Maiden Flight Of The Kadet LT 40 Trainer

Well we finally got the maiden flight on the Sig Kadet LT 40, this is one of the best built trainers that i have seen. Thank you to my friend Jason in Canada for sending me this plane, Jason is almost finished with his build of this plane, look for his build videos and maiden flight comimg soon on his channel Bushwalker. Thanks for watching and happy flyin' to ya

[@davidking8968]

Great flying, i want one of these and i learned off this exact airplane by myself, i have a sig 4 star now but i need something to brush up on landings this is the plane to do that with, happy flying

[@OkieRCguy]

Another successful maiden flight! Thank you for sharing.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thanks Alan, hope to see you guys next week at your fun fly my friend, take care and happy flyin' to ya

[@mountaindewdude76]

Congratulations on that flight! What a cool looking plane!!! Nice job, Terry!!!

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thanks Derek, it is a very well built trainer and flies very well, My friend Jason is almost finished with his and will be doing the maiden soon at his club, give him a shout and sub (BushWalker) and help him get some new friends on the tube, he will love your channel with all the planes that you build buddy. Take care my friend and happy flyin' to ya

[@blackmennewstyle]

An awesome build and finally an awesome maiden too! Congratulations for all the very good job! Very nice landing! I saw a camera under the plane, so more videos will come probably ;) Happy new week

[@bushwalker2673]

wow im so happy to see you fly this plane terry it's so nice thanks for everything, hope you can teach lots of others to fly with it :-) I'm almost done with mine I'm cutting out the cowel next. take care and all the best :-)

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you Jason and thank you for this awesome plane my friend, it will sure be put to good use at the club, we have a 13 year old young man starting this weekend on the buddy box if the weather permits, can't wait to see you maiden yours buddy, you are doing a fantastic job on your build, must of had a good teacher LOL. Take care buddy, talk to ya soon

[@vegashelinut]

Nice maiden flight Terry. It's always nice to watch you fly but I was a bit surprised with the landing, normally you are smooth as silk ;-) thanks for posting the maiden of this one from build to maiden you did a great job!

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thanks Don, hey i can't be perfect all the time on those landings LOL, man i don't know what i did on that one but it sucked didn't it LOL. Take care buddy

[@vegashelinut]

Nice flight Terry and a great build as always!

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you Don, take care buddy

[@spocktra50]

Good job Tel,big thumbs up mate.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you Mark, say hello to all the gang for me from your old hillbilly friend from Arkansas USA

[@georgesjunglerc]

Hey Terry! Great maiden flight bud. The Kadet looks stable and hangs well in the sky, not to mention just huge. I just love these wing over's! Thanks for sharing and happy flying friend.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you Geroge, it is a very nice trainer, one of the finest that i have built, we will put it to good use at our club training new pilots. If you get a chance give Jason a shout and a sub on his channel (BushWalker) and help this young man build up some great youtube friends like yourself, he is new to this great hobby and loves to watch great videos like yours, take care my friend, keep them coming buddy

[@georgesjunglerc]

Hey Terry! Just subbed BushWalker and dropped a comment on his unboxing. ;)

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you George, he will be excited, he is really looking forward to meeting some new friends on the tube and i told him i could hook him up with a bunch of great guys. Take care my good friend and happy flyin' to ya buddy

[@rotorwash46]

nice plane terry,Great flight.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Hey Rod, how's it going buddy, hope you been getting in some good bike rides this summer, be cold and nasty again before you know it. Say hello to Kay for me bud. Take care my friend

[@JohnSaylock-ec4cd]

At my 5000 ft. Alt here in Montana. I still need to trim down at full rpms on my O.S. 46 fx.

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

Nice flight. I'm really getting the jones to fly. can't seem to get a break in the winds on a day I can go. I'm just finishing a Goldberg Eagle2 kit build I hope to maiden soon. I plan on instructing people on it this summer. It's on my channel if you want to see it. Happy flying! Dan.

[@1BLADESHY]

Nice job on the maiden. Great looking plane,going to make a really sweet trainer. Thumbs up :-)

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thanks buddy, yeah it is probably the best trainer that i have ever built. Take care my friend

[@jorgenelsonfelix52]

Muy bien espectacular. Les mando un saludo muy grande para todos desde Buenos Aires 😃👍👍.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you my friend

[@wjb111]

Nice maiden. Well done. I have the same bird that my uncle gave me. More of an electric guy so I may convert it. Thinking I should have taken Dramamine before watching this vid. Bill B

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thank you Bill, yeah my camera man "Bill" was a little shakey LOL, the more you are zoomed out the worse it is to, wish we could film from a tripod but that's impossible to. Congrats on your plane, it's a great flyer for sure, i have some electrics on my smaller planes as well but mostley gas and nitro on this size planes and up, nothing wrong with electric for sure, a lot cleaner and quiter. Take care my friend and happy flyin' to ya, Terry

[@scottfirman]

Did you ever convert it?

[@lesterhall5145]

My first Plane was a Sig Kadet With 0S Max 35. MRC radio 70's

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

To cool, man i was just an 11 year old punk kid in 1970 LOL

[@easystar123]

Hi Terry, just been watching this great video of the LT 40. You flew it really well. I have a brand new OS 52 Surpass fourstroke that's been sitting in a box for 5 years now and I was wondering Terry would this engine be enough power for the LT 40 ? I'm just finding it difficult to find a suitable plane as I don't want an aircraft underpowered with the 52. Kind regards, Aidan. P.S, hope your keeping well?.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Hi Aidin, good to here from you my friend. I think it would probably fly it like scale flying bug it won’t be over powered by any means, i has a big wing with a lot of lift so not sure, it might fly it better than i think, be worth a try. Hope all is well in Ireland.

[@easystar123]

@@Luvtoflyhelis Thanks Terry and great to hear from you also. Everything here in Ireland is good. Just to update you Terry, I couldn't get my hands on an Lt 40, but what I did buy was two weeks ago, a Seagull models Boomerang trainer as I still like to have a trainer around. The all up flying weight of this plane is just slightly over 6lbs. Would love to use the OS 52 surpass fourstroke , but I think it would struggle Terry with long take offs required. So I've decided that I have two spare OS 46fx engines lying around and might use one of them instead with a bit more power. What would you advise Terry? Many thanks and a happy and healthy new year to you. Aidan.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Hi Aidan, sorry i haven’t checked my email in a while. The 52 four stroke will fly it very scale but it won’t have a lot of extra power, if your wanting a little over powered then you might want to go with the 46 two stroke, sure do love the sound of the four stroke though. Would love to see it fly when you get it finished, take care my friend, Terry

[@modbnet]

Do think that the model is tail heavy since you had to put in so much down elevator trim?

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Thanks for the view, no it seems to be balanced well, i have checked it 2 or 3 times, it's just part of a maiden flight, sometimes they are really close and other times they need a little trimming out, if the plane climbs it doesn't meen that it is tail heavy, you have to trim out a real airplane as well once you reach your cruising speed. Take care and happy flyin' to ya

[@feltav5719]

What engine did you use sir?

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

I had an OS 55 two stroke on it

[@feltav5719]

@@Luvtoflyhelis thats a lot of engine. But noone should complain lol

[@mazpr2025]

I would try to stay away from those electric roto starts at all cost, the amount of stress, tear and wear on rod and crankshaft is a lot. Try as much as possible to use a chicken stick.

[@Luvtoflyhelis]

Don't know where you get your information from but sorry the electric starters do NO HARM WHAT SO EVER to the engine, you couldn't put enough preasure on it to damage a crank shaft or bearing

[@yahatinda]

OVER WEIGHT..........PHEW

[@mohammadomar3318]

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[@Luvtoflyhelis]

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