John Markham

hi everyone well i know it's been a long time since i said i would let you know how the sonerai flew, well i used the c.g. as peter said on the plan and she flew like a bird, i still fly it and have had great fun with it. cheers John.

myron i thought you might ask that, i must admit that i wasn't sure what to use for that bit so i left that bit out and used olive drab up to the the silver cowl it looks fine like that, someone else might be able to help you there. cheers john.

Myron, i covered mine in solartex"linen" and solartex "olive drab" no need to paint it as it adds an awful lot of unwanted weight, using these two colours it looks just like the picture on the box, really nice, hope it turns out well John

hi, for those interested i built a puppeteer five years ago and fitted an asp 52 four stroke i extended the nose by 15mm and had no problems with flying at all and it looks fine as well .

Hi Peter many thanks for your reply about the cg,i'll try it with the rearward position but won't be frightened to try your original position if i think it needs it, looks realy nice in solatex and although i hav'nt weighed the model yet it still feels quite light, i used just the one servo and the whole project went together very nicely, when i have flown it (hopefully soon)i will let you know how it went. John

hi everyone i have just finished the sonerai but have yet to fly it, it is fitted with all standard radio gear and covered in solatex i had to ease the le a small bit to allow a 4oz kavan tank to fit without fouling the wing fitting, the only problem i have and would like some advice on is the c of g it measures 60mm on the plan but seems too far forward, using the 30% rule it should be 72mm which seems better, anyone know which it should be. thanks, John