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Newbie Here...Need Suggestions/Recommendations - 11/30/2006 7:17:48 PM   
grinder965


 

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Joined: 11/29/2006
From: , CA, USA
Status: offline 		Just pulled the trigger and bought the CMP P-40E Warhawk ARF (53.5" in Wingspan) for my 13 yr old son for Christmas. My son is an avid "Top Gun" type of guy and is a virtual encylopedia of facts relating to flight and military aircraft in particuliar. Pretty amazing really and I'm certain it's not just a fad.....if anything it's getting more intense. Always on the web checking out history/facts etc.....he's been building quite a few plastic models and has all the Ace Combat PS-2 games including the flight stick and controller they sell seperately. Watches the Military Channel all the time (lol). i wanted to start off with a war bird that was realistic looking and not too big or small and not too expensive that is why I chose the CMP Warhawk.

With that background in mind.....I'm going to need to start and plan to buy all the needed accessories and what not. The model comes with fixed landing gear but can be upgraded to retracts which I'm sure we'll want to do. Also, I'd like to start to plan to get servos, engine, propoeller, reciever and whatever else we'll need. Usually I like to buy something of good quality that can still be used as he progresses and upgrades along the RC Modeling path.

So where do i start......any and all suggestions/recommendation welcome!
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RE: Newbie Here...Need Suggestions/Recommendations - 12/1/2006 1:32:48 PM   
Tauri Flyer



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Joined: 3/22/2003
From: allentown, PA, USA
Status: offline 		Where do ya start???

I'm not trying to be a wiseguy here,,,But you start by putting that plane on the shelf and getting yourself a trainer plane and join a flying club for some basic instruction. Other wise I'd think your P-40 may see a total of 38 seconds of flight time before it fits back into a much smaller box then the one you got when ya bought it! The P-40 is not a beginners plane. There's alot of basic flying skills to master before stepping up to a P-40. These R/C planes fly very much like a full scale plane and scale or semi scale R/C aircraft can be a real challange.

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RE: Newbie Here...Need Suggestions/Recommendations - 12/3/2006 11:17:18 PM   
opjose



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Joined: 11/26/2005
From: Poolesville, MD, USA
Status: offline 		Like he said.

Put it away.

Buy a trainer, join a club, get a good sim, get flying for a season.

Then talk to the club members about your Warbird.

Don't rush it. Don't try to fly w/o joining a club as you may be breaking local laws, giving us all a black eye, and will likely end up with a nice hunk of trash.

The club memberships will pay for themselves, you'll find.





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RE: Newbie Here...Need Suggestions/Recommendations - 3/21/2008 2:26:46 PM   
tsmithh


 

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Joined: 2/12/2006
From: layton, UT, USA
Status: offline 		I realize I'm posting this well after the fact but in case others new to RC are reading it, here are my thoughts.

Welcome to RC!
Since you are in CA start by looking up district 9 on the academy of model aeronautics web page at http://www.modelaircraft.org/. You should be able to locate a club field in your area. Be prepared for a small investment to join AMA and first year dues at the club you choose. At the website navigate to Community and then to Chartered Club Search (I found 207 clubs in CA).

I’m from the old school of RC instruction in the 70s when I started flying RC in Junior High. There were few clubs but no one I knew could tell me where. I flew wherever no one would run me out, not a good philosophy! It was a timely/costly learning curve, takeoffs and flying were no big deal with my Enya 10 powered Topflight Headmaster Trainer but landings were always a crash.

I concur with others here buy a trainer of quality to learn on. Just last weekend I watched an intermediate level flyer at our club auger-in his 46 sized spitfire after getting it too low and slow on approach. Since there are so many trainers to choose it’s no easy task. For my money and 35 years in the hobby I recommend the NexSTAR 46 by Hobbico (lowest I‘ve seen it on the net is $300). It’s built, designed, ’packaged’ to ease the learning curve in both building time and flying qualities. As you and your son build it the supplied Flight simulator software gets you stick time on your PC. The radio equipment and engine and tank in this trainer can likely be rigged to the warbird you bought ie. 4-channel radio system; elevator, rudder, aileron, throttle controls.


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