I hate to do this, but..
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RE: I hate to do this, but..
TedMo,
It's guys like you that scare people off...my goodness, you just proposed a $600 - $800 setup to someone
who is trying to get into the hobby! Always start slow, then he can go big on the second plane and get
a nice radio. Obviuosly $ means something to different people I guess. If I spent that kind of $ from the
start, my wife would have killed me. If I wrecked it...well I don't think I'd even come home...that kind
of money right off the bat is ridiculous! No offense TedMo if you got $ like that, but most do not.[&o]
Hemicuda
It's guys like you that scare people off...my goodness, you just proposed a $600 - $800 setup to someone
who is trying to get into the hobby! Always start slow, then he can go big on the second plane and get
a nice radio. Obviuosly $ means something to different people I guess. If I spent that kind of $ from the
start, my wife would have killed me. If I wrecked it...well I don't think I'd even come home...that kind
of money right off the bat is ridiculous! No offense TedMo if you got $ like that, but most do not.[&o]
Hemicuda
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RE: I hate to do this, but..
When I started 12 Years ago I bought my first trainer from Tower Hobbies. It was their 40 Size trainer with a old Tower .40 and Tower 4 Ch radio system.
I beat this plane up and learned with out a trainer box. To me that is the cheapest and best way to go.
Hell I think I might just purchase another becaues I love to do touch and goes for hours.
I miss my Tower Trainer.
Seriously look into it.
Mark
I beat this plane up and learned with out a trainer box. To me that is the cheapest and best way to go.
Hell I think I might just purchase another becaues I love to do touch and goes for hours.
I miss my Tower Trainer.
Seriously look into it.
Mark
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RE: I hate to do this, but..
I picked up an .40 Avistar in Jan, my first slimer and it's a total kitten in the air, hard to overcontrol which is good for the noob factor, easy to take off and it will float all day long very much like a glider. I fly much more advanced electric planes, but I fell in love with this one regardless, it's just fun to fly and feels more like a regular scale plane in the air rather then a quick little electric.
It's sold as a beginner/intermediate plane, so is a great one to start out with and build your flying skills up upon, and yeah, it has ailerons.
It's sold as a beginner/intermediate plane, so is a great one to start out with and build your flying skills up upon, and yeah, it has ailerons.
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RE: I hate to do this, but..
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....it's just fun to fly and feels more like a regular scale plane in the air rather then a quick little electric.
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If you are flying the electric "like a quick little electric" then you have made that choice.
You may also fly the electric just like a Pattern plane; or just like an IMAA plane ____ you name it.
I find the flying style aspect to be one of the challenges in electric flying. I spend most of my time in the "Pattern like" mode.
It turns out the "quick little electric" can be made to fly just about as well as a dedicated Pattern Plane.
Now, I am working on putting it all together in a reduced "frame" so that the sequence is scaled to the length of the flying field.
I call it FUN !!!!
BTW you can smooth out just about any design and hone your flying skills at the same time.
....it's just fun to fly and feels more like a regular scale plane in the air rather then a quick little electric.
{Quote}
If you are flying the electric "like a quick little electric" then you have made that choice.
You may also fly the electric just like a Pattern plane; or just like an IMAA plane ____ you name it.
I find the flying style aspect to be one of the challenges in electric flying. I spend most of my time in the "Pattern like" mode.
It turns out the "quick little electric" can be made to fly just about as well as a dedicated Pattern Plane.
Now, I am working on putting it all together in a reduced "frame" so that the sequence is scaled to the length of the flying field.
I call it FUN !!!!
BTW you can smooth out just about any design and hone your flying skills at the same time.
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RE: I hate to do this, but..
Regarding the j-3 bl, it is a decent beginner plane. I have the j-3 and my dad has the SC. The SC definitely handles wind a lot better, and can be modded to have ailerons. I've kind of been looking into modding the j-3 to add some ailerons, but I'm not sure it's possible (definitely not as easy). The j-3 flies faster allowing you to do some loop-d-loops and what not, whereas the SC would be lucky to do anything other than figure eights (I have gotten a loop or two out of it, but you really need to dive to gain enough speed). To sum up what I am saying, the j-3 is a pretty decent plane to start with, but like you I would have loved something with ailerons. Good luck with your decision making.