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[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by lawn psycho

So I am going to order a plane. Is there a site that discusses how to fly these things and what the restrictions are?

I already have visions of barrell rolling it over my neighbor's house

If you get a 1/4 scale Beaver on floats like jmen talks about, you will need a PPL (Private Pilots Licence). NB

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

If you get a 1/4 scale Beaver on floats like jmen talks about, you will need a PPL (Private Pilots Licence). NB

No kidding, you have no idea how nervous I am about jumping into this build. The material investment alone just to build is staggering, not to mention the rest of it. And if it does not balance, it was all for nothing. I am still leaving room for a back out by doing the smaller scale first.

LP, Good luck with the not thinking of upgrading thought process. I dipped my feet over 12 years ago and have yet to be able to pull myself away completely. It is great fun though.

[NoBozo]

jmen: Here's a nice little model that Delmar Benjamin built in his garage. It's a replica of the famous 1932 Granville brothers R2 Gee Bee Racer. It's got a 450 HP Pratt & Whitney R-985 in it. It's really not much bigger than a 1/4 scale Beaver. NB


http://www.pbase.com/staggerwing/image/26586076

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s79LcCCszRQ

[SIKSUKR]

Way way way cool guys.I love the onboard video.

[birchhaven]

Came across this gem of a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe...layer_embedded
Could help but think of that large plane you plan to build, this video may make you rethink that idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe...layer_embedded
(not sure on how to post links)

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by birchhaven

Came across this gem of a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe...layer_embedded
Could help but think of that large plane you plan to build, this video may make you rethink that idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAWwe...layer_embedded
(not sure on how to post links)

Trust me, I have thought it out many ways, but just to put into perspective. The turbines on that B-52 cost roughly $5,000.00 EACH, then add the cost of the build on top of that and you are looking at around a $50,0000 dollar investment. The Beaver will be around 10% of that, the time investment will probably be about the same. But many of these large jet models have multiple owners. All it takes is one $150.00 servo to not respond and all that time and money is gone. Jets are also extremely complicated birds compared to the DHC-2, the most complicated thing on the Beaver is the scale pully linkage from the rudder to the floats.

The utter feeling of emptiness that the owners or pilots of these planes feel, must be overwhelming.