I read where someone is gong to make laser cut parts for the Sr.
> Telemaster wing. Would this person please contact me, offline at
> snipped-for-privacy@bellsouth.net ASAP. This is important before he starts
> laser cutting parts. I am intimately familiar with the Telemaster
> line of planes, both the original (german) and the hybrid
> version made by Bridi and presently being sold. If anyone wants to
> know the real history of the Telemaster planes and will email me
> directly, I will send him the correct historical and technical
> information. In the meantime, I must say to all concerned that the > wing construction
> presently being offered with the strip ailerons, is NOT the correct
> wing. More information, if you ask.
> Frank Schwartz
Reading this Telemaster thread has inspired me to go back to work on my Telemaster 40. I have been working on it off and on for a year now (about
80% done). This is my first kit. My others have all been ARFs. I actually have 3 Telemasters the other 2 are the Senior 60 size. All 3 are at different stages of completion and will need covering. That brings me to my question. I have never covered a plane and I am have a hard time deciding what to do. I keep looking a fabric (like silk span) and dope but I then I think Monokote might be better for a first timer. The main thing is I don?t want to cover the entire plane just the open spaces. Can I Monokote the open areas then paint the solid wood areas and the entire plane like I could with fabric and dope?
I was at the field on day and this guy crash his Senior Telemaster. It would not land. It keep floating until it hit the fence. It looked like it only had minor front damage. He took the plane back to the tables behind the pit area and removed the engine and the receiver. It was late in the evening and everyone had gone home but him and me. He said, "I will never fly this plane again". Then he said to me, "You want and airplane?" He gave me the airplane with the servos in it for free. That is how I got my first Senior Telemaster. When I got home I took the cover off of the fuselage to inspect for more damage.
I wanted to find a set of plans to go with my Senior Telemaster. For one thing I didn?t know where the CG was with out the plans. I met this lady that told me her husband who had recently passed away was building a model and that she would like to sell it. She said she would take $30.00 for it. I could hardly believe my good fortune. It was a Senior Telemaster. He had built just the right wing half but the kit was all there with the plans. That is how I got my second Senior Telemaster.
So I now have 3 Telemasters that will eventually have to be covered. What do you think is the easiest way to go for a first timer covering a plane? James :)