Ed Cragger
"Think about it for a moment, RVD. If the symmetrical and flat bottom airfoil wings are the same in area, how can the symmetrical wing be faster? It's twice as thick! "


I was not going to reply to your post because i am sick of debating these things with people.. I have gone through this time and time again. If you would have read my post and understood it correctly you would have seen what I meant about comparing speeds with a flat bottom and symmetrical aitfoil..



"A fully symmetrical airfoil tends to fly faster with the same engine and prop as the flat bottom.. Less time for error recovery."

I did not once quote a stick's fully symmetrical airfoil. I was stating a symmetrical airfoil in general. Most newbies even youngsters do not learn that quick. There are more people that struggle than there is people that catch on right away.. This is coming from experience. I have trained LOTS of people. Depending on what you consider good flying. There are people that can just get by flying a basic sport plane with a symmetrical wing like a ultra stick. Does that make them good ? Does that mean they are ready for a cap? ya right..
I had kids that wanted to learn to fly so their parents bought them a 40size cap232 or an extra300 arf because they did not consult with me first before going to a hobby shop. The did not learn so quickly with these planes. They struggled to fly a basic circuit.

anyways people have their opinions, this is mine and most experienced pilots would agree.