Originally Posted by
Geakist
I’m defiantly going to practice for awhile before I get my trainer in the air. I’ve looked around for some instructors in my area and there are quite a lot. I’ll just have to choose a place to go. The battery’s are more then 3 years old. The gentlemen I bought the planes for was very meticulous about his belongings. He had about 10 planes, all of them were hooked up to some sort of charger while in storage to keep the battery’s alive. I guess I could just change it out any way simply because I’m not really familiar with NiCd battery’s. I havnt used them since I was a kid, lol.
Sounds like you're heading the right direction. A high wing trainer and an instructor is a great way to start out in the hobby. I'm sure you'll meet someone at the field that'll be happy to help you get that warbird in the air when the time comes.
Nicads are an excellent choice for model aircraft because of their discharge profile. They can easily handle the instantaneous current damands of servos. Don't worry about the age of the nicad pack. I'm running packs well over 6 yrs old with no problem. Set up your charger to cycle the pack 3 or 4 times to ensure it will charge to 80% or more of its rated mah and run with it.
I got a head start on flying rc planes by using a free cell phone app. It's wasn't that great or realistic but did allow me to better understand aircraft oriention vs. stick movements. I had no problems with stick movements during my buddy box sessions with my instructor, in fact I found that flying the real thing was way easier than using the app.
Good luck and happy flying