I am by far an expert. I am not a master of my trainer. But personally (everyone is different) it don't make a hills worth a difference if I can do a "perfect" anything. I do it for fun, not competition. Like I said everyone is different.

I don't think you need to be a complete expert on a trainer before you move on. You need to be proficient, and able to maintain control and not crash it, but it is not necessary that you fly the plane perfectly or perform every maneuver it is capable of perfectly. I suppose there is a difference between "out growing" your trainer and getting "bored" of your trainer. Or, just wanting another plane!

Someday I am sure I will be good enough to peform most manuevers perfectly. I am sure anyone can after enough practice. But personally, it would bore the heck out of me to practice loops (or any manuever) until I am blue in the face until it is perfect.

It is very true that a better plane doesn't make you a better pilot, but it is a heck of a lot more fun when you have a plane that is capable of a lot more. I can't wait to maiden my four star, now I will be able to perform even more "Sloppy" maunuevers and have a blast doing it!


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