 
Jimmy Safie's son Jimmy Jr. did not want to stop flying the Ultra Bandit, he loved it! He said "Best Sport Jet!!". The Ultra Bandit is powered by a Jet Central Rhino SE and Jeti 24.
At Markham Park flying the
original Ultra Bandit and good friend Sal DiFloria flying his 1/6
scale F-16. Go BVM!!!
Garrett Wolfe from Ohio is a proud Ultra Bandit owner. Garrett's Ultra Bandit is powered by a Jet Central Mammoth.
I finally arrived in the US, and thought it better to spend time and maiden my Ultra at the relative quiet of the GA Jets field. Which I did and it flew faultlessly.... love it! Thanks to all at BVM for supplying such a lovely model. All the best,
Gabriel Pellegrini with his Ultra Bandit in Flite Metal finish. Gabriel is using a Jeti radio system.
Another proud Ultra Bandit customer Richard Verano from Nevada sent in this great photo of Jack Thomas and himself. Richard is all smiles and said "The Ultra Bandit flew great!". The Ultra Bandit is powered by a JetCat P-220RX.
Patty, Here is a picture of my Ultra Bandit from the recent Georgia Jets event. The most amazing aircraft I have flown. Regards,
From: James Safie Hi Patty, Here is a Photo of last weekend, Luis Tona and I flew our wonderful Bandits! Luis was very happy with his flights, and got comfortable with how slow it lands. GREAT PLANES!
Best Regards,
Johanna and Jonathan Smith show
their feelings of joy after the maiden flight on this BVM Ultra
Bandit.
From: Mark Woodland Hi Patty & Bob I would like to let you know my Ultra Bandit has flown this week. BVM Rep Joe Rafalowski completed the build and maiden flights. Joe has done an amazing job on the project and I am overwhelmed at his incredible talents. I really appreciate all the time and help Joe has given, he really is a great Rep to have on the team. I would also like to Thank You all at BVM for supplying a fantastic product. Kind regards,
From: Heraldo Patty I did 3 flights today on my new Ultra Bandit with JetCat P220Rxi. The paint looks amazing in flight. Congratulation for this Formula One Jet. Regards
BVM Jets is well represented in El Salvador by Jimmy Safie and sons flying an Ultra Bandit, Cougar, L-39, and the F16.
From: Jimmy Safie Patty / Bob, Team BVM! What a great plane! Maiden was a great experience! Perfect flying from flight 1! Jimmy Safie
Dear Patty and Bob! Thanks for a great reliable products and awesome support.
Regards lp-airdesign. se
From: Angel Chazaro
Hi Patty and Bob I found this photo from Florida Jets where my daughter Regina is taking care of your Ultra Bandit. Hope you like it. Best Regards
Another proud Ultra Bandit owner is Franco DiMauro, proprietor of the House of Power Hobbies in Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
The Wing Tanks add to the ground and airborne appearance.
From: Shannon Guidry Hi Patty, Just wanted to share a few pictures of my awesome Ultra Bandit. Best Regards Shannon Guidry
Jon Stotz has a new Ultra Bandit in the latest HiViz Aggressor scheme. It is equipped with BVM's all electric landing gear and EBrake V-2. No air systems required. Jon's words "It's Amazing"!
Mike Sarysz likes Ultra Bandits so much, he has two of them. This Red/White/Black/Aluminum scheme is a favorite. Mike's attention to the inside finish adds to its appeal. Lot's of moral support from 2 year old Gweyn, helped Dave Malchione Jr. win the very prestigious First In Flight "Right Stuff" award. Dave flew 7 different Malchione family owned jets including this Skymaster Master Hawk and BVM Ultra Bandit.
One of the other 5 models Dave flew was this Skymaster F-104G.
From: Angel Chazaro Hello Patty and Bob, We had the pleasure to fly together Javier Ulloa with his Ultra Bandit and myself with my Bandit MKII this weekend at the Mexican Air force Base in Guadalajara Mexico on the 100th anniversary for the Mexican Air Force. We enjoy both models and we made a show for more that 27,000 people. Greetings,
From: David Soufer Hi Bob, I�ve been flying the Hi Viz Ultra Bandit lately and its such a pleasure� I have attached couple of pictures for you� I'm not sure if Patty informed you but now my Bandit fleet is complete� I have now TWO Ultra Bandits, ONE Super Bandit, THREE Bandit MKII, and an eBandit.. All ready to go with engines� Look forward to the new product built locally at your facility�. Also wanted to let you know how professional your staff at the office are Pat, Patty and Heather� Always a pleasure talking to them� Look forward to seeing you again at Top Gun� Have A great weekend.. And Thank you for your products
From: Jacobo Sevilla Hello Amiga,
From: Jacobo Sevilla
Dear Patty,
From: David Soufer
From:
Mike Pascoe Hi Patty, I wanted to share with you that after 6 years of being tucked away on a shelf, I finally found the time to finish a few projects I�ve had laying around. I was able to get this accomplished with help from Joe Rafalowski. I�ve been taking heat from Joe for years now about not having this done, so after Super Jet South, Joe said "You�re coming to my house, my paint booth is clean and were going to paint these planes." I said ok and a few late nights later and with Joe somewhat unwillingly letting me use him as a human paint stand� here is the end result, Thanks Joe. The Ultra Bandit is outfitted with a Jetcat P-180 RX with the new Hi-flow fuel system and JR high voltage servos. The Electra is outfitted per BVM specs with a few additions. Joe decided to add gear doors and all internal linkages which resulted in a super clean finish. The Planes have exceeded my expectation of what a BVM quality kit means! A big THANKS to Bob and everyone at BVM. Mike Pascoe
From:
Gabriel Pellegrini Heather, I have attached a Picture of my new Ultra Bandit. Needless to say how happy I am with the plane.
Best, From Brazil
From: "David Soufer" Hi Bob Wanted to share a few pictures of the ultra bandit with you. This is the best flying, stable jet I have ever owned. Looking forward to my second ultra bandit. Best Regards David Soufer
From: David Soufer I maiden the Ultra Bandit yesterday� what a fantastic jet. Ronny Derhacopian did a beautiful job on the cockpit and the assembly. The Ultra Bandit is equipped with a Jetcat P-300RX (of course de tuned!!!) and all JR 8911HV servos. It needed a few clicks up elevator and one click left and it was flying beautifully. It flew so nice I�m thinking of ordering another Ultra Bandit.. The tough decision is which color scheme� Another excellent product by BVM� thank you for all your help�
Sincerely
From: Shani Studnik Patty In its 6th season, my UB is still as smooth as silk!! Shani Studnik
From: Luiz Fernando F Pires Hello Patty My Bandit and Ultra Bandit are the best jets! Luiz Fernando F Pires
From: Kirk Jensen Hi Patty, Thought I would send a couple pics of the new planes. Put the first flight on the Ultra last weekend, and the Electra has about 20 flights on it. As usual they both are great! The Ultra has a P200SX, and both are flying with JR DMSS 2.4 with telemetry. Thanks,
From: Jason Fletcher Hi Patty Please find attached a couple of pics of my P200SX powered Ultra Bandit which was test flown on the 20th of Jan 2014. The test flight went without a hitch and there were a few comments from other pilots present that "BVM stuff just works, doesn't it" So true. There has been some positive comments on the color scheme too. Thanks
Justin Sands from Columbia Falls, Montana is justly proud of his BVM Ultra Bandit in the ThunderBird scheme. Justin is an expert craftsman and pilot. This Ultra Bandit is powered by a JetCat P-200.
From: Angel
Chazaro We are Javier Ulloa, Juan Ramon and me, with Javier's Ultra Bandit and my Maverick
Patty: Just wanted to share with all BVM staff that I maiden my UB. After having a couple of Bandits ARF and one Super Bandit, all I can tell you this one is by far the greatest plane I have ever owned and fly! Simply incredible flying characteristics and at the same time easy to fly and see. Sincerely I want to congratulate BVM for such a terrific design and thank you guys for all the support for making this possible. I installed the very reliable Mexican turbine a Mammoth and all Futaba Servos guided by a Futaba 18MZ. I decided to put a Powerbox and the Igyro. Looking forward to fly it a lot more in the coming weeks as I am really enjoying it! Thanks Again! Javier Ulloa
Eric Conrad, Misha Conrad, and Pablo Fernandez pose with a BVM Ultra Bandit and KingCat. From: PABLO
FERNANDEZ Hey Bob, I just wanted to forward you some pictures along with letting you know how pleased Eric Conrad is with the BVM products, Elite Aerosports turnkey service, and flight training. Eric has been able to progress from never flying a jet, to successfully flying and landing in less than a week and a half. The BVM products and Elite Aerosports services have really proven how valuable they are to jet modeling. Keep an eye out at the shows, Eric is an outstanding pilot and person.
From: Studdoc007 Hi Patty Here's what we love to do on a beautiful Friday morning in S Florida...fly the #1 SportJet in the market, The Ultra Bandit. Mine is starting its 6th season and still flying like its brand new. From left to right is me, Mike Sarysz, and new UB owner Carlos Tschen. Mike did the trim flight today, and by the smiles you know all went well. Plenty of jet fuel burning on all of our UB. Thanks Best regards,
From:
Anurag Saraf Dear Team BVM, Here is a picture of my Ultra Bandit. It has been painted by the master himself, Ralf Schneider of Tailor Made Decals. He came to India last week and painted this plane for me in chrome finish. The plane is so amazing and makes me look like a much better pilot than I really am. Its powered with an AMT Netherlands Olympus HP ES and Powerbox SRS technology. I want to thank Harley Condra for his technical support during the build of this airplane. I think I will always own a UB. Cheers
Patty/ Bob: Just wanted to thank you and BVM team for this amazing plane. I am really enjoying my new Ultra Bandit and believe me that this is the very best plane I have owned and fly. Our Local builder Juan Carlos de la Parra made a great job putting it together and the maiden went just perfect with almost no trim changes. My UB is powered by a Jet Central Mammoth that is more than the power needed even though we fly at 8000ft, it is guided with the new Futaba 18MZ and JR servos all around. After this plane I am most sure what will follow that can really be above an Ultra Bandit. Kind Regards
From:
Ritch Hi Bob and Patty, Sending pictures of new paint job on my Ultra Bandit. My friend Paul did a fantastic paint job. I came up with the scheme to support American made products. American made Beer with an American made jet. Hope you enjoy the pictures. RITCHIE HOLT
The Extremes of
R/C Jets Bret Becker spent a few days with the BVM gang during his transfer from Medical Intern rotations between Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California. A doctor that can also design, prototype, build production tools, and fly jets is an interesting and admirable combination of talents and passions. Bret got some Pilot-Link time on the Ultra Bandit while I got a little stick time on his Electrolyte. December is a fun time in Central Florida. The BVM gang has a jet together at least once, sometimes twice a week. We were all glad that Bret could join us.
From:
Jacobo Sevilla Hi Patty, we had an excellent Sunday at our field , with the arriving of Fernando’s Ultra , now Culiacan’s BITACHES R/C Club bases 3 beautiful Ultra Bandits. Here you can see us, proud pilots, Paul, Fernando, and myself (old Camo Ultra) . My regards to your Mom and Bob, and I hope to see you soon. Your
friend , From: James McAlpine Hi Patty, As promised, here are a few pictures of my Ultra Bandit. The final finishing and painting was done by Steve Elias to his usual high standard. It is powered by an EvoJet 180vx and controlled by a Futaba 18MZ, along with a Powerbox Cockpit SRS system. Final weight is 17.6 Kgs (39 Lbs). I am looking forward to flying it soon. Thanks for all your help during the build. Kind regards,
From:
Shazam Kianpour Hi Patty, Thought I would send you a couple of shots of my Ultra Bandit. P200SX, BVM UB Performance Pack. I loooove how she flies!!! Notice on landing I added a little CROW to the ailerons. She comes in at 30-40 MPH at most with this setup. Once she lands, she sticks to the runway. Couldn't be happier! :) Thanks for everything! Shazam S. Kianpour, Esq.
From:
Richard Curry Hey Patty and Heather, Ali and myself with my new Ultra Bandit .This is a very Impressive kit and a builders dream to assemble. Ali put the maiden flight on her , a few clicks of up elevator and the rest was history. Between us we put a dozen flights on her in 3 days with no issues. Set up is with a JR 12X all JR HV servo's , JR R1222 Receiver and the Jet Central Mammoth Kero start. This combo with the engineering of the Ultra Bandit makes for a very EXTRAORDINARY flying aircraft. WELL DONE BVM TEAM !!! Regards Richard Curry
From: J�rg Schl�ter Hi Patty, here some pictures from my Ultra Bandit, maybe some for your "Hotshots Gallery". Mit freundlichen Gr��en / best regards J�rg Schl�ter
From:
Ritch Holt Hi Patty, Sending picture of myself and Rob with both Ultra Bandits ready to enjoy Markham Park. It was fun having two Ultras in the sky at same time. By far the best flying sport jet. RITCHIE HOLT
From:
Ramon Lozano Yuste Hello
Patty,
From: Ewald
Trumpp Hi Patty, I hope
in your factory everything is fine and you had all great X-Mas!
Attached find 2 pictures of me and my son flying our BVM Jets. Ewald Trumpp
From: R.
Michael Danchak Dear Heather, Patty, and the rest of the BVM Team, I finally flew my Ultra Bandit. This was the nicest kit that I ever worked on. Everything fit perfectly, and the instructions were superb. Thank you for all of your help and advice along the way. I must also mention that Ad Clark, one of your Factory Representatives, was instrumental in the ultimate success of the project. The aircraft is set up with a JR 12X, and a JetCat P-200 SX. Everything works flawlessly, and the first few flights have gone without incident. The "Lasse Palm" color scheme shows up really well in the Texas sky. This airplane flies big, and it flies great! I cannot wait to fly it again. I have attached a picture of the Ultra Bandit, myself, and Blizzard Beach, Chief Mechanic. Mike Danchak
From:
Andrew Bird
Patty, I flew the Ultra yesterday from our 700ft grass runway. I can�t even begin to explain how well the plane flies! I seemed to groove with it straight away and it gives the pilot a lot of confidence. The stock flap set up is excellent and allows you to be very accurate with where you want to put it down. The only down side was I totally underestimated how much fuel the P200 eats, so I only managed (3) 11 minute flights with 5 gallons of Jet A! My friend Phil Factor built the plane for me while I was in the UK for 6 weeks with work. He did and absolutely stunning job, kept everything simple giving a dry all up weight of 18.5kg! Very impressive for an aircraft this size. Andrew
From:
Joe Castelao
Note: Joe is hosting the "Best In The West" Jet Fly September 29 - October 2nd. Click here for the website
From: Jose
Rodriguez MD Jose Rodriguez seems very pleased with his "Pilots Choice" Ultra Bandit at the Austin, Texas jet meet 2011.
From:
Ewald Trumpp Hi Patty,
Proud Of Their Work The Ultra Bandit is 100%
manufactured in our WinterSprings, Fl. factory and these gentlemen
are justly proud. They know that the Ultra's reputation for
being the "Best in the World" is the result of their talents and
dedication. For all of the Ultra Bandit schemes click here
From: Julio Cesar D' Agostini Hello Patty, I'm sending the first flight
photos of my Ultra Bandit, Heraldo and I bought the planes
together do you remember? I made the Regards,
From: "Heraldo Boldrin" Dear Patty Regards
Paul Uriarte really likes his BVM Ultra Bandit and its JetCentral Mammoth powerplant. Paul lives in Culiancan Sinaloa, Mexico
From: Ary Figueira
To: Patty Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:39 PM Subject: Ultra Bandit Hi Patty, See this picture of Ultra Bandit in the meeting "1� FigueiraJet" in Manaus, Brasil. Best Regards, Ultra Sunday
From: Al's Hobbies Jet Centre
Hi Patty, Please find photos attached of Raul Lozano Solsona from Spain and his new Ultra Bandit. This Ultra is powered by the new Jet Central Mammouth turbine, and controlled by Hitec servos on every surface. With Raul on the sticks it is sure to be a fine flying combo. We look forward to seeing it being put through its paces at demos around the world in the coming months. We at Al's Hobbies are delighted to be associated with such a great pilot and model. This is the 9th Ultra bandit that we have supplied to customers from around the world, all of which have had nothing but great feedback on what must be the worlds ultimate sport jet!
Regards,
From: Kirk Jensen
To: Patty Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 10:47 AM Subject: ultra maiden Hi Patty, I maidened the Ultra Bandit this weekend. All went well and it fly�s like a rock solid dream. It took 3 clicks of up trim. I went with a single place cockpit and used left over parts from a Bobcat to finish off the rear hole. This is the first time I have used a 100% high voltage system powered by 2S JR LiPo�s and no regulators. All the servos are the JR 8711HV �high voltage� servos. It also has the full EagleTree system onboard.
Kirk Jensen
From:
J Rodriguez Dear Bob and Patty: Included are pictures of Joel and I during the recent Mississippi Afterburners event. Both jets are fantastic birds. Hope you like them for your website pictures. Regards; Jose E Rodriguez
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 5:04 PM Couple of pictures of Jason Fletcher's Ultra Bandit taken at our JMA event over the Easter weekend Dave Wilshere
From: Darryl Tarr
To: Patty
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 8:32 AM
Subject: BVM Jet in Dubai
Hi Patty, Last week Greg McCarthy, Lee Cox, and myself got together to fly some of our BVM models at the Dubai RC Club (see photo). There is an estimated 20 BVM jets flying in Dubai. This means that BVM dominates approximately 33% of the jet scene here.Regards to all there. Cheers,
From: Caravanland sales
To: Patty Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 11:58 AM Subject: Jason fletchers Ultra
Hi Patty
Thought you might like a couple of pics of my
Ultra Bandit for your site. It's powered very well by an
Olympus.
thanks
Jason
Engineered for Success
Patty, it was very nice to speak with
you today, and to know that every body is doing well at BVM. The
only sad thing, is that you can not sale me the F-16.
My Bandits Here are some pictures of this past week's Windy City Jet Rally in St. Charles, Il. My Bandit and Ultra Bandit flew great. Thanks again. Juan Colon
From: Lasse Palm Hello my friend! Regards First
Flights click to enlarge Bob Jesse from Ellenburg Depot, NY spends his winters in Clearwater, Florida. This winter he absorbed some time assembling an Ultra Bandit and finished it just in time for test flights before his "snowbird" pass expired. When you get the BVM Team to pre-flight the model and assist with the first flights, success is for certain. Bob's expert craftsmanship is apparent with the canopy hatch removed. The JetCat Speed Limiter was activated to harness the power of the P-200. Leonard Smart from Plattsburg, NY will be applying the final finish and this "Ultra" should be appearing at some North East Jet Events this season.
From: Darryl Tarr Hello Patty, Kind regards,
From: Shani
Studnik
To: Patty Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:05 PM Subject: Ultra Bandit Dear Bob and Patty Just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know how satisfied I am with my new Ultra Bandit. I went out last weekend to fly the �Ultimate Jet.� It only took 3 clicks of up trim and it was flying straight and fast as a bullet! Once again Bob, congratulations on developing yet another AWESOME JET!!! The Ultra Bandit performs like my F100 on steroids. Its amazing how well it slows down for landings. The Lemans Blue color scheme is very visible in the air. I�m using a Jetcat P-180 for power. I had Tom Woods do the rigging and installation for me. Thanks again. Dr Shani Studnik
Ed brought his family with him to visit BVM and to get his "Ultra" checked out and test flown. Dustin did the test hop and then coached Ed during numerous successful flights at the RCACF "Jet Friendly" club field.
Sent:
Monday, July 21, 2008 7:31 PM Here is a nice note from Kelly's parents
Dear Bob, Dustin, Patty and everyone, We've attached some photos for your scrap book or web site. Thanks again, Chuck and Karen Edwards
This is Lars Palm, BVM's dealer in Sweden, with some of his BVM Jets. Lars has added a few extra's to his Ultra. Check out the ProMark transfers, chrome leading edges, and lights. Thrust is provided by an AMT Netherlands Olympus. His Classic Bandit has logged 250 flights. Great looking paint lines! Lars can be reached at: [email protected]
From:
Ary Figueira Patty, Today I put the first flight on the Ultra Bandit, here in Brazil. This is the fastest and most precise airplane I have ever flown. Congratulations for having created this wonderful machine. Thanks, Keith Sievers sent along a few photos of the first flying session with his Ultra Bandit. His comments are: "It was the best flying model off the bench that I have ever built. I am looking forward to more stick time! Thanks again, Keith."
We call this scheme "Navy Trainer". It was Keith's concept for a very visible model. And why not? It works for the Navy.
From: Vernon Montgomery Bob, To let you know, I test flew the Ultra and am very happy. No surprises and was comfortable like an old friend after the first trim pass. Has the JetCat P180. Just played the first flight checking out visual orientation and slow speed characteristics. It's BIG, easy to see for old man eyes and slow speed is just what I hoped for...SLOW and stable. It will be rung out over the next few days. Thanks for another great design. It is a happy addition to the other winner BVM planes in the Montgomery stable.
Long time Customer
and Friend,
Ron Long, from Scottsdale, Arizona, now owns and flies one of the very first Ultra Bandits. It was built and painted by Terry Nitsch and won Best Jet and Finish awards at Toledo '06. Seen here at the Phoenix Desert Storm.
Hi Bob, I thought I would let you know
that I'm having fun with the Ultra Bandit here in Dubai.
This is one that was custom built for Ali at Als Hobbies in
the UK. Thanks Bob for a great performing aircraft! Also, thanks
to Ali for his support.
regards,
Leon Smith
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BVM Distributor Middle East
Simon To (Hong Kong) is very pleased with his Ultra Bandit. The paints were provided by Lamborghini cars with their pearl affect. Simon has a straight fin on order and will compare flight characteristics of both.
From:
Jacobo Sevilla
To:
Patty
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:46 PM
Subject: Ultra Bandit
Hi Patty, how are you, I feel great. I want you to
please tell your father, that this is the best of the best of any other
aircraft I ever flown. It makes me feel like a great pilot, because it fly's
so well, and so easy, and with the combination of engine I have , this is
FANTASTIC, all the power you want any time.
Well , I did 3 flights on Sunday, 11 minutes each one, and I have the hopper tank completely full, I tell you, 11 minutes is a lot of time with such a nice flying machine. Any way, thank you very much to all of you at BVM, but a very special mention to Mr. SuperDesignModelJets, Bob Violett. Best Regards,
Jim Jensen of Edina, Minnesota is thrilled with the performance and easy operation of his Ultra Bandit. Jim uses an AMT Netherlands Olympus HP.
Dee Miller of Lakeland, Florida flew his #2 scheme Ultra Bandit at the Georgia Jets field with the help of BVM Rep Joe Rafalowski.
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