Originally Posted by
krokodyl
Hmm. Everyone at my club seems to recommend a lowing like the cherokee, goldberg tiger or sig 4 star as a next plane.
Hard choice, but mine would be a sig 4 star. It's a low wing, and a tail dragger, teaching 2 new things, but at the same time probably not to hard to fly if setup correctly.
Hubert
SIG 4Star ... I bought mine in 2006, have changed covering 3 times, and still fly it to re-train myself after my skills have decayed after a long winter.
The first time I flew it was in Marana, Az at a dusty dirt airfield. Had an OS .91 4stroke in it. Taxied to take off with full-up on the elevator. Gave it half throttle, went from full-up elevator to neutral elevator, and the thing simply lifted into the air. It was so easy to fly. But it tends to float when trying to land. A few years ago I shortened the wing ... removed a couple of bays from both left and right so now the wingspan is 64" ... makes for improved aerobatic performance.
Check out this video. The 4Star is the orange plane with the Normandy invasion stripes on the fuselage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL5t1w98ET0&t=65s