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I heard it was harder to fly a plane with the wings under the fuselage. Why is that? Should a beginner get a plane that has the wings on top?

>The reason a trainer type plane has the wing on top is that it puts the center
>of gravity and the majority of the plane's weight under the the lifting
>surface. A low wing plane has the majority of it's weight and CG above the
>lifting surface. Think of it this way, grab a pencil by the point. Pretty easy to
>hold when the eraser end is hanging down. Now try holding this same pencil
>by the point with the eraser end straight up.
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I flown a real plane before with the wings under the fuselage, and it wasnt that hard. I feel that if i could fly a real plane, and have rc expirience with cars & trucks, then surely i could just get a plane with the wings under the fuselage. What do yall think?

>I will not say you can not learn to fly on a low wing plane, however, there
>are several things you need to co-ordinate at the same time. You are outside
>the plane and you need to retrain your perspective as to height, speed, and
>whether the plane is coming toward you or going away from you. Don't
>laugh at this last one - you have a 5' - 6' wingspan plane and you are 100'
>away from it AND the plane is up 100' high. Your orientation can get mixed
>up pretty quickly.
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>Now, in addition to everything mentioned above, you have a 5 lb object moving
>at 40 - 60 mph. It is going to get knocked around by the wind. You ARE GOING
>TO GET THE CONTROL MOVEMENT MESSED UP/REVERSED IN YOUR MIND and
>the plane IS GOING TO REACT much faster than you think it will. Add to this,
>you will, in all probability, also be "over controlling" the plane and be nervous to
>boot.
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>The combination of things is a receipe for a crash. You want a plane that is as
>forgiving as possible and an instructor is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED/SUGGESTED.
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