soulinvader Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I just picked up a Kyosho Trainer 40 second hand as my first model. All I can find on tinternet is a Kyosho Calamato trainer...is this the same plane??**LINK** Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme3d Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 The Kyosho Trainer 40 was introduced in 1998 in two colour schemes: a rather shocking shade of pink and then two years later a second version in yellow was sold alongside the pink. The part numbers were #11605 (pink) and #11805 (Yellow). The picture in your link is the yellow version reviewed here (albeit no pictures) in October 2000 R/C Modeler. The pink version was reviewed in RC Model World April 1998. Message me and I'll forward a scan of this for you. The Calmato line are the current trainers by Kyosho and are not quite the same as yours. That said the construction of one high wing ARTF is not really that much different from the next regardless of manufacturer. However the measurements and required control surface throws and other info you will need will be different. I've emailed Kyosho before for the instructions but they have long since removed all info from their database. Thankfully you can get the manual in German from kyosho.de. This has all the measurements you might need and the diagrams are fairly self explanatory (Google translator can help with the rest). Failing that, any club instructor worth his/her salt will be able to guess the required control movements for this type of plane from experience and will get you flying. They are very good flyers. I learnt on the pink version (it certainly stood out against the sky!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulinvader Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 Thanks for the info! mine actually came with manual so I'm quite lucky in that respect. i'm shocked by the age, mine does not look 13 years old!!! thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme3d Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 If you could scan your manual i would be very gratefull - I suspect you have the last copy in existance! I've uploaded the 1998 RC Model World Review to my blog's media file for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulinvader Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Wow, thanks for that! I will indeed get the manual scanned for you when I get a mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulinvader Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Posted this for sale in the classifieds if anyone is interested...£120 best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 That was a quick change of mind! BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulinvader Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah. I'm a fickle one. I've wanted to get into rc flying since I was a kid and want to do it properly. The 35mhz thing is playing on my mind and the fact that this is a 13 year old plane makes me just want to go for a brand new setup that no one has ever used before, I've made do all my life and at the mo have a window of opportunity to make a purchase from new. I haven't the space for 2 tho so this has to go , will provide me with club joining fees... Edited By soulinvader on 14/07/2013 21:28:03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Ok, my suggestion for a new model is a Boomerang with an Irvine 40 or 46, but that old Kyosho was an excellent flyer and very well built for an ARTF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-richards Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 You can buy 3 clamtos for £120 it seem a lot for a trainer Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulinvader Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 It's No longer for sale And was with everything ready to fly hence £120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-richards Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Oh ok it was just a thought steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme3d Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Few trainers make it the second hand market and when they do you need to be careful as it’s a hard life for an aircraft and a multitude of sins could be hidden under a new covering job. However this is where ARTF trainers come with an advantage as it is neigh on impossible to replace that that brightly coloured factory finished covering without it being obvious. I would be very surprised if the fact that your model is 13 years old will make any difference. It takes at least 25 years for balsa to even begin to get brittle and probably even longer (if ever) for plywood. Most ARFT trainers also typically use plywood for the main structural joints so I cannot foresee any problems for a while yet. As to 35 MHz; well it has been used for decades without a hitch. In my humble experience most ‘radio failures’ I’ve witnessed on 35 MHz were due to pilot error; either shamelessly blaming their gear for their flying mistake or flying with gear with has been damaged previously which would have been obvious if a quick range check had been performed. If you join a club, almost all will have been founded pre-2.4 GHz; the flying site will not likely suffer from any sources of interference. Remember 35 MHz is still allocated strictly for RC flying and so a high power source of interference is unlikely to occur in the countryside. This is just your first aircraft – this trainer may seem important now but I can assure you that once you are solo (which doesn’t take long) you will soon be looking for something better. Taking all this together, just turn up at a club with your Kyosho trainer and get them to look it over. I can guarantee you will be flying that day and your old but tidy trainer will look like it’s just been valeted alongside some of the other planes there. It’s easy to assume from magazines, forums etc that everyone fly’s with mint condition, expertly build machines as per the adverts using the latest high end radio… the truth is really that the average club contains just as many dirty un-kept examples to match! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 I bought this plane back in 1998, the pink one. I had no difficulty seeing it in the sky. I had an OS 40 two stroke on it and it flew very well. It was also very well put together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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