(Warning, Brian's musings to follow. If you don't likey please move on)
So's I went flying my UMX ICON A5 this morning down at the lake. This time I didn't carry my camera (you make thank me) but I DID muse to myself the following:
I learned to fly coaxial helicopters back in 2008 by teaching myself.
With in a calendar year I'd taught myself CP helis as evidenced on my YT channel.
NO SIM!
I was getting bored because I didn't want to do aerobatics so's a fellow board member Jeff Nail sent me the link for all the goodies for a Slow Stick in response to my KILLING a "Clouds Fly" that Rob sent me as a gift!
(The motor off the CF is still in use on my Teksumo!)
When I got that SS up in the air I was HOOKED!
I could afford to crash and learn as the same time.
You see I HATE a simulator.
Still the SS wasn't getting me where I needed to go frankly because it was too slow.
Flash ahead to last Christmas. I "overbought" a full sized T-28 and ICON A5.
I crashed the H E L L out of both b/c I was too scared and experienced to fly them!
So's I bought both in the UMX form.
The UMX T-28 is the BEST 100 bux I've spent to date and it's sister plane the UMX ICON-A5 a close second.
To ANY out there (lurkers included) who wish to learn how to fly get the UMX T-28 as it is VERY nearly indestructible!
All these skill sets translate to each other i.e. Heli to Plane, Plane to Heli!
Kirk out!
b