Hi!
Yeah! I did not mean to hurt anyone,just giving some advise from seeing so many newcomers go wrong during the 36 years I have been in this hobby. So sorry if I hurt anyones feelings!

One of the first mistakes newcomers do is to overpower their planes, putting .46 two-strokes or bigger in a .40 size high winged trainer when a .40-.46 OS LA or .42 TT would do much better , thinking: Power is good to have so a little more power couldn't hurt"...Nothing could be further from the truth! Lot's of power is inviting a crash!

Second mistake seen is that they tend to think that they would keep the plane for longer periods of time and therefore indulge in making it pretty or modifying it to look more scale like. Or even worse, they tend to think a high winged trainer is unnécessary and go right on to a low winged sportplane.

I don't say that it's possible keeping a trainer airworthy and in fine condition for longer periods, I did it myself when I started flying R/C when I was 21 years old ,and sold the palne I started on some years later. I have seen youngsters learing to fly in just a couple of flights, but many of the fliers I have helped flying during the years have been older guys (40-70 years old), and they have had a much more difficult time learning.

So...my advise is to build that high winged trainer as it is, Power it with a .40 ball bearinged engine or an OS .46LA or .42 TT, join a club a and get help flying...then get alow winged sport plane to train manouvers on...and enjoy!