{"id":5429,"date":"2023-05-15T22:03:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T03:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=5429"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:09:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T17:09:35","slug":"rcm-basic-trainer-short-kit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=rcm-basic-trainer-short-kit","title":{"rendered":"RCM Basic Trainer Short Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This design was first published in RC Modeler Magazine, and then later it was offered by Bridi Hobby as a kit. \u00a0My parts are made from the Bridi Hobby plan, which is different in several details while retaining the same outline as the original. \u00a0Because of these refinements I consider the Bridi Hobby plan superior to the RCM version. \u00a0So when you build this plane, download the Bridi version from Outerzone. \u00a0Both plans are called the RCM Basic Trainer. \u00a0Incidentally, this plane is not just a trainer. \u00a0It\u2019s a really great sport plane with excellent small field performance. \u00a0It\u2019s a real classic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Order your short kit with your choice of 1\/4 x 3\/8 spar notches as shown on the plan, or with 1\/4 x 1\/4 notches for hard bass wood spars (my preferred choice).<\/li>\n<li>The plan shows a big triangular notch in the back end of the fuselage and the vertical fin. \u00a0Order it this way, or without the big notch, for use with a small wire elevator joiner.<\/li>\n<li>Please specify if you want the plywood engine plate, or leave it out so you can use a bolt-on engine mount.<\/li>\n<li>This isn\u2019t a choice, but I will provide a windshield header that you glue to the top of F2 and taper to match the angle of the windshield. \u00a0This makes windshield mounting a lot easier. \u00a0In the above photo you can see the windshield header if you look carefully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re building your plane without the big triangular notch for the elevator joiner, set up your stabilizer so it sits 3\/16\u2033 in front of the tail post of the fuselage. \u00a0The fin tab will fit into the notch so the back of the fin lines up with the fuselage tail post. \u00a0Here\u2019s a diagram showing what I mean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/altfuse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/altfuse.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/altfuse.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/altfuse-191x300.jpg 191w\" alt=\"altfuse\" width=\"376\" height=\"592\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The gallery images are of an RCM Basic Trainer built by Brian Ball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This design was first published in RC Modeler Magazine, and then later it was offered by Bridi Hobby as a kit. \u00a0My parts are made from the Bridi Hobby plan, which is different in several details while retaining the same &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?product=rcm-basic-trainer-short-kit\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":931,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[33,34],"product_tag":[86,72,62],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/5429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=5429"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=5429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}