particulars of RC Helis. A wonderful heli and a lot of memories.
11-12-92
My 10th airplane!
A House of Balsa P-51 Mustang (.20 size). Nice little kit, but I just never finished it. Its to bad, I bet it would of flown very well.
6-5-94
My 3rd Helicopter!
A Gorgeous X-Cell 60 Custom. What a kit! Stable as a rock but a little to expensive and intimidating for me to keep running especially with the little experience I had.
6-9-95
My First Fuselage!
A BEAUTIFUL Bell 222. Here you can see my X-Cell in it with custom made retracts and gear doors. I bought this during my school years and many years of moving did the fuse in. I still have the retracts and plan to get another someday.
1-17-95
4th Helicopter!
A Kyosho Nexus Deluxe. Overall it was a GREAT flying heli. It had some mechanical problems here and there which made it a pain. However I learned loops, rolls, and some inverted flight on it. The flapping design was strange but worked very well! Here you can see the "FastCab" canopy on it. Cool. The TT .36 Pro ran like a champ! Maybe I "lucked" out but what a great engine.
I shouldn't of sold this heli.
96'
My FIRST Scratch Built Airplane! (11th airplane)
An Extra 3.25! What a great design and GREAT performer! Its a little unstable inverted but can this thing snap! The handmade lettering took me forever but I loved the finish. I never finished the cowl I had planned for it. The TT .25 pro ran perfectly and started with a flick of the prop. Retired it hangs in the basement.
97' I think
My 12th Plane!
It's a Great Planes Dazzler! I could fly this thing on idle all day long! I modified it, (a BalsaNova look alike) and it flew very nice. It would fly for over 25 min on a 4 oz. tank with a .46 engine on high idle! Can't beat that :) I sold everything with it to get enough money to buy the JR 8103 radio I use today.
97-98' ish.
My 5th Helicopter!
A beautifully mastered Hirobo GPH 346! How many parts you ask? If I remember correctly its around 1100 parts! Want to see my CCPM mod? Just click HERE! Has been retired in 2004.
9-5-98
My 6th Helicopter!
A cute little Lite Machines LMH-110. Flew a few times and then it was time to make it collective! Never finished the modes fully but you can see them HERE! 00'
My 7th Helicopter
It is a discontinued Hirobo MH-10! What a neat heli! Incorporates a
swahplate which is located under the main shaft. Never flown. Want to see
more?
Click HERE!
My 8th Helicopter
It is an Ikraus ECO 8 electric chopper. It is a great flier and quite impressive for electric. I am using a brushless motor and brushless ESC. Technology has come a long way into RC! Want to see more? Click HERE!
My 9th Helicopter
It is a cute little MS Hornet! This thing is tiny! CA holds this puppy together. Want to see more? Click HERE!
NOT MY PICTURE. Please see www.lanierrc.com
My 13th Plane!
A Stinger 10 from Lanier. Never Finished.
Don't even know where it is now.
My 10th Helicopter
It's a Thundertiger Raptor 50V2 and can this thing move! I love it! Best
nitro heli I have owned to date (flying, repair, cost, etc.)
Want to see more? Click HERE!
12-03
My 11th Helicopter
It's a MS Hornet 2! Wanna see more? Click HERE
3-22-04
My 14th Plane!
A GWS Formosa Electric. Awesome performance with vertical!
Cool little plane for $35! First flight, 6-5-04;
Check it out HERE 5-4-04
My 12th Helicopter
It's and awesome Shogun 400! Check it out, click HERE
My 15th Plane!
It's an awesome Fancy Foam
Extra 300 and it is wild!
Check it out HERE
My 13th Helicopter
It's a T-Rex and the parts are dirt cheap! This is the best micro
heli I have had yet! Check it out HERE
My 14th Helicopter
An E-Flite Co-Axiel. The BEST beginner heli I have ever flown. If your
just wanting to see what RC Helis are about this is the package! Cheap and
it works. Great job E-flight.
Scratch Built Airplane! (16th airplane)
A scratch built foamy cut on my cnc router. 39" span 6mm
Depron
Wanna see more?
Click HERE
My 17th Plane!
An Eflights Ultimate and it lasted about 1 min. Garbage is all I have to
say. Well I guess I didn't let the glue fully set hehehe.
My 18th Plane!
A Great Planes Flatana and all I have to say is GARBAGE!
The building of this plane was a pain in the... It did fly well but not
worth the build for me.
I couldn't wait to crash it and put it to rest :) 1-12-06
My 15th Helicopter
Align T-Rex SE
Scratch Built Airplane! (19th airplane)
A mini 27.5" 3 mm Depron scratch built foamy. Flies great
but
there is other comeing on the way with mild mods. Want to see
more or the file?
Click HERE 3-18-2006
My 16th Helicopter
Align T-Rex 600. All electric and awesome. Check it out HERE
1-07
Phase 3 F-16
SFM Learjet 45
