This Navy Aggressor Camo scheme is
popular with
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BANDIT enthusiasts like Wes Parris from Southbury,
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Two of these
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landed simultaneously. Wes joined BV and Roger Ko for this
group photo; all with EVF power. |
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| This Early Parade MiG-15
with EVF ~3~ 12S power is proudly owned and flown by Harold Little.
Harold and brother James are real BVM E-Jet fans, they own
several. Harold logged a lot of flights on his EVF 10S powered
Electra. |
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We call this Bandit ARF scheme the
"Multi Color" for obvious reason. It is perfectly powered with
a Jet Central "Rabbit" and performs well in the hands of Richard
Curry. |
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| There can be little doubt about the
reliability of this Skymaster airframe. Expert model jet
aviator Steve Stricker puts it through a demanding routine.
Most of us stop what we are doing to admire Steve's flight
exhibitions. |
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Peter Goldsmith is preparing his
Skymaster Cougar for one of its many flights. Steve and Peter
won awards at First In Flight for their Team Horizon efforts. |
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| Joe Rafalowski applied this custom
paint scheme to his Ultra Bandit. It shows as well in the air
as it does on the ground. Joe's efforts are a tribute to Team
Horizon and BVM. |
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A seven year old JetCat P-120 has
proven extreme reliability in this 7 year old BVM 80" Sabre kit.
To build and custom paint a model is rare these days but still an
important part of the hobby for many of us. |
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| Dave and Pete Malchione brought a
small fleet of BVM jets including this 63" Sabre ARF in Utah ANG
colors. It really scoots on EVF ~3~ 12S power. |
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A few rain storms at night saturated
the turf adjacent to the very generous size taxi ramp. Hay
bails and tent sides were used to help access the trade tents. |
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| Andy Finizio likes the size and
visibility of this Canadian scheme Skymaster T-33. It is
JetCat P-160 powered. Andy also flew a Skymaster F-16 and BVM
KingCat at First In Flight. |
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The Ultra Bandit always works well in
windy conditions such as we experienced in Wilson, N.C. this year.
Dustin and BV shared flights on the company demo. |
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| Robert Vess's dad was a Marine, so BVM
modified our Navy Trainer scheme accordingly.
Great Pilot - Great Model! |
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Ultra Bandit's were numerous at First
In Flight. Russ Levy is the proud owner/pilot of this one. |
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| Ed Ritsko's Ultra Bandit is still
showing well after 5 years. He has added a Skymaster Large
Viper to his stable. |
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David Finkelstein added a few color
trim lines to his KingCat to help set it apart from many others of
this popular and very visible scheme. David is a veteran DCRC member. |
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| The best example of a BVM 80" Sabre is
Scott Harris' Flight Metal finished scale contest winning model. The
panel and detail work is exemplorary. |
This is a very early Bandit that Scott
applied an Ultra Bandit
scheme to. |
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Dustin assisted Chris Jones with the
maiden flight on this Skymaster T-33 in Navy Trainer livery. A JetCentral
Rhino was a perfect power match. While the T-33's
were predominately USAF Trainers, Naval Reserve Squadrons based at
Glenview IL., Willow Grove, Pa., Andrews A.F.B., (and others) used them for instrument check
rides. The Navy designation was T-1A. BV has a few hours
in them while assigned to F-8 Crusader Squadron VF-661 in 1968. |
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| This kit built BobCat XL is the work
of Ritchie Lattier and is powered by a JetCentral Rabbit. |
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Dave McQueeny likes his jets large and
visible. This Skymaster Viper certainly satisfies those
criteria. |
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| These Skymaster Hawks put on an
impressive formation flight. They are Rhino powered. "External
Stores" enhance the presentation.
Pablo flew Richard Curry's and Mark Guimmuli flew Russ Levy's.
Formation flying is the ultimate challenge and yet the most
rewarding thrill of flying R/C jets. |
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Per your
website request here is a photo of my Skymaster F9F that I had at
FIF but, I probably put it away before anyone had a chance to
photograph it...
George Haak
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Patty, here are a
few pictures from FIF this year, some are not great but, it's all
BVM! Those are all the DiMaio boys, Anthony, Steve, Sam, and little
Anthony. BVM Sabre with EVF 2 12s and BVM Bandit ARF with
JetCentral Rabbit. The Electra in the other pictures is a 12s
Electra. All planes JR 12x or DX18 radio equipment. Have a great
day!
Steve DiMaio |
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If you were there with a BVM or Skymaster jet and
we missed a photo op, please send something to complete this
presentation. |
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