Rich Pearsall Presto Change-O Twochannel glider 3-chan nel power plane back again wave hand can put fun yourflying vacations THATS right ladies gentlemen right before very eyes youll see Craft-Air Drifter glider 72-in wing span change throttleable 3-channel power plane complete landing gear less time takes tell addition change back snarling propeller-equipped monster 2channel soarer quicker go van camping aiways nnng along something fly see site looks interesting stop car unload plane go flying Since plane takes up half room two quite handy have glider will double power plane last trip through Southern California flew Drifter glider Torrey Pines San Diego Palisades over Marine World near LA slope lift fantastic Using motor flew high desert shores Salton Sea big field outside Thousand Oaks Ive also several good flights Taft Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe thanks engine heart system employs Cox Medal lion engine throttle sleeve has installed D&R power pod power pod contains its own fuel tank can modified quick fill-ups installing short length -in brass tube top tank using Hot Stuff etc instant glue Fabricate gas cap out piece fuel tubing end plugged dowel power pod bolted balsa/fiberglass wing saddle held top ine wlng wing hold-down rubber bands youre using engine 030 thirty thousandths cable push-rod transmits servo command throttle sleeve outer housing thin plastic tube pushrod attached engine end gluing small length light piano wire secured tank bolts power pod cable pushrod arcs back engine pod enters radio compartment sliding through larger diameter plastic tube outer Nyrod tube permanently glued fuselage tube about 3 inches long starts top sheeting fuselage curving forward through bulkhead radio compartment tube acts guide install remove pushrod outer housing 030 cable pushrod held servo end wedging small sliver wood between outer housing larger diameter plastic tube throttle servo attached screws single servo tray servo/tray combo stays together install remove servo throttle servo/tray held place frame ard balsa outlines tray should tight fit tray snaps out frame rubber band looped around two T pins keeps servo snapping out place flight pushrod end attached servo wheel using screw-type pushrod connector pushrod easily re moved/installed servo end thanks device landing gear light-weight affair made 1/16 piano wire 2-in plastic wheels plywood base dowels glued attached bottom fuselage two wood screws wire landing gear rubberbanded wood base absorb hard landing shocks 1/16 piano wire tail skid perma nently attached keep rudder out dirt Flying real joy whether fly plane glider under power Cox engine can idle down very slow fly-bys spectacular spot landings can also use engine grab much altitude possible before engine quits send off search ever popular thermal Having choice flying power glider same plane will let flying next model airplane vacation PS Check local fliers/hobby shop about sites proper use Please dont burn other travelers 54 Model Aviation Climbing out over Salton Sea Drifter off another leisurely flight Being towliner ship still has great glide after power landing Len close-up ot engine power poc inronle caoie servo can removed installed less three minutes Right Wire gear rubber bands flex absorb lot shock rough landings Author takes ambivalent Drifter almost place travels