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Old 01-25-2005 | 09:01 PM
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Default RE: Trainer Suggestions Needed

I'm a little surprised that some of you guys think being a full scale pilot helps much when learning to fly RC planes. There are a number of guys in my club that are full scale pilots... some general aviation, a couple fly for airlines. Many of them said they found learning to fly RC planes harder than learning to fly the real thing, mainly because of the changing control perspective of an RC plane (i.e flying away from you, towards you, overhead, inverted, etc.). A couple of them have even been buddy-boxing much longer than I did with just some RC heli and simulated plane experience. With every RC vehicle I've tried, the most difficult part to learn was the control perspective, which is something that can only be learned with actual or simulated RC experience. Some of the best RC pilots at my club have no full scale experience... although one guy that's extremely good (even qualified to be a trainer for turbines) is an airline pilot... I always have a blast watching him fly!

BTW... if you're set on a .60 sized trainer, the Global Right Flyer (mentioned above) and the Hobbico Hobbistar both have semi-symmetric airfoils, which will keep flying interesting longer than the flat-bottomed trainers will.