Twitty Bird

[Jamie Strong]

I have a NIB Twitty kit.
Be a unique 15 size Dirty Birdy. Be something cute with retracts folding up inside.
About got the motor numbers and probably will be a good fit for a 4S
May put Terry on this project over the winter, he he he

[Steve Ehlers]

Looks great . Who built it ?

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Jamie
Prattville, Alabama

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[Jamie Strong]

Got the pic off the internet

[Jimmy Russell]

Jamie I just ordered a Sun Fli 4-20 kit from Rob at Balsa Workbench..  Get that Tweety built and me and you can fly a mini expert class next year! Keep me in the loop.. I might put little disappearing gear in mine too.

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Jimmy,

I found an original Bridi kit for the Sun Fli 4-20 and built it during covid.  Power is a Super Tigre G20-23 so it is period correct for the plane.  I scored it NIB at Finley’s Hobbies in Wichita about a year before I found the kit.  It is a ton of fun to fly.  Stars were cut for me by John Baxter.  Only problem with the kit was the canopy was yellow and very brittle from age.  I filled it with plaster of Paris and then applied several coats of paint over the canopy, wet sanding between each coat.  I then laid up a mold over the canopy and used the mold to layup the carbon fiber canopy you see on the plane.

Les

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[Jamie Strong]

I’ll get it to Terry over the winter, he he he

Jamie

Prattville, Alabama

On Sep 4, 2023, at 7:59 AM, Jimmy Russell <jameslela...@gmail.com> wrote:

Jamie I just ordered a Sun Fli 4-20 kit from Rob at Balsa Workbench..  Get that Tweety built and me and you can fly a mini expert class next year! Keep me in the loop.. I might put little disappearing gear in mine too.

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[Jim Johns]

Wow, Les. Talk about deja vu all over again. I spent many an hour in Finley’s Hobbies chatting with Jim Finley back in the day. He was definitely one of a kind. He and his wife used to invite everyone out to their country place on New Year’s Day for flying, BS and lots of food. Good memories. 

Nice Sun-Fli BTW. 

Jim

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[Leslie Smith]

I’d make it by there 2 or 3 times a year. Jim remembered my dad because he was a large man and always wore overalls. Jim’s son(grandson?) runs it now with Jim’s wife but I’m not sure if she is still alive. I haven’t been there for a couple years. 

Les

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[Jim Johns]

It’s Jim’s grandson Ryan that ruins the store now. I’m not sure about Alma either as I haven’t been there in 4-5 years myself. 

Jim

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