ORIGINAL: boosted180
i've flown my friend's glow models before and have a few electric pattern and 3d planes myself. electrics are convenient but i like the larger size/ power of glow, which is why i wanna get into it.
i actually started flying glow trainers when i was a kid. been out of r/c for like 20 years and i got back into it flying electrics. it will feel like my "first" glow plane b/c i dont remember too much about glow engines at all from when i was a kid.
so unless bipes fly dramatically differently from 3d and pattern monoplanes, i think i should be able to handle the ultimate....
thanx,
brian
Yes, I would say it's dramatically different from the 3D and pattern electric planes. Much heavier, much lower power-to-weight ratio. Will not fly real slow, you want to be ready to touch down if the Ultimate 30 is going slow.
In the air, for a draggy biplane, the Ultimate 30 is nimble enough for most pattern type aerobatics, but not as stable as a big pattern plane. Mine will hover for a few seconds, but that's about it.
Landings... I keep mine fast. Oh, and the stock gear wants to bend back a bit with each landing on grass. Over the first 100 flights, I bet I bent mine back about 25 times, maybe more. Over the next hundred, perhaps a dozen times. I didn't get better with landings, I think the wire gear just work-hardened.
Your call, good luck,
Dave Olson