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**cbk07** · 11-18-2006, 04:40 PM

Guys, here are a few pics of my 40% Carden 260 framed up by Tom Mikalauskas. For those of you that do not know Tom, he is a fantastic custom builder in Dayton Ohio. Every joint is perfect and he did many lighteneing mods inspired by Ivan K. Tom sent me a pictorial build log almost daily and called me regularly for input on how I wanted things done. I felt like I was there building it along with him. I picked it up two weeks ago, but life has been a little hectic lately and I am just getting around to playing with it. There is virtually no filler at all on this plane. another nice mod is the seamless turtledeck/fin filler. I will post more pics once I get rolling with finishing and set up.
Any of you who have seen Snapasaurus' Pitts, Tony Bonano's Edge or John Bradley's Yak can attest to the quality of Tom's work (I know there are many others out there, these are just the few I have seen. I believe Tom has built close to 40 Cardens). Thanks again Tom. It was a pleasure working with you. Can't wait to do another! Craig K

Temptation · 11-18-2006, 05:25 PM

Wow Craig, that's a beautiful plane. That's not the 260 that my mufflers are going on is it? They are not worthy of that plane

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Very nice,

Mike Darr

**cbk07** · 11-18-2006, 05:33 PM

Thanks Mike! The mufflers may go on this or a friend's 3W Extra. He does not want to cut holes in the bottom of his cowl, but it will be close. Craig

snap a saurus · 11-18-2006, 05:48 PM

No question that Tom is a great builder, my Pitts speaks for that, now I am drooling, anytime I see a nice plane my knees buckle, it is no different this time.
Looking good Craig, keep us updated, see you Wednesday at the races.

Wayne · 11-18-2006, 06:01 PM

Craig,

Looks awesome! You gonna go hot and heavy to finish it up or do it slowly over the winter?
What scheme?

**cbk07** · 11-18-2006, 06:45 PM

Elie, got a bunch of guys racing this Wednesday. Should be fun. Bryan has been going down and taking private lessons at the track from Andre:homo: ....he better be able to kick our a$$ or he will never hear the end of it. He says Andre told him to bump our rear ends to get us loose. Oh well, he can't choose his sexuality!

Wayne, thanks. Your build thread put me over the edge to buy another Carden. I have a couple of ideas of schemes in my head, but have not come up with anything final. Winter is closing in fast here, so I will take my time and finish it up this winter.

Craig

Tonybons · 11-18-2006, 06:50 PM

Craig,

The plane looks great. I agree Tom does a fantastic job. As you mention my Edge is great and he is doing another plane for me over the winter. Glad you think so highly of TOm's work.

Tony

**cbk07** · 11-18-2006, 08:58 PM

Thanks Tony. Glad you let me know about him. Definitely a craftsman! You have to come up some Wednesday evening for a little go cart racing and dinner this winter.

Craig

SUPERFLYJAY · 11-18-2006, 09:17 PM

SNAPMAN AND CRAIG IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING GO KARTING COUNT ME IN ID LOVE TO HIT ELIE IN THE REAR END WITH MY SALAMI !!!!!

King · 11-18-2006, 09:19 PM

Craig.. glad to see another great job by Tom, He did an awesome job on my Yak and I'm going after my 330 in a week or two. Anybody looking for a great builder to work with give Tom a call. He did the same for me on both of mine, lots of pics almost everyday. Makes it great to feel good about your builder when you live 600 miles away.

Thanks Tom
John Bradley

ShortBus · 11-18-2006, 09:24 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by SUPERFLYJAY
	SNAPMAN AND CRAIG IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING GO KARTING COUNT ME IN ID LOVE TO HIT ELIE IN THE REAR END WITH MY SALAMI !!!!!

YOUR SICK!!!!!!!

Temptation · 11-18-2006, 09:54 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by cbk07
	Thanks Mike! The mufflers may go on this or a friend's 3W Extra. He does not want to cut holes in the bottom of his cowl, but it will be close. Craig

Well Craig, if he doesnt' want to cut holes in the front of the cowl those are the mufflers he wants, since they have the angle in the front of the cannister portion.

Good luck, I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Mike Darr

Mark Davis · 11-18-2006, 10:54 PM

I have a 330 airframe built by Tom... Craftsman is an understatement...

Tonybons · 11-18-2006, 11:45 PM

Craig,

Let me know when you go racing. I would join you for the race and dinner. Maybe when the weather warms up we could fly, race and then eat.

Tony

**TheTank** · 11-19-2006, 01:26 AM

	Quote: Originally Posted by cbk07
	Thanks Mike! The mufflers may go on this or a friend's 3W Extra. He does not want to cut holes in the bottom of his cowl, but it will be close. Craig

Man, I hope you dont mean Bryans Extra, I thought he was putting Cans in that thing... i thought I had converted him from using ****ty loud ass mufflers.

260 Looks great Craig, cant wait to see it finished.

11-18-2006, 04:40 PM	#1
cbk07 Mouth Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Farmington, CT Posts: 1,577 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Guys, here are a few pics of my 40% Carden 260 framed up by Tom Mikalauskas. For those of you that do not know Tom, he is a fantastic custom builder in Dayton Ohio. Every joint is perfect and he did many lighteneing mods inspired by Ivan K. Tom sent me a pictorial build log almost daily and called me regularly for input on how I wanted things done. I felt like I was there building it along with him. I picked it up two weeks ago, but life has been a little hectic lately and I am just getting around to playing with it. There is virtually no filler at all on this plane. another nice mod is the seamless turtledeck/fin filler. I will post more pics once I get rolling with finishing and set up. Any of you who have seen Snapasaurus' Pitts, Tony Bonano's Edge or John Bradley's Yak can attest to the quality of Tom's work (I know there are many others out there, these are just the few I have seen. I believe Tom has built close to 40 Cardens). Thanks again Tom. It was a pleasure working with you. Can't wait to do another! Craig K Attached Thumbnails 426.7 KB · Views: 89 526.9 KB · Views: 93 436.6 KB · Views: 77 448.7 KB · Views: 58 669.9 KB · Views: 71 428.3 KB · Views: 77 486.1 KB · Views: 91 412.9 KB · Views: 80

11-18-2006, 05:25 PM	#2
Temptation Lawn Dart Pilot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lenox Twp. MI, United States Age: 37 Posts: 1,091	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Wow Craig, that's a beautiful plane. That's not the 260 that my mufflers are going on is it? They are not worthy of that plane . Very nice, Mike Darr

11-18-2006, 05:33 PM	#3
cbk07 Mouth Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Farmington, CT Posts: 1,577 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Thanks Mike! The mufflers may go on this or a friend's 3W Extra. He does not want to cut holes in the bottom of his cowl, but it will be close. Craig

11-18-2006, 05:48 PM	#4
snap a saurus Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Swansea MA USA Posts: 7,536 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas No question that Tom is a great builder, my Pitts speaks for that, now I am drooling, anytime I see a nice plane my knees buckle, it is no different this time. Looking good Craig, keep us updated, see you Wednesday at the races. __________________ http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1266654445281RA50 SPONSORED BY BLOOD SWEAT TEARS http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/data/1024/CT_HUCKFEST_08.wmv http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=31086 http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/data/583/huckfesting.wmv http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/data/504/50_picnictf.wmv http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/...hp?photo=50403

11-18-2006, 06:01 PM	#5
Wayne Learn how to work Kid. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bloomington, Il Age: 43 Posts: 7,322 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Craig, Looks awesome! You gonna go hot and heavy to finish it up or do it slowly over the winter? What scheme? __________________ Team JR Desert Aircraft Fromeco Extreme Flight RC Aerographix www.builtbywalt.net

11-18-2006, 06:45 PM	#6
cbk07 Mouth Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Farmington, CT Posts: 1,577 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Elie, got a bunch of guys racing this Wednesday. Should be fun. Bryan has been going down and taking private lessons at the track from Andre:homo: ....he better be able to kick our a$$ or he will never hear the end of it. He says Andre told him to bump our rear ends to get us loose. Oh well, he can't choose his sexuality! Wayne, thanks. Your build thread put me over the edge to buy another Carden. I have a couple of ideas of schemes in my head, but have not come up with anything final. Winter is closing in fast here, so I will take my time and finish it up this winter. Craig

11-18-2006, 06:50 PM	#7
Tonybons Tony the Knife Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mahwah, NJ Posts: 254	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Craig, The plane looks great. I agree Tom does a fantastic job. As you mention my Edge is great and he is doing another plane for me over the winter. Glad you think so highly of TOm's work. Tony

11-18-2006, 08:58 PM	#8
cbk07 Mouth Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Farmington, CT Posts: 1,577 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Thanks Tony. Glad you let me know about him. Definitely a craftsman! You have to come up some Wednesday evening for a little go cart racing and dinner this winter. Craig

11-18-2006, 09:17 PM	#9
SUPERFLYJAY Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: STONY POINT N.Y USA Age: 59 Posts: 1,103	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas SNAPMAN AND CRAIG IF YOU GUYS ARE GOING GO KARTING COUNT ME IN ID LOVE TO HIT ELIE IN THE REAR END WITH MY SALAMI !!!!!

11-18-2006, 09:19 PM	#10
King GO DAWGS !!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY ! Age: 44 Posts: 308	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Craig.. glad to see another great job by Tom, He did an awesome job on my Yak and I'm going after my 330 in a week or two. Anybody looking for a great builder to work with give Tom a call. He did the same for me on both of mine, lots of pics almost everyday. Makes it great to feel good about your builder when you live 600 miles away. Thanks Tom John Bradley

11-18-2006, 10:54 PM	#13
Mark Davis Drag it in the dirt... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Katy, Texas Posts: 479	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas I have a 330 airframe built by Tom... Craftsman is an understatement... __________________ I'm strong to the finish, cause I eats me Spinach...

11-18-2006, 11:45 PM	#14
Tonybons Tony the Knife Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mahwah, NJ Posts: 254	Re: Carden 260 Built by Tom Mikalauskas Craig, Let me know when you go racing. I would join you for the race and dinner. Maybe when the weather warms up we could fly, race and then eat. Tony

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