Greg Lloyd

Hi Steve,                        I'm based in Maghaberry, a village approx 20 miles west of Belfast. See map :- http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|bt28%202wl#t=l&map=54.55777,-6.06277|12|4&loc=GB:54.50945:-6.19323:15|bt28%202wl|BT28%202WL  Cheers,                         Greg

I have a brand new Irvine Tutor 40 for sale on Ebay at the minute. Item is totally new in box and unassembled. Unfortunately, I've had to put the hobby on a back burner for now. If you are interested, the item number is: 270184094051 Auction is for airframe only. You will require radio gear, engine, and accessories to complete.  Regards,                           Greg

Me too thanks!

Well, I took it back today and now have a 100% perfecto Tutor 40 airframe. I wonder how long it'll stay like that? ;-) Anyway. Seems a quality piece of kit. Looking forward to building it up and getting my wings. Heading up to my local club soon for some introductions and hopefully a bit of training.

It's not a slot though. It's clearly damage to the airframe. You can see the broken balsa and torn covering. Also, the cardboard in the box has the same hole punched through it.

Yeah, I've been thinking about it since my earlier post and I'm def going to get a replacement :-)

Just bought my Tutor 40 airframe today. It looks great except for one thing. It looks like a small hole has been accidently punctured on the side of the fuselage at the rear - near the tailplane. I think the model shop probably only has one of these in stock. I'll call them tomorrow. Question is, if none are in stock, should I wait for them to order new stock in? Or can / should this small hole simply be patched? The hole is approx 1 inch long and 1/2 inch wide. The film and balsa panel have been punched through. What do you guys think I should do?

Cheers David. Right, I'm away out to buy my Tutor 40 aircraft. I've decided to go with it. Just buying the plane today. I'll be getting the engine and radio gear, etc online at a later date. Think I'll be plucking for the OS46LA engine unless anyone thinks otherwise? Also, the new Futaba 2.4Ghz radio set.

Any idea what went wrong Michael?

Ah, o.k. I knew it had foam wings but didn't realise that you actually shape the wing dihedral yourself. I'm still thinking going for an ARTF such as the Boomerang or Tutor, and then having something such as the WOT for my second plane. For info, my aim is to eventually end up flying 3D aerobatic models - so I'm looking a progression path that will take me there!

Yes, I've seen that model Mark. It looks good for aerobatics, but am I right in thinking that the wing has no dihedral at all? I'd imagine with no dihedral it would be a rather tricky plane to control for a a novice?

So there are no clubs out there that won't accept you using a 2.4Ghz Tx then? I really like the look of the new Futaba set. Select modes 1 to 4 and no crystals to worry about, etc

Kelvin, What's the situation with these 2.4Ghz radio gears? Can they only be used at certain flying clubs who have adopted the new standard? Shaun, True True!

Well you see, that's it - I'm not in a hurry at all! I'm hoping to use a club trainer at first and enjoy taking my time building the model! I don't want something which can be just threw together in an evening!

Thanks for all the advice guys. Sounds like they all have around the same amount of building work involved so good enough. Dave, what did you do when you got the wing puncture? How do you fix something like that? I like both the Tutor 40 and the Boomerang. That's what it has come down to. I prefer the look of the boomerang over the tutor, but I'm wondering if the quality of the kit is a good as the Tutor. Does anybody know? I'm itching to place an order for the plane now!