BUILD IT RIGHT
A good step up from your basic high-wing trainers, a low-wing sport flyer is an excellent choice to future develop your piloting skills and learning more advanced maneuvers. This article is specifically intended for the newcomer. Let’s see just how easy it is to assemble an almost-ready-to-fly (ARF) sport plane.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
We’re using the Sonic Mk II ARF from Phoenix Model as an example but these techniques are similar to other low wing sport airplanes. With a wingspan of just under 53 inches, the Sonic is a .25-size 4-channel sport design that comes with almost everything you need. Some accessories are required to get it flight ready, and you’ll need just a few basic hand tools to put it together. Some hobby adhesives are also required.
This airplane is designed to use either electric power or a glow engine, and for this project, we’ve chosen to go with a glow engine. All the hardware to install either power system is included in the box. Compared to electric power, a two-stroke glow engine is a slightly less expensive approach and remains the traditional power system. Glow engines do needed accessories to start and run them, and we’ll cover that in a
