As a side note, in the full page ad for the Tutor back in the 70's, it was touted as a profile Gesieke Nobler. While I was stationed at Memphis NATTC, several of the students, upon graduation, sold me their Tutors less engine and tank. I gave them to my son and we flew the heck out of them behind the house in a big lot. Now there is a storage center there. 
I know we have covered this all in recent history but I'll be damned if I can find the thread. A search turns up a lot of stuff on the Tutor but now what I'm pretty sure has been posted, and it may be of some interest to those want to build one.
The kit was announced in the October 1979 issue of Model Aviation magazine with a full page add on page 3 I believe. There is also a review of the kit in that same issue. The add mentions that it is "patterned after Top Flite's Nobler" but is only 45" span and the Nobler is 50". I think Top Flite just said this to help sell kits, as it is much different from the green box Nobler. No mention of the Gieseke Nobler as I don't think they had released that kit yet but very close to that same time period. I just checked out the magazine to look this up.
Jim Armor did an article of the Tutor with some dress up modifications that make it a real eye catcher. That is the article that I think would really add to the discussion. I was thinking Flying Models but a search here turned up a mention in one of Ted Fancher's Model Aviation columns, but it doesn't give the issue. Had to be in 1980 or later
Last year there was a thread on profile model rules and the Tutor was discussed again;
https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/profile-rules-58087/msg600171/#msg600171 If anyone else has any info on published stuff please add it here. It would be good to have all the info in one place and some good key word usage will make it easy to find in a search. The airplane is a good one but really is not a typical kit in it's design. The wood is thicker in some places most are not used to and if you go messing around too much with wood sizes you will change the airfoil some and that may not be desired. From the level of interest I think it would behoove some one to kit it in at least a short kit with ribs and a good set of plans. RSM did have a kit in their files but you had to ask for it. Eric may see this and fill us in.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
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