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Pilot Projects November 2021

P-51 Mustang Matt Morley, Mahtomedi, Minnesota After stripping and fiberglassing his Top Flite giant-scale P-51, Matt added a detailed cockpit from Dynamic Balsa and a sliding canopy. The model is painted with two coats of Rustoleum and a satin polyurethane clearcoat with Callie Graphics decals. It’s powered by a DLE 55cc gas engine and controlled with a Frsky redundant system with two A123 batteries. After its first flight, Matt said, “The P-51 is very quick...

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