The Dakota kits being made by BMJR are quite good. Some minor glitches in the first couple of production runs caused flight problems, but those have been...
Thanks Joe, for the reply. I will be getting one of the BMJR kits in the near future. Nick ... From: Joe Wagner To: dakotastories@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I am so pleased to find this group! My father bought a gazillion of these about 30 years ago. He would build them and we would all go to the desert and fly...
Hello and Welcome, Thanks for your story. Tell your dad, I think when we get our airplanes high enough, those flyboys up in heaven reach down and grab them to...
... airplanes high enough, those flyboys up in heaven reach down and grab them to fly too. ... messages is the address. If not, they are online for sure. If...
At a very recent flying weekend at Lost Hills, CA. my friend Zack lost his Dakota OOS. We were there to trim a few new airplanes before the up coming contests....
Well, I have paid for it, but I haven't gotten it yet. I finally got around to ordering a fullsize Dakota kit made by BMJR and sold by PennValley Hobby...
... one ... am ... in ... Nick, I'm always curious when someone builds a Dakota, what will you use for power? One of these days I'll get a kit too but will...
Dan asks me what I intend to power my new Dakota with? Actually, that is an excellent question.... that I haven't answered yet. To be truthful, I have some...
... that is an excellent question.... that I haven't answered yet. To be truthful, I have some old Cubs, Cox Pee Wee or Baby Bee, and an old Wasp, so my...
i like to build a couple Dakotas one free flight and one r/c using the OK cub .049 in the free flight one and the cox sure start in the r/c one but i don't...
Actually, I think some one has done an r/c version of the Dakota. Maybe it was even in a magazine, but I'm not sure. Maybe it was just mentioned in a column...
... the OK cub .049 in the free flight one and the cox sure start in the r/c one but i don't know how good the r/c one would fly as anyone ever converted one...
hey Steve do you have any pics you can share so i can get an idea how to covert one to r/c thanks ... Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make...
This is the best picture I have of my Dakota.. With the inverted Wen Mac. You can see the mounting block that eliminates the side...
hey steve thanks for the pic so no right thrust or down thrust that might be an idea a pee wee .020 texaco style it might even swing a 6x3 ... Be a better...
... might be an idea a pee wee .020 texaco style it might even swing a 6x3 ... Try it now. ... There was right and down but I don't remember how much. I may...
Hi Tony.. A Pee Wee with 3 or 4 shims will swing a 6 X 3... I just found it much more content with a 5 ... Even throttled one once. Steve Adams ...
Tony, From Steve's picture, it looks like he has a tad-bit of down, and a smidgeon of left thrust in that block--enough to make the thrust line parallel with...
hey nick that's probably true i don't have the kit or plans yet i don't know what the plans show ... Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside...
Burppp.... whew... now that the turkey is gone, I can take a close look at my Dakota Kit by BMJR that was sold to me by PennValley Hobby Center. It cost $40...
Nick: The Dakota is an unusual airplane. The reason you do not "test glide" is that the little bipe is set up to find its own flight path and you could ...
Hello All, I hope your holidays went well and that everyone got all the stuff they wanted from Santa. We're still in building season and I hope to hear some...
David, Sad to say I haven't made any progress on my Dakota. It is still in the box. Life just continues to delay me.... Hoping for a better new year! Nick...
... Was that the Smith bros hobby shop in Lancaster? Wonder if they still have it or can get another. Have to go to Lancaster on occasion and would stop by...
Hi Tony & Steve: re thrust, both down and left are taken care of in the original Veco kit by the difference in the the "doublers" behind the firewall, which if...
Hello All, I know many of you are fans and read my dad's, "Engine Shop" columns in Model Aviation magazine. Well, he's just finished a second version of his...
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