This may be my doing.........

In another post, the comment was made about "mastering" a trainer. I questioned the pilots deffinition of "mastering" by listing off several manuvers that I perform with a bone stock, LA 40 powered, stock control throws Hobbico SuperStar Select. Most of the manuvers were pattern and/or freestlye type manuvers.

Is a trainer a good trainer for aerobatics? Not really, in fact it may be the worst. A trainer wing is not designed for that stuff. Can it be done? Yes it can.

Many new people who come to the field, don't want a trainer becasue, "a trainer won't do anything" I show them what a basic trainer is really capable of.

Also, if I ever go to a field where I don't know anyone, I will pull out the trainer (if I have it with me). My son and I will put the wing on and fill it up. Most of the time, one of the member will come over to me and ask if I need some help. I tell them no, I got it. I will take off the plane, do 2 1/2 negitive snaps to inverted directly into a rolling circle. I will normally hear people scream as this happens, they all think I'm about to crash it. My 6 year old son, Zane, like to stand with the group and listen to the comments, then he tells me what was said while I was flying. I know, I sick

If you want to learn aerobatics, look into a Stick instead of a 4*. A stick will teach you alot and the flat wing will fly inverted very well. Also with the thick airfoil of a Stick wing, they will slow down like a trainer. You can build most of them as a trike or a taildragger.