
Shown below are some of our aircraft which are setup with redundant systems to make them safer and controllable should a random failure occur in flight. We do not subscribe to the axiom that sooner or later all aircraft crash.
I guess that my full scale training that makes me believe that. Imagine getting on a Boeing 747 and the pilot says - Yeah - sooner or later all these planes crash -
Aside from pilot error you can fly these planes for years when set up properly. Even if a failure occurs we have learned how (see Gas Engines-Giant planes) to set them up to be controllable.
For example, the $ 6000.00 plane shown below had a receiver become inoperative on the 7th flight - No problem - We landed the plane on the other receiver. Would your plane pass this test? More importantly - no one got hurt.
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Carden 40% Extra 330, " Checkers" JR PCM 10X, 8611 servos and DA 150 |

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Carden 40% Extra 330, JR PCM 10X, 8411 servos and 3W 150 "Stars & Stripes" featured on the cover of RCM in June 2004 |

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Cessna 182 120" Span JR PCM 10X, 4721 servos and BME 50 |

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This plane, that took 1 year to build, features panel lines, rivets, full lighting system, fowler flaps, a full cockpit interior and was the subject of a feature article in RCM, had a receiver crystal failure about 5 years ago. No Problem - We simply landed the plane on the other receiver and more importantly - no got hurt! Would your plane have survived this malfunction? If not it may be time for you to consider other setups featured in our book Gas Engine-Giant Planes, that would make your plane safer to fly. |
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Cessna 152 120" Span JR PCM 10X, 4721 servos and BME 44 |
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Cessna 152 120" Span Flaps Down Flyby |



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Carden 35% Extra 300, 3W 80, JR PCM 10SX |

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~ A great day at the field flying with my friends ~ Note the "Plane Restraints" for safety - |
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Front to rear - Mitch & Tracy Kral's 40% Extra 300 - DA 150 - JR PCM 10X, Dual Receivers, Biela 29/12 3 blade, Lithium Ion Batteries, - Mitch, with Tracy calling took 3rd at the recent District Regional IMAC Championships in 2005. Rudy Voldrich 40% Carden 330, 3W 157, JR PCM 10X Dual receivers, Lithium Ion Batteries, 3W 32/14 2 blade - 2005 4th place finisher at the US Nationals Don Apostolico's 40% Carden Extra 330 "Checkers" DA 150 on KS pipes, JR PCM 10X, dual PCM receivers, Lithium Ion Batteries, - Former competitor - US AMA Masters first place qualifier - top three US Nationals finisher on 4 occasions. |

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Topaz - F3A Pattern Plane |



Don's 35% Carden Aircraft Extra 300s in Patty Wagstaff colors.
Don with his Topaz F3A aircraft