Originally Posted by
pmconway
I'm hoping to attend an AMA Expo this weekend and maybe purchasing my first airplane. From what I understand, for stability the plane should be bigger (I'm not sure how big), high wings, and dihedral. I was wondering what other good features retired newbie. Also, since I have double vision (so no depth perception) a friend suggested I paint the underside of one wing yellow and the underside of the other red. Good idea? What's the best color for the rest of the plane?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Trish
A couple of things--non reflective surfaces are easier to see
slower models are easier to evaluate as to attitude
do yourself a favor - If you have eyesight issues - stick with models which can be flown in close to you -- slower models which are very lightly loaded and if possible use a GOOD stabilization ,on board system - to make it all easier to predict what is happening .
I went from flying for years in Pattern and IMAC models to being unable to see well enough to to fly these .
I started over - learning to fly slow indoor models and learning attitude recognition all over again.
My outdoor models are now lightly loaded , slower, yet fully aerobatic and can be flown in at lower speeds .
Trying to chase an older design which needs more speed is not a good idea -unless you just want to have a model which some one else has to fly for you.
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