Here’s a list of the planes I’ve owned over the years. Click on the plane names for pictures and background stories.
| Plane | Type | Manufacturer | Engine | Current state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK Thunderbird 40 | Kit | MK | TBA | In box |
| Super Kaos 60 | Kit | Great Planes | O.S .61 FSR | In box |
| Tower Kaos 60 | Retro ARF | Tower Hobbies | O.S .65 AX | Flying |
| Killer Kaos Reloaded | Scratch | Bridi/Self | O.S .61 SF/Hatori | building |
| ARF/Restomod | Phoenix RC | S.T G-51/Hatori | Flying | |
| Funglider | RTF | Multiplex | Electric | Flying |
| Killer Kaos Restomod |
Classic pattern | Joe Bridi | O.S .61 SF | RIP |
| Curare 20 | Mini F3A | MK | Electric! | 40 % complete |
| Vibe 50 FBL | 600 class Heli | JR | O.S .55 HZ-R | Flying |
| Gangster 63 lite | Low wing trainer | Mick Reeves | TBA | In box |
| Blue Angel 25 | F3A mini | MK Kato | TBA | In box |
| Raptor E-550s ARF | Heli | Thunder Tiger | Stock TT electric | Flying, flybarless converted |
| Bingo.F3A | F3A | Yoshioka | OS motor? | Building |
| Laser 200 48′ | 3D/fun | Extreme Flight | OS motor (3S LiPo) | SOLD |
| Curare | Retro F3A | Schweighofer | OS 55 AX | Flying |
| Thunderbird | Retro F3A | Modeltech ARC | TBA | NIB |
| Elektro Junior S | EPP glider | Graupner | Brushless | SOLD |
| Edge 540 | Indoor Depron | RC Factory | Dualsky | RIP |
| T-rex 450 SE | Flybar heli | Align | Brushed | SOLD |
| UltraMicro Spitfire | Park/Indoor | Blade/Horizon | Brushed | SOLD |
| Blade Nano | Heli | Blade/Horizon | Brushless | SOLD |
| Blade 300 X | Heli | Blade/Horizon | Brushless | SOLD |
| Elexant | F3A | ARF | Plettenberg Advance | SOLD |
| Tiger 2 reloaded | Sport | Scratch | O.S. 50 SX | Flying |
| Xigris | F3A | ZN line kit | Plettenberg/Kontronik | Flying |
| Mini Scalar | F3A sport | PAF | Kontronik 20 | R.I.P. |
| Osmose 50 | F3A sport | Kyosho | Kontronik 20 | SOLD |
| Integral | F3A | ZN line kit | SOLD | |
| Mace 2,5m | Electric glider | OK model | 3S lipo | SOLD |
| Ultra Sport 60 | Pattern trainer | Great Planes | 60-90 glow | In box |
| Rocky | Motorglider | Aeronaut | Mega something | SOLD |
| Edge 540 | Sport scale Acro | Kyosho | O.S .91 FS | SOLD |
| Laser II | F3A | Lorenz | R.I.P. | |
| MK Akromaster | 1.20 class F3A “scale” | MK | Y.S 110 FZ | 40% complete |
| Bluebird | Silly airplane | Self | Mega Motor | Cancelled |
| Supra Star 25 | F3A trainer | EZ | O.S .46 LA | SOLD |
| Mini Leader | F3A trainer | New Power Modelisme | Hacker A20L, 3s 1,5ah | SOLD |
| Aladdin Hyper 45 L | F3A trainer | Yoshioka | YS 63 | Flying |
| Kosmo 3 | Retro F3A | Mantua model | .61 | In Box |
| King Kobra | Retro F3A | Sig | 60 | In Box |
| Yak 55 | Foamie | Free-Air CZ | Mega, 3xlipo | Retired |
| Laser (red) | F3A | Lorenz | O.S 1.60 FX | SOLD |
| Saphir II | F3A | Modeltech | O.S .61 RFP Hanno Special | Flying |
| Supra Fly 45 | F3A | EZ | O.S .61 RFP Hanno Special | R.I.P. |
| Eagle 15H | Trainer | Thunder Tiger | O.S .15 FP | 10% complete |
| Dalotel 150 | F3A | Röga Model | Super Tigre X-61K | 50% complete |
| Skystar 90 | F3A | MK | Webra 80 w/pipe | SOLD |
| Sensation 1400 | F3A | Kyosho | Super Tigre G-51 | Less R/C & engine |
| Supra Fly 25 | F3A | OK model | O.S 32 SX/Hatori | Flying |
| Calypso 60 | F3A | ModelTech | O.S 61 FX w/pipe | SOLD |
| HK-4 | F3A | Harry Kolberg | Super Tigre S-90K | SOLD |
| Pete ‘N’ Poke | Sport | Great Planes | None | SOLD |
| Killer Kaos OLD | F3A | Joe Bridi | S.C 61 ABC | SOLD |
| Cap 232 | Sportscale | Kyosho | Super Tigre S-45K | SOLD |
| Silver Bullet II | High wing | Self | S.C 25 ABC | R.I.P |
| Silver Bullet | High wing | Self | S.C 25 ABC | R.I.P |
| “Small low wing” | Sport | Self | S.C 25 ABC | Retired |
| G-man | F3A | Mick Reeves | SC 91 ABC | R.I.P |
| Tiger 2 | Sport | Goldberg | Super Tigre S-45K | R.I.P |
| Super Lightning | F3A | Flair | O.S 91 Surpass | R.I.P |
| Piper Cub | Sportscale | Goldberg | O.S 91 Surpass | R.I.P |
| Sunfish | Tail-less | Marutaka | Super Tigre G-34 | Retired |
| Outlaw 45 | Shoulderwing | Self | Restored, then retired | |
| Ultra Sport | Sport | Great Planes | O.S. .91 Surpass | R.I.P |
| Gentle Lady | Glider | Goldberg | Glider | R.I.P |
| Aries | Glider | Drawing/Scratch | Glider | R.I.P |
| Unknown 2-meter | Glider | Unknown | Glider | Cancelled |
| Unknown | Glider | Adrian Britton | Glider | R.I.P |
| QB 1400 | Glider | OK model | Glider | SOLD |
| Decathlon 40 | Sportscale | EZ | Super Tigre S-45K | SOLD |
| Prelude 10 | Trainer | Kyosho | O.S 10 FP/O.S. 15 FP | R.I.P |
| P-51 D Mustang | Dogfighter | Unknown | O.S 15 FP | Retired |
The list is complete and contains every R/C plane I have ever owned and even some abandoned builds. Some are kits still in box. The reason I do not separate the list into planes flown and kits owned is that I don’t collect kits -I just have a bigger backlog of planes waiting to be built than most.
It’s scary to see how many have crashed. Most were lost to pilot error, some to bad batteries and some, like the Super Lightning, was never meant to last -it crashed twice.
Once in a while I sell planes. It’s only in recent years that I’ve done that. Planes used to have a habit of crashing before I tired of them. Not so much these days, with a few notable exceptions.
Of the ones sold, there is just one that I really miss. Can you guess which one?