Mar 20, 2007 · Have recently purchased a Flair Puppetteer (Sopwith Pup), from Radical RC. If there is interest in a build thread on this plane....will be glad to document the proccess. Have …

Feb 25, 2020 · I’m in the process of building a Puppeteer from a kit that I bought back in the 80’s. I’ve been reading some of the past threads on these models and the impression I get is that to get the balance correct an amount of lead has to be added to the firewall.

Feb 6, 2018 · I decided to start "simple", so I found a Flair Puppeteer kit and purchaced it. My good buddy Joe who has many more years than I do with building kits has kindly agreed to …

Oct 31, 2016 · I know the Flair Pup and the 1/6th Balsa USA Pup are similar size. Are they similar models or different approach? Is one better than another? I know the Flair kit has a metal …

Oct 2, 2012 · I am in the process of scratch building a puppeteer from a Flair plan and am just about to start on the undercarriage. Please could someone say at what angle to the vertical the undercarriage legs are when viewed from the front? The Sopwith pup legs were at about 20 degrees, but the Flair pup looks closer to 45 on the pictures people have posted.

May 14, 2023 · My Dad taught me to fly using his flair pup as it was the only model he had at the time. Following advice he added more lead (a full extra pound) to the front as the c/g in the plan wasnt great.

Jan 29, 2008 · Hi, I have really enjoyed reading all of the Flair Puppeteer build threads. They have been very helpful. I am nearing completion of my Puppeteer and would like to pass on some of …

Jan 29, 2008 · I have a 1/4 scale Balsa USA Sopwith Pup, a Precedent Turbulent, a Pica Aeronca Sedan and a few others. Having too many choices makes it hard to decide what to start on next.

A Flair Pup in fair condition, just not the prettiest paint job! The cowl is uncut other than for a remote glow and remote fuel fill. The exhaust is on a 90 degree bend and is completely enclosed. Covered in Solartex and painted (badly) using WBC colours paint. The ASP is very low run time and turns over freely.

Oct 28, 2008 · The Pup is a great flyer, set the COG @ 130mm back "slightly down". I seriously doubt that the errors you mention are material and I would not touch the factory set Stab angle until I had tried the correct COG (the instructions are very clear on how important this is).