Ralf Dvorak (Brebersdorf, Germany) modified an early Super Balsa Bandit for electric power.  Besides the testimony of these photos, other modelers have commented on Ralf's superb craftsmanship.  His next model is an Electra.

From: Juan Colon
To: Patty
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:13 AM
Subject: BVM Bandit

Hello Patty,
Just wanted to send you a picture of my Bandit. This is my first jet and I can't believe how easy it is to fly. It is incredibly stable and very predictable.  I have a Jet Cat P70 powering it and all JR equipment. I have over 30 Flights in it and still going strong. Thanks again for everything.  

Regards,
Juan

From: NICK ROBINSON
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 9:25 AM
To: Heather
Subject: Super Balsa Bandit maiden

This is Daniel Hemming's Classic Bandit as seen at Super Jet South Oct.'08.  It's a good thing that the paint scheme is Hi-Viz because it is powered with a JetCat P-120.

This Super Bandit is an example of exemplary craftsmanship and artful paint work.  First seen at Winimac '08 with its JetCat P-120 SE powerhouse, it seemed ballistic, so, Francis added the JetCat speed limiting system.

It's a nice mix of art on the top and Hi-Viz on the bottom.  The all composite kit is a favorite of the high performance enthusiasts.

From: Tom Telesca
To: BVM
Subject: New Super Bandit
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:43:53 -0400

Bob
Attached are some pictures of my new Super Bandit, Bandit Arf and my Arf Bobcat.  The Bobcat has 191 flights the Bandit ARF has 47 flights and the Super Bandit will have its first flight next weekend.

These are the best and most reliable jets I have had the opportunity to fly

Thanks for all the hard work
Tom Telesca

This  South Florida group of jet pilots like their Bandit Arfs.

From left to right, Rich Chase, Rich Holt, Robert Rich, and Robert Lynch.

Joe Balabon photo

The Hooters Bandit at Desert Storm '08, a striking paint scheme, is the work of Jim Edie.

Steve Predeaux of England finished his Super Bandit in this colorful paint scheme and was assisted by BVM Rep Nick Smith throughout the build and test flights.

Here are Nick's comments "The install is excellent and the paint scheme (which is his own work) is first class. It is powered with a JetCat P120, and uses JR servo's with Futaba guidance. Steve and I took a trip to our club field (Wroughton) last week, where, after I had checked the model over, Steve flew the first 'test' flight. (Steve is a very accomplished Jet flyer) - all went per the "text book" and Steve put another flight in on the model that day. He is now looking forward to many more in the future. Another BVM jet success! Well done to Steve, top job!"

David Schwantz of Burnsville, MN is an experienced builder and his Bandit is a prime example. The bright metallic paint and clean "racy" lines show up well. David is enjoying the new 600' paved runway at his local Tri-Valley R/C Club (Minneapolis, MN).

Francis Pischner of Naples, Florida has now logged over 502 flights on his original composite Bandit powered by the AMT USA AT-180. The colorful scheme was applied by Vern & Larry Kramer (also from Naples).

Jim Edie of Colorado Springs, Colorado is obviously a big fan of the popular "Hooters" restaurant and decor. His Super Bandit is finished in Hooters colors and is equipped with wing tanks and both standard and swept fins. Jim also thanks BVM Rep, Harley Condra for his generous time and knowledge during the building of his first turbine jet. He enjoys building and flying his Super so much that he's building another one.

Zenon Pierides (center) with the help of friends (left) Vakis Yangou and (right) George Mouzouris finished this Super Bandit to duplicate the BVM factory demo model - nice job!

Zenon is part of a group of jet fliers that are very active in Cyprus.

Jacobo Sevilla is the proud owner of this Super Bandit that was built by Bob Beaudette. Bob finished the model in the Fernandez Racing team colors that competes in the Formula 1 / C.A.R.T. series. The tan Camo Bandit shown next to Jacobo's latest Super is the tried and true BVM factory demo model that is still logging many flights.

Geoff White of Oxon, England built and finished his latest Super Bandit, complete with the stainless exhaust nozzle, wing tanks and both the swept and straight fins. An AMT Netherlands Pegasus HP is installed and Geoff noted that the performance is incredible!

Ricardo Gomez hails from Caracus, Venezuela and finished his balsa Bandit with underwing tanks and a colorful orange, white and blue paint scheme.

Scott Marr of Dallas, Texas outfitted his Super Bandit with functional lighted wing tanks. White L.E.D.'s shine out the front while red L.E.D.'s glow on the backside of the tanks.

BVM Rep Harley Condra from San Diego, California debuted' his Super balsa Bandit with several high performance flights using "JetCat" for power. We like the paint scheme.

Jon Payne of Calabasas, California is the proud owner of this Super Bandit. Joe Grice did the excellent build and finish work complete with rivets and panel lines, presto leading edges and Russian markings.
Jon chose an AMT Pegasus for power and is looking forward to logging many flights with his Super throughout 2004.

David Soufer is enjoying his bright red Super Bandit thanks to the work from Joe Grice (builder). David is powering his Super with a P-160 and is thrilled with the performance.

Jason Fletcher of Warks, England finished his Super Bandit in Ferrari red with yellow trim. He has been enjoying his "Super" at numerous events throughout 2003.

Lynda Carter poses with her husband David's new Super Bandit. David has been enjoying his "Super" with JetCat power and also recently test flew his "NAVY" KingCat as well.

Steve Unze of California shows us his new brilliantly finished straight fin Super Bandit.

Wroughton air field in the south of England is a great place to fly jets. We were there for the 3rd World Jet Masters in '97.
BVM is very proud of this strong representation of Bandit and Super Bandit flyers spearheaded by Nick Smith, Mark Woodland, Jonathan Smith, Geoff White and Will Gillam.
Jonathan commented that this is an average jet day at Wroughton.

Simon To of Hong Kong is shown on a landing pattern and touchdown. The Super Bandit was built by Steve Jaworski and is powered by a JetCat P-160 and has a Metal-Kote finish.

Justin Sands finished his Super Balsa Bandit in the famous Blue's scheme to match his BobCat XL. He is using a JetCat P-120 for power and is enjoying the exacting qualities found in flying the "Super". Point rolls and similar maneuvers are clean and crisp, says Justin. Superb craftsmanship is evident - look at the reflection in the left wing.

Sal Faraj of Brooklyn, New York finished his Super Bandit (composite) with ProMark graphics. Sal is using a JetCat P-120 for power.

Jacobo Sevilla of Culican, Mexico purchased the BVM factory demo Bandit (composite). This model is still going strong and Jacobo has added a smoke system for more spectacular flights.

Eric Meyers of Greenville, South Carolina exercises his Bandit quite frequently. This all composite frame looks good in Vietnam era camo.

They finally let me off work long enough to test fly this thing. A little different paint job, but pretty cool - Terry Nitsch.

Nick Smith of England sent us these takeoff and landing shots of his Bandit using a JetCat P-120 for power. Nick thoroughly enjoys the all out performance he gets with this combination.

Mitch Weiss from Heathrow, Fl just finished his RAM 500 powered balsa Bandit. The intensely graphic paint scheme was accomplished with computer generated vinyl paint masks and decals. The "Huntress" graphic on the side of the fuselage was actually printed off the computer onto a decal film, applied and then clear coated.

Harry Reitprecht from Austria finished his turbine balsa Bandit in May of 2000. He says that he is very happy that his Bandit is capable of flying off of there local field with a runway of 80 meters in length and with the speed the Bandit reaches he can still perform any aerobatics that he desires. Harry also mentions that the balsa Bandit draws much of the attention at many of the airshows in Austria.

Ad Clark sent us a nice letter with this photo. He recently attended the 7th Annual Hi-Planes Jet Fly at Deer Lodge Montana on August 12-13th. His Bandit was awarded the Pilots Choice, Best Turbine Sport Jet and People's Choice awards! Way to go Ad! Ad makes special note that his Bandit was flying with 1-1/2 pounds of smoke system and smoke fluid on board, at an altitude of 4,600' and temps in the 85-90° range. His Bandit handled the conditions without any problems whatsoever! Ad's Bandit is equipped with a JR radio and finished with PPG Concept paint.

Kelly Rhorbach poses with his turbine Bandit after winning the pilots choice award at the Lilac City Jet Rally in July 2000. Kelly uses a JR radio and RAM 750 for power. Kelly's Bandit has been flown for 2 years as a ducted fan and was recently converted to turbine. Ad Clark lended a helping hand when it came time to paint the areas necessary after the conversion.

Rod Snyder recently finished his new turbine Bandit. Rod is from Tennesse and has a few BVM jets. A RAM turbine supplys Rod's Bandit with plenty of power.

Here is a recent shot of 3 turbine Bandits (2 composite, 1 balsa) sitting in the pit area of the local flying field in Kalispell, Montana. From front to back is Ad Clark's Bandit, Harley Condra's balsa Bandit, and Kelly Rhorbach's Bandit. All 3 Bandits use RAM turbines for power and PPG Concept paint.

Here is Simon To with his Bandit and Ultra Viper. Simon is from Hong Kong and has quite an array of jets. His turbine Bandit features a military type of paint scheme with highly visible wing tip tanks.

A balsa Bandit with external fuel.

Rich Fong sent us some great photos of his balsa Bandit. He adapted the centerline fuel tank to carry fuel - he says he likes to do a lot of "cruising" in the California skys. Rich refers to the paint design as his "Sport Camo" similar to the lizard F-5's used by Agressor squadrons. Rich uses a RAM 750F to power his new balsa Bandit. A product review on this model will be featured in RCJI soon.

We received a nice letter along with this photo from Jerry Kirwan and Ray Blair saying that "Both of these Bandits are powered by AMT AT-180's and both perform flawlessly. We are happy that these "Texas Jets" pilots are so pleased with BVM and AMT products - customer success is crucial to the companies involved.

Here is the Diniz Esteves Team after a few flights in Bededouro. From l-r is Robert Pouchain, Ana Esteves, Wladislau Pontes and Eduardo Esteves. Their turbine Bandit utilizes a RAM 750 for power and an Airtronics radio.

Roman and his Bandit on the Winimac R/C club's 800+ foot runway.

Roman Myrdacz had to be one of the luckiest pilots at Superman 1998, he was the winner of the composite Bandit kit raffled off by Jerry Caudle. A wedding and a new house worked its way between Roman and his Bandit but his determination never faltered. Today (6/4/00) Roman brought the Bandit to Winamac, Indiana. Roman is an airframe and powerplant technician for the Aion corperation. With two Gulfstream jets a Citation and a Lear Jet under his watchful eye Roman knows a good looking jet when he sees one. That's why he tried to give his bandit that corporate jet look. His Bandit is powered by an AMT 180 which started and ran flawlesly through Four beutiful flights. Roman said he couldn't believe how easy the Bandit went together, "I didn't have to engineer anything myself and everything fit perfectly". He can't wait to start another BVM kit. Great job Roman and I'll see you at the jet meets! Tim Redelman.