aidan mcatamney

hi mitch, i would like to wish good luck also with your new plane and hope all goes well for you at the weekend. although ive been flying small electric models for the past 8 years im a newbie also to nitro planes. only two weeks ago i maidened my alpha 40 and the flight went great. this plane is very similar to your boomerang so you should have a nice stable plane there to control. my engine is an evolution 46 and ive never had a deadstick yet and ive had 8 flights so far to date. just make sure you get a bit of tuition for the first few flights as you dont want to bring it home in a thousand bits. once you get the hang of it your confidence will grow. bear in mind this is the first plane ive ever had with an undercarriage and it sure beats the hell out of hand launching electric models. the biggest thrill for me is in the landing and when it touches down gently and just where you want it the good feel factor starts to kick in. i hope you enjoy flying your boomerang as much as i do my alpha 40 and the very best of good wishes for a successful first flight. happy landings aidan

hi there, i can highly recommend as a very good first trainer the hangar 9 alpha 40 rtf. thats what i bought just shortly before xmas and its fantastic and i really love flying it everytime i take it out. i taught myself to fly multiplex electric models all of ten years ago and thats all ive ever flown up until now that is. i got a really good deal from inwood models on the alpha 40 rtf, half price in fact. i joined a local club here in n.ireland where i live so that i could use there runway for take offs and landings as the field i usually fly from is only good enough for belly landing electric models. this is my first ever nitro plane and ive only had 6 flights with it since the middle of january and i can take off , fly and land perfectly everytime without any problems. this plane comes complete with an evolution engine installed which starts everytime and idles beautifully. the only two things i did change on this engine was to take off the 3 blade prop and replace it with a master airscrew 11x5. i also removed the heavy flywheel on it replacing that with the standard prop driver. i get 8 to 9 mins on every flight and it is so stable and such a joy to fly. the lads at the club i joined thought it was a fantastic plane for the money with all servos installed. you cant go wrong with this plane. im 47 years of age and i would buy another one in a heartbeat if anything happened it. u will love that plane if u decide to get it. it also has a very nice bright orange colour scheme which is so easy to see. the best of luck with whatever u decide to do. aidan

i agree with all the great comments made about pyramid model decals. they are fantastic and total perfection. they are also very good value for money giving u both a choice of size and matt or gloss finishes. i just ordered some for my multiplex twinstar 2 which i have decorated in second world war german insignia and really looks the part. im now going to order some world war two RAF insignia for my ready mk3 trainer which should look good. if u are looking for quality decals then give pyramid models a call. you can find them on their website.