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Old 08-23-2002 | 01:48 PM
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Yak18
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I wouldn't think it's a good 2nd plane for these reasons;

1. It's fragile. It will not take much abuse. If you blow a landing you will blow out the landing gear and that will take the bottom of the fuse off...major damage.

2. It's fast. Three times faster than a trainer which would have been your 1st plane.

3. It's neutral. Not self righting, you fly it from takeoff to touchdown.

In a nutshell, you have to be a very competent pilot to enjoy flying it. It's not hard to fly if you know what you are doing. I know when I was on my 2nd plane I did not have the experience to successfully fly an airplane with the performance of a racer.

my .02

Yak