From the We-fly Lab: House of Balsa Pietenpol
From our test pilot comes a fine flying version of the granddaddy of homebuilts that once vied with the cows and the chickens in farmyards throughout America. Is it a good trainer, excellent as a first model, as the manufacturer believes?
`From the We-fly Lab:' The Scamp
THE Scamp, newly introduced by Sig and designed by Mike Gretz, is another of those long line of fun weekend flying models that Sig has been known for. Small enough for the compact cars, limited flying space and lots of hours in the air on a little fuel. Scamp is a plane of many faces, a sort of Golden Age conglomerate model of the Cub, Taylorcraft, Champ, etc., and at the same time has its own unique personality. Designed as a two-or-three-channel model with a 19-20 oz. per sq. ft. wing loading, a tail-dragger that takes off of short stubble grass fields with an Enya 15, it is a good, challenging model, even for the talented pilot-it is not recommended as a first or beginner's model.
