Guys,

Hello, I'm new here - been out of circulation for a while. If anyone reads this from Louisiana, then I can tell you that I am home sick and wish I was back there.

Anyway, I'm looking for alternative suggestions to a UCANDO for a beginner in 3D. I've been flying radio control off and on since 1970. I flew a lot more up until about 1986, and only a little since then with a trainer for the kids. Back then, and after learning, I've flown Das Sticks, GP Supersportsters, built and flew a 1/4 scale Cub, and flew a few sport .60 size planes. I would rate my flying, back then, high intermediate. I never considered myself an expert, but I rarely crashed.

Now, I have bought a Nexstar trainer - mostly for my 2 boys to try to learn on and for me to get 'checked out' in at the club I just joined. I was just getting back in the hobby about 3 years ago, when an unexpected divorce stopped it dead in the tracks. But, I had bought a lot of stuff - for example, I have a Saito FS .60, 2 OS FS 91s, an OS FS 1.20, and a Saito 1.60. I have a Chapman Hangar 9 Cap 232 still in the box, but I'm afraid it is too much plane to jump back in with. I have a Sig AstroHog kit that I had thought about building and putting one of the OS 91s on. I started building the 1/4 GP Ryan ST and it is about half way. I have a GP Super Aeromaster kit also.

But, for something relative inexpensive, I thought that something in the category of the UCANDO would be great. I saw one fly (the 60 size with a Saito 100) this past weekend at the field and was amazed at how slow it could fly. I just thought I'd ask before spending more bucks, to see if there was something (maybe a Funtana) that others would recommend that would be just as fun, just as forgiving, about as slow, and not much more expensive than the UCANDO. I'm will to go up to about $250 for a good plane (ARF kit), but I don't want to get in over my head like I think I would be with the CAP 232. But, maybe I am wrong. The main thing I've heard about this kit is that you have to land fairly hot to keep from stalling.

Thanks much for any advice. And if there is any of the 'old' guys here from around Baton Rouge who started flying out at the old Kleinpeter field, give me a holler. There was one guy I'd like to find from way back, his name is Kim Cannon and he would be about 53 years old now.

Steve