Searching for Take Apart Plane Options for Hopeful Junior USA Team Member

[Brendan Eberenz]

The FAI F2 World Championships in Australia are about 10 months away (May 2026). My son (Angstrom age 15) is very interested in competing to be the Junior USA Team member. We think he has a very good chance of making the team given his skill level and sourcing who might attend the trials.

Right now, our biggest obstacle is obtaining/constructing an electric take apart airplane that will allow us to have time to practice before winter here in Pennsylvania. If we have to wait for a model to be constructed in Ukraine or build one from scratch over the next few months, Pennsylvania winter will quickly be upon us with no handle time until the spring. That feels like a recipe for a lousy performance on the world stage.

We are not advanced builders or gifted engineers, so suggestions on how to build our own take apart plane may only be helpful if there is some master builder out there looking to give us significant hands-on help in the next few months. We have some ARF SV-11 kits available if someone has time and ambition to work on it with us and make it a take apart plane. Obviously you would need to live fairly close to us (Pennsylvania 15478) so that we could work together, as Angstrom and I want to assist as much as we can and learn how to do this ourselves in the future. We are willing to do some traveling in order to make this happen; if you live more than 2-3 hours away we could probably arrange to work with you over several weekends.

I know that this post includes a big ask, but given time restraints, we are hoping to find resources that can help expedite the situation. If you have suggestions or leads on how to help us secure an appropriate airplane, please respond or PM me. We thank you for your support.

[Ken Culbertson]

Personally I would scrap the idea of building one and look for something built.  I cannot fathom that somewhere in a garage or basement there is just the plane you are looking for and someone that would part with it.  Angstrom needs handle time and lots of it.  With no BOM or appearance points now is not the time to learn building technique.  Spend that time and travel on a coach. Plead your case on the Monday Get Together.  You might be able to find everything you need.  Just my 2 cents.  Where were you when I was 15!!

Ken

[Howard Rush]

I have seen Angstrom fly. I know he can do well. I agree with Ken. Get ahold of one of the Auroras sitting around on the East coast, get modification and trim advice from Joe Daly, and you’re in business.  See you in Folsom.