thecockpitcrooner
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First post!
I've decided to take the plunge into RC airplanes, largely out of an interest in recreating some of the airplanes I work with. I work in the Aviation sector of the NC Forest Service fighting fires. Our planes include an AT-802, AT-802A, Cessna 182s, and a Cessna U206C.
I'm in the planning stages of an Air Tractor AT-802 build and have found the attached build plans. My intention is to carve the fuselage out of joined pieces of hotwire-carved foam, using the bulkhead outlines as my templates. The only issue I can see is that these plans say nothing about how to build the canopy, and I'm not entirely sure how to factor that into my templates. Is this some sort of standardized part I'm supposed to seek out? Am I missing something?
Piggyback question: From the looks of things, this can be an exceedingly expensive hobby. A beginner's intro kit is upwards of $200. What are some things you guys do to save money?
Cheers and happy flying!
Patrick
I've decided to take the plunge into RC airplanes, largely out of an interest in recreating some of the airplanes I work with. I work in the Aviation sector of the NC Forest Service fighting fires. Our planes include an AT-802, AT-802A, Cessna 182s, and a Cessna U206C.
I'm in the planning stages of an Air Tractor AT-802 build and have found the attached build plans. My intention is to carve the fuselage out of joined pieces of hotwire-carved foam, using the bulkhead outlines as my templates. The only issue I can see is that these plans say nothing about how to build the canopy, and I'm not entirely sure how to factor that into my templates. Is this some sort of standardized part I'm supposed to seek out? Am I missing something?
Piggyback question: From the looks of things, this can be an exceedingly expensive hobby. A beginner's intro kit is upwards of $200. What are some things you guys do to save money?
Cheers and happy flying!
Patrick