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DTB -> Wrecked my trainer- whats next? (7/15/2003 2:28:32 AM)
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tattoo
For those beginners who don't think so:
Trainer airplanes can do stunts. They can do stunts very well. The difference between the stunts a trainer can do and the stunts a sport plane can do is the speed at which the stunt happens.
There may be some negative G stunts a high dihedral flat bottomed trainer can't do cleanly...but there are PLENTY of stunts that it CAN do.
If you are bored with your trainer because you think all it can do is fly in ovals and figure 8's guess again. Next time you see a good pilot with a stunt plane going crazy...see if he is willing to fly your plane and ask him to show you what your plane can do...you will be amazed.
It's not the plane that does the stunts. It's the pilot. When a new pilot earns his wings on a trainer, then it's time to start really learning how to fly his trainer...including stunts. Once the pilot has all the stunt learned on a trainer (by this time take offs and landings are second nature and honed to perfection), then it may be time to start looking for a plane that does all the stuff a heck of a lot faster. [/QUOTE]
I agree 100%. It is the pilot that does the stunts, not the plane. Some planes can perform stunts easier than others but a trainer can do them, except a trainer has to have plenty of power on it to do the maneuvers. I flew my Superstar 40 with a OS 46FX bolted upfront until the cover started to come off (not literally), but having more power will allow the plane to do things that you would not think was possible. I was able to do many acrobatic maneuvers with a flat bottom, high wing trainer which had plenty of dihedral. This plane was able to do knife edges, inverted flying, hammerheads, etc.. Although the plane was able to do these, it wasn't always easiest or the cleanest, but it performed the stunt. My trainer actually hated to do knife edges, but that is the fun part of it, which makes you better when you moved on to other planes. The ability to make a plane do something that it doesn't want to do or doesn't do well only builds your skill level. Flying a trainer doing some IMAC maneuvers is a fun experience, especially if the trainer has a little extra power on it to make it climb easier.
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