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I love the plane.. As matter the fact I am going to build one.. BTW, I can't seem to download the video... Can you send it to me?

Thanks
Robert Shell
TexMaster Tools Inc.
Business Software Development Specialist

I teach physical science to 9th graders at Duluth Junior Academy located just outside of Atlanta. I am teaching Bernoulli's principle, aerodynamics, air flight, center of gravity, etc. and want to use the platter as my tool for teaching these things. I am wondering if you could sell me some of the Osborne Platter Kits. I could get the engines but I am having trouble locating all of the other necessary parts. It would be a great help to me if I could buy some of those kits from you or if you could tell me where I could get them from.

Thanks so much,

Brandon W. Bryan

Science Teacher, Duluth Junior Academy

Hey folks,

I'm Mike Danford of Chickamauga GA, started modeling when I was seven with a Scientific control line kit. Well, I've come full circle (pun intended) and I'm back to flying control line nearly exclusively after some 18 years of modeling.

Really happy to find your site, it's wonderful.

Starting my son (7) and his friend (12) in control line planes. Started with a sheet balsa trainer (a Sterling beginners series), duplicated for his buddy. Since getting them going I found your site and we've built a couple platters. They seem wonderful also, may even be simple enough to entice the daughter!

Having a dickens of a time with the Cox engines. Admittedly, I bought a bunch used off the internet to avoid the $30 to $40 a pop. I'm not looking for a 4-2-4 stunt run, just a solid tank of gas at a time. I'd love to chat with the Cox guru of the club to get us going in the right direction.

I got Bill's number off the roster page and will bug him tomorrow, but if there's someone else in the club who's a Cox guru also, please forward my number or email to them.

Thanks a million for all the effort on the website, we'll be starting the stealth platters any day now!

Mike Danford
Chickamauga, GA

From Stuka CL Forum:
My son learned more on a thing called "the Platter" than anything else. Primarily because it WON'T break due to crashes (on grass at least). You just pick it up, dust it off, and keep flying. Seen 5 full bore strait into the turf off a wingover trying to get the nerve to recover inverted with NO damage. You can find plans for this thing at www.aeromaniacs.com, neat little site. It's foamboard, two pieces of 1/16 plywood, packing tape, one piece of balsa, 1/2 control horn set/bellcrank, 1/16 wire pushrod, engine mount and two hours of your time. If you have a problem finding any of this, let me know. Your Killer Bee if perfect. We built the "stunt platter" version, it will do any maneuver if you're engine is running well. By the way, the "Stealth Platter" on the site looks pretty neat...

While flying this, do like mentioned above, get a ".35 sized" plane and go to town. Sounds like you're building capable, I'll send you a set of Flight Streak plans if you want, most people here would agree that's a pretty good plane to learn with. Having just made the switch to OS engines, that's a no brainer, get a properly set up OS 25 or something and have fun.

Goto the Pampa website like mentioned above (any search engine and the word "PAMPA" will find it also) and see if any members are in your area. Just call them up during "polite" hours and introduce yourself, unlikly you'll get a cold shoulder. If you do, come back and complain!

Welcome to the club, have fun!

Mike Danford
Chickamauga, GA

Mike Danford

490 Bonds Road

Chickamauga, GA 30707

Dear Mr. Lee,

I downloaded your Platter plans quite a long time ago. My sons and I finished one of them for flying over the 4th of July. We have been flying control line planes for a long time, but have returned to .049 engines time again because

of their inexpensive nature and pure fun to fly. Your Platter got a lot of attention from family. It is painted silver and has UFO lettered on the vertical tail! It flew very well with all of us flying it -- ages 9 to 40! We built the trainer model with a few small modifications and it was very stable in the air. We have 4 more cut out, including a stunt model and plan to have as many as 4 of them in a circle at one time! Should be fun!

Thanks for sharing your design. I'm sure my boys will want to try the Stealth design soon.

Sincerely,

David Diestelkamp
Aurora, IL

I am so happy, and our kids will be also. I promise to send photos of the kids and the big kids also (the 65 thru 75 club) Please send to:

Robert Martinez
C-29 Marginal St.
Ext. Forest Hills
Bayamon, P.R. 00959

Tel:787-786-3591

RE: C/L Trainers"
Here is a differnt idea.Try a Platter from Heman Lee's web site.They are cheap almost bullet pruf. Its called a Platter. Taught myself(again)daughter and 2 neighbor kids with 1 this summer. Use a TD though instead of a black widow. And 40' lines.if all else failes---accelerate!

Steve Dalke
Neillsville WI

Ok ok, more good news. C/L got a new inductee yesterday. You all may have heard me mention a thing called the Platter (www.areomaniacs.com) here (and elsewhere). It's a foamboard 1/2A job that is really neat. IT DOESN'T BREAK! Well, I built a "guest platter", and it saw its first new flyer yesterday. In one afternoon he's soloing. Today we'll try and see if he can loop! That's where the real punishment on the airframe comes

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