Hi again,
thank you all for valuable assistance,
indeed there are many radios with elevon mixing built in
the transmitter (Futaba and HiTec make such 3-ch radios, at
~ $100. Those also have a switch to [de]activate mixing).
Probably other manufacturers make too, those I found with
a quick Google search.
I understand that a 4-5 ch radio with settings' memory is far better,
and will seriously think about skipping the 3-ch phase.
Matt:
Good Graupner trainers are:
Mini Piper,
Tipsy
Fokker E.III (bigger + x2 more expensive, dont know if hand launch is
possible)
(found here :
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/beginners-rc.htm)
Mini Piper loops in the video, I dont know if Tipsy can...
Graupner also makes the Funky Chicken
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/funky-chicken.htm
Im not sure its a trainer, but it has 2 axe control (rudder-elevator)
+ throttle.
Now the best of Graupner's trainers, in theory, seems to be Pepito,
it is 2-axe slow flyer with aerobatic capabilities, plus spare parts available.
You can see this at the Graupner site:
http://www.graupner.com/englisch/index.asp
(choose "electric R/C airplanes", then "2-axe prefabricated models")
Note that Graupner is German, so this site might not 100%
apply to U.S. exported models.
Phil nice to hear from you and that you keep in touch
)))
Thanx for the comments, I ll seriously think about a better
radio system.
Anyway, here's a joke about Olympic constructions
"A tourist arrives in Athens airport, he takes a cab.
A little later he asks the cab-driver :
"Wow whats that ?"
Cab driver: "This is Acropolis, it is a legacy from our ancestors,
we are all very proud of it, it was built 2500 years ago."
A little later, the tourist says: "Wow, whats that ?"
Cab driver: "This is the Concert Theatre, it has a modern sonic
design inside-out, we are all very proud of it, it was built 8 years ago."
After a while, the tourist sees a massive Olympic stadium, 1000s of flags
around it, huge floodlights, etc, and says:
"Wow, which stadium is this ?"
Cab driver: "I dont know, yesterday it wasnt here."
After your valuable comments, Im taking the trainer->flying wing,
with a 3 or 4-ch radio (this is yet to be decided).
Thanx a lot, also to red91 and sargent,
Dimitris
Greece