Yes, another plane. What are you, my wife with the questions and yelling? So a few weeks ago I went to a swap meet near Green Bay, and was bidding on this plane which was being auctioned off as part of an estate sale. I gave up and let another guy win, and it turns out he only wanted the gas engine it had, while I (mostly) wanted the airframe.
I asked him to let me know if he decides to sell the airframe, and a few days ago he gave me a price. We met at another swap meet this morning and now she's mine!
The plane is a scratch-built Cessna 152 from Hostetler plans, at 30% scale. That gives it a 120" wingspan which is the largest in my fleet. It needs an engine, so for now I'll swap in the 58cc gasser I got for my Hostetler L-19 Bird Dog. It's a little rough in spots, but is good enough to fly this season. It does need a couple flap servos, some minor repair work to one of the wing struts (not pictured here), and some shrinking of the covering. The interior is very basic and will benefit in the future from some detail work. But for now it'll simply be made "flyable".
I asked him to let me know if he decides to sell the airframe, and a few days ago he gave me a price. We met at another swap meet this morning and now she's mine!
The plane is a scratch-built Cessna 152 from Hostetler plans, at 30% scale. That gives it a 120" wingspan which is the largest in my fleet. It needs an engine, so for now I'll swap in the 58cc gasser I got for my Hostetler L-19 Bird Dog. It's a little rough in spots, but is good enough to fly this season. It does need a couple flap servos, some minor repair work to one of the wing struts (not pictured here), and some shrinking of the covering. The interior is very basic and will benefit in the future from some detail work. But for now it'll simply be made "flyable".