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Old 03-31-2004 | 12:55 PM
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Default RE: Scale Aerobatic Second Plane

I think a jump to a scale aerobatic would probably cut your RC flying interest short. You will crash it very early on. I have seen it many times. I had a guy here go to an extra, crash it, wouldn't listen to anyone, built another, crashed it and quit. You have to learn things in a logical matter and you wouldn't jump from a 150 to a sukoi in a full scale. Why try in a model.

The problem is the aerobats snap roll so much faster and get unstable in a stall situation. You add power and the problem gets worse if you don't know what to do. Experience is the only thing that will get you ready and a plane that will teach you more without biting you would be highly reccomended.

Maybe go to something like a Sig Somethin extra first, and set it up to do normal routine stuff, then move the CG back as you learn it, add more to the throws and fly it hard. Then move it back a bit more and learn it again. You will have fun and learn a lot. Then maybe go to the aerobat.

You have about a 99% chance of wrecking a scale aerobat very quickly if you jump to it right from a trainer.

Good luck in what ever you decide to do though.