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April 27, 2012 Hi Dennis & Caroline
I have got my pro done and test flown. I went to Columbus Ohio and got with Kurt Koelling for the maiden and some flights after we got it dialed in . |
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This is what is in it:
DA150 with MTW headers and RE3 pipes 30-12 Mejzlik prop
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5inch Mejzlik spinner 9157 Futaba servos 2- 6014 Futaba recievers Fromeco Li-Ion Batts
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2-5200 packs and 1-2600 Fromeco wolverine switch and a badger switch J&J tail wheel Airwild uni-hubs and servo arms
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April 18, 2012 Thanks Dennis and Caroline for wonderful service and for putting together such a beautiful kit, and for my wonderful and understanding wife who bought me this baby! The build was fully documented on RC Canada in the Giant Scale Forum under “Carden PRO Built by Lee”. |
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My plane features the shortened canopy and shorty ailerons as done by Dean on his blog in Flying Giants. This plane is built strictly for IMAC, hence the reasoning behind the shorter ailerons which theoretically make for less turbulence and smoother rolling manoeuvres. I did some lightening to the fuse but the wings and stab are un-cored. |
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I did do CF strips right to the ends of the wings which many are now doing for extra strength, as these wings are very light and very thin! Final weight came to 36.76 pounds which was bang on to my hoped for 37 and the maiden flight was non-eventful (which is to say BEAUTIFUL!) with one click of down and one of left for hands off. |
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I used Dean’s radio settings with a cg at 3 5/8 from wing LE tip which seems perfect for Advance and Unlimited IMAC. To say I am happy is a big understatement and building this plane was a joy form the start. Now its on to competing with arguably the best IMAC plane on the planet…will be fun!
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March 29, 2012
Carden 124 Pro - DA 170 K & S canisters - JR 8711 servos - 3 Blade Mejzlik 29-12N prop - Graphtect spinner, wheel pants and landing gear - 60 0z. Dubro tank. |
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Red Arrow pilot - Ultra coat covering - J & J tail wheel -Fromco batteries and switches -39.7 LBS
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February 16, 2012 Caroline & Denise,
This is Nick Johnson's Carden Pro it has a DA 200 L/Canisters JR 12X & HV 8911 servos and weights 40# ready to fly. The CG came out perfect. Graphics by Brad. A J |
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November 28, 2011 Hi Dennis,
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Thanks for
producing the great kits that you put out. And I swear the next build will
be my very own Carden...I promise. Rich Sornborger |
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October 12, 2011
Dennis, here are some pix with the stickers added.....
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October 1, 2011 Hi Dennis, First off all I
can say is WOW. :O What an amazing airplane. My dad spent 8 weeks building
and painting it. He and I also covered the plane (my dad did the base white
and I did the colors). Came out to 38.8lbs and no mixes. |
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So we are on our way to Tucson on Saturday and should get there around 12:00. Already have 12flights on it an it will forever be my favorite plane. |
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A special thanks goes out to all my sponsors and my
family for the support. (sponsors are on the rudder. I'm pretty impressed
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Best Regards, For more info on
Matt Stringer visit: |
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September 20, 2011 Good Afternoon
Everybody, |
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September 20, 2011
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But...Jim should
be here in a week or so and we can get down to some serious flying with her.
Really looking forward to seeing the Pro fly. |
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September 14, 2011 Rusty Fried shows us his new 124" Extra 300 PRO. |
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September 5, 2011
Dennis, |
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DA 200, KS 95 exhaust, Futaba 14mz, Futaba BLS157hv servos, Fromeco 5200 li-ons, Fromeco switches.
Awesome airplane!
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August 23, 2011 Hi Dennis and Caroline, Here are some pics of my Carden 124 Pro, I would like to thank both of you for your support and putting up with all my questions. Mike Vascellero out did himself on this build. The plane is as strait as an arrow and as far as covering it is flawless,( he took his time and if you notice the cob web painted on motor box it actually grew while it was at Mikes house LOL) The maiden went flawless trimming and mixing needed were to a minimum. Jim Woodward drove to Miami just to help and maiden with me, on our maiden flight we had planned to fly for about 5minuts land and go over all the equipment and settings, about 7 minutes into the first flight with no mixing Jim felt comfortable enough he actually did a 360 roller which look to me like a 9 if I were going to score the maneuver. |
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The accessories used were all supplied by John Mitchell at Aero Protect, John being also a builder and pilot came out for the maiden flight. Equipment used: DA-170, 14" headers, KS-95 rear exhaust cans, PowerBox Royal, Duralite Batts, JR-8711 all around, White Rose main and tail wheels, 30x13 Mezjlik Evo prop, True Turn 5" ultimate spinner. |
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Once again thanks to you, Mike Vascellaro, John Mitchell, and Jim Woodward for the help. J.C. Alvarez |
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August 15, 2011 Hi Dennis & Caroline,
Attached are pictures of the new Carden 124” Extra 300 Special. As a refresher for people who don’t already know, this is a modified 124” Extra 300 Pro that has been changed into a single seat option which replicates a full scale single seat Extra 300.
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One of the goals of this build was to create a plane that was simple in setup, light weight, IMAC competitive, and cost efficient. To facilitate this there were several unique build techniques used, control surface changes, and equipment choices made. Even though this air frame is larger than most 40% planes it’s RTF weight came to 33.6 pounds. The plane’s basic setup uses a DA150 on stock mufflers and just 6 servos total with no ganging or matching required (1 each for control surfaces and 1 for throttle).
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We all know Cardens fly good and so does this one. However, there is something really special about the way this plane locks in, grooves, and instantly responds to input. It really holds heading & flies straight through every maneuver asked of it. On maiden day I started with just a few of the typical but very slight mixes and tweaked them after each flight. Amazingly, there really isn’t any evidence of pitch/yaw/roll deviations regardless whether the plane is in an up-line, down-line, knife edge, flat turn, snapping, going slow, going fast, etc. From a performance perspective my expectations were far exceeded for the initial flights. |
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Dennis, you know that for the last 2 years I’ve been flying a Carden 126” Extra with a DA200 and have really liked it. Well that plane has just now become a backup to this new one which should speak volumes on how well I feel the “Special” flies. Thank you for producing such great quality kits.
Dean Nistetter
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July 8, 2011 Hi Dennis, |
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Nicolas is loving the airplane. He only had like 20 flights on it before going to the US Nats. This was not an issue/handicap for him. That's how good the airplane is. We still need to play/explore with some settings. |
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Thanks for making
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July 3, 2011
NATS was the first full contest that I was able to fly my PRO in. All I can say is WOW. The PRO's fly incredibility well, and the best part is that the work load for the pilot is a lot lighter. |
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I had a lot of people come up to me as say "whatever you changed in your flying, It's working for you, you're flying awesome." These comments made my week. |
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Attached are some pics of both my PRO and 330. |
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Take care and
THANK YOU for these amazing airplanes! |
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June 7, 2011 Hi Dennis and Caroline
I am slow getting started this year it has just been a super wet spring. The plane flew right off the building board. |
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The DA 170 on the RE3 pipes gives me unlimited uplines. |
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I got six flights in today and the trimming work begins. Very happy with the plane and it can only get better. Thanks, Ted |
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May 2, 2011 Dennis & Caroline,
Just wanted to send some pics to you on my 124" Carden Pro Extra 300. It's been a long time since I have built an airplane.
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First build for me of this size also. I have to say the build was great. |
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Powered by a DA-150 with RE-3 pipes, weight is 38lbs. JR radio with 8911HV servos. Fromeco Batteries and switches.
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Thanks again, Glen Rollinger
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March 30, 2011 Caroline / Dennis,
I finally have about 12 flights on my 124 Pro. The plane flies fantastic, definitely the best flying plane I have ever had. |
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Cam McCausey did an unbelievable job building and covering the plane, it looks painted rather than covered. |
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It handles the wind great and even with the thinned wings it slows down fine on down-lines. The snaps are clean and stop on a dime, the wing weights are very low they ended up at 50 oz each ready to fly with 2 servos.
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Here are some pictures.
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December 8, 2010
Dennis, here is my 124 Pro just before the maiden, we needed pics in case the initial flight did not go well. The plane flew just fine, it was a windy day but you couldn't tell by watching the plane. The wind had little effect, it is very easy to fly! Rob Grant Morriston, FL |
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April 25, 2010
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To date I have six 15 minute flights on the new airframe. I have been spending most of the flight time trying different CG locations, trimming, adjusting control throw deflections, and trying to fly as many different types of aerobatic figures as possible. |
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The first thing that was clear after the initial flight was that this plane draws very clean lines, and sits well in the wind (first few flights were in 15-20mph winds). |
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The reduced drag allows the DA-200 to pull the plane around with ease (even with a 3 bladed prop). Snap rolls are very crisp and stop immediately when I let off the sticks. The reduction in pitch coupling reduces pilot workload significantly while doing rolling circles and rolls at the top and bottom of loops. I will report more as I get additional flights on the plane, but so far I have not found any bad tendencies! |
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I am really looking forward to competing with this plane at the NATS and Clover Creek Invitational! Thanks so much to Dennis for agreeing to take on this new project – it was a pleasure working with you and learning from your years of experience designing top notch aerobatic planes. |
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Thanks to Cam who started building the prototype kit (cut motorbox parts himself) on Feb. 13 and had it framed up, covered, and painted by March 9 (3.5 weeks) – truly amazing dedication as a professional builder! |
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The maiden flight took place on April 5, just in time for me to put the plane in the Toledo Show and take 2nd place in the aerobatic division! Overall this was one of the most rewarding projects I have been involved with. In six months we went from a design concept on a piece of paper to a finished plane that flies really well! |
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Thanks again Dennis and Cam!
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