RE: Escapade .40 a good second plane?
I love my escapade. I've only flown it twice now but it is a lot different from a trainer. I don't think it really should be recommended as a second plane simply because it's so fast. I have a 46 ABX on mine and even on tickover it's extremely fast - very fast on landing too. Also the white wing underneath with the two stripes is very hard to see - I'm going to ass a checkboard to mine and a solid leading edge to aid my eyesight.