I just think that most people are wasting their money by buying one of those god-awful ARF trainers with the customary plain bearing .40 engine. Neither are good for anything except making profit for those that sell them.
Ed Cregger, "most people" well yes that is true, but actually I can think of a couple of things aside just selling them off. They can be used as a float plane or perhaps for club fun fly events.
Who wants to take their prized plane and slam it down on the runway trying to be the first person on the ground and back up in the air again during the Musical chairs event? or fly it under a piece of paper tape stretched across the runway getting it as close the the ground as possible without touching the ground, tape or shredding a wing off from hitting one of the poles during the limbo event? or even getting it as high as you can in 30 seconds dead sticking it for the time and glide event.
Not all trainers are the perfect plane for these events but at least you can have fun trying without the worry's of destroying one of your most prized planes, not to mention learning how to fly off of water.
Randy