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Old 12-25-2004 | 06:25 PM
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Default RE: Wings under the fuselage?

Im a full scale pilot and im here to tell you it took some time to get the hang of flying an RC model![sm=lol.gif]
I found that you have to "program" you're brain to be "outside" the airplane which made it hard for me.
You can't feel the airplane like you can in the cockpit.
As far as a low wing plane being any easier or more difficult to fly depends...when the winds are strong I find the low wing aircraft to be much more stable on landings.(Taxi...ect.)
I find that you will scrape the wingtips a lot more with a low wing..but wing tip protectors help there.
Heck..all I fly now are low wing Warbirds,540's,232 Caps,202's,Skyraiders...ect.
With all that said..I have found that it is no more difficult to fly a low wing opposed to a high wing airplane,maybe easier on the landings when flying a low wing because you get into the ground effect a little sooner.