Hatchers Hangar Building Services EXPERT MODEL BUILDING SERVICES

About

My name is Bill Hatcher and my build company is called "Hatchers Hangar Building Services". I offer expert building services for your models.

My love of airplanes started when I was 9 years old in 1960. I started with control line planes that I build because I never did like the Cox planes that were available. I did use their engines on a lot of the small planes I built. My first RC plane was a single channel with Rudder only and it was an escapement type servo with a rubber band unwinding to make the rudder move. In 1967 or 68 I think I got my first 4 channel RC system. I remember it was a Gold Box Kraft system. It went into an Ugly Stick with a Webra 60 engine. That plane took a lot of abuse.

In the mid to late 80’s I got into Giant scale. My first Giant was a 30% Carden Extra with a Brisson 4.2 engine. I had a couple of friends who loved Carden planes and I quit counting the number of them I built at somewhere around 35 planes. They all flew great.

I build quite a few planes for Aircraft International. There line of 3W and Lion Air planes were the for runners of today’s ARF. You got the fuse in Fiberglass and the wings were foam and balsa. I had to finish, Cover and paint them. I ran into an old friend of mine the other day and he had a 3W plane in his car that I had built him 12 years ago. He was just coming home from the flying field. He says the plane is still flying perfect.

I did get into IMAC for a few years in the late 90’s. I went to the Nats one year I think it was 1999 and placed 7th in Sportsman. I felt good about that because if I recall there were about 30 pilots in Sportsman.

In 2000 I manufactured a 36% Edge 540 of my own design. I carved the plug and made the molds for the fuse and Cowl. I did this for about 2 years. That was the time that the ARF’s started coming into the states so I could not compete with their pricing.

I got into Jets about 4 years ago and I love them.

I have built Jets form Fly Eagle, SkyMaster, Jet Legion, Der Jet, Yellow Aircraft, MF Models, TBM Models, Comp ARF, PST Jets, Mabio Jets, Global Jet Club, And there may be some I have forgotten.

As you can see Model planes are in my blood. If you need any help with future projects Please feel free to contact me.