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This page has pictures and information on several planes I've built for other people.
	Dave's Aircraft TG-3: I built this as an electric launch flat field glider for my flying buddy Dave. A Graupner speed 600 with a planetary gearbox driving a 12*10 folding propeller on I think 8 cells. Climb was reasonable and the run time was sufficient for several good climbs to thermal hunting altitude. It was also a lot of fun on the slope since it has the higher wing loading of an electric which helps with penetration. It also is nice to have the option of powering up during low lift cycles.
	Dave's Aircraft Works Schweizer 1-26 Hand Launch: Built stock for my flying buddy Dave. This is a nice flying little hand launch airplane. I did add a tow hook so Dave could use a mini hi start to launch.
	Trick RC Zagi: Nothing special here, just another Zagi for Dave. The test flight is worth mentioning. We went out to Temescal Canyon and the wind was howling, sustained wind of 30-35 with gusts to 45 measured with a wind speed meter. It was blowing out of the north so only a small section of the hill was producing list. Never one to pass on a challenge I agreed to test fly it in the insane conditions. It took several minutes just to figure out how to hold onto the plane and then a few more to actually get it pushed far enough out to get my hand back on the transmitter before the airplane was literally in my face. Eventually I was successful in launching the Zagi. It required a lot of down elevator just to maintain position in the gale. Even more to make it penetrate out away from the hill. The best part was continuous rolls right at the end of the transmitter antenna.
	Goldberg Mirage: Box stock for Frank. I had purchased an extra wing kit for mine before it was stolen and Frank purchased it to make an aileron equipped wing for his.
	Multiplex Twinstar: I was chatting with Lex on Friday evening as I was looking for some EPP for a project. Lex mentioned he had purchased a Twinstar but didn't have time to build it. I offered to build it in exchange for some EPP. I picked up the airplane and decided to do some work on it later that evening. About 20 batches of five minute epoxy later, the completed airplane was sitting on my bench. I send Lex an e-mail and asked him if he wanted to test fly it Saturday morning. He thought I was kidding but agreed to meet me the next morning and he took it out for a test fly. The last time I saw the airplane it had flaps added and it had gained some serious weight due to repairs and the bottom having a layer of fiberglass added for strength.
	Dave's Aircraft TG-3: Built for flying buddy Dave as a full house slope sailplane. It has six channels to allow for camber changing and for crow on landing. I also modified it to allow for ballast to be added to aid in penetration. I think the maximum ballast was about three pounds and it flew really well loaded up. It was great fun to half pipe a scale glider.
	Trick RC Zagi: My son Arron with his Zagi, all shiny and new. He wanted his own combat airplane so he could mix it up with Dad. He about exploded the first time he knocked me out of the sky! His interest didn't last all that long but he did rack up a fair amount of kills. I'll add a picture some day of the Zagi as it hangs on his wall. When it wore out we removed the radio gear and added it to his trophy wall.
	Flow: Built for who else, yep Dave. The flow is a nice, light, small electric glider. A nice lunchtime plane as it fits into the smallest car and doesn't require anything but a charged battery pack and a transmitter for a quick flight. It also was great for trying out new slope sites as it flew well in light lift and you could always power up to recover the aircraft.
	Mini Flow: A micro hand launch built for Dave. A cute little plane and fun off a mini hi start as well as on the slope.