Mike..... We all have that "friend" ;-)
I do really have a friend, his name is Bruce...I'm not making him up! honest!
Bruce bought a crashed 50cc airframe (Nitroplanes) from another club member who crashed it on his maiden flight and sold the crashed airframe for $500 to Bruce. Now, before you call Bruce some unkind names, keep in mind that the plane contained a fairly new but broken in and well tuned DLE-50, five HS-7954SH servos, nice aluminum long servo arms, a Spektrum RX, a nice prop that wasn't damaged in the crash, and assorted other hardware.
I heard sept/oct aren't they open for pre-order now?
3DHS web site still shows "add me to waiting list".
So all he needs is the airframe.
Hoping 3DHS will have an 87 in time for the Ft Smith FLI.
I've got an email sent to Noll...
If you hear something different, let me know.