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Old 01-05-2002 | 01:43 PM
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Hey,

I get to christen the thread!

Here's my question: are these airplane hard to fly?

The reason I ask is that I am not the best pilot. I can fly my trainer, I had a GP Mustang I flew about 18 times before it had the radio poblem, and I fly my fun fly plane that is a shoulder wing version of the Wild Thing.

I have alway heard that small airplanes are hard to fly because of the wing loading. Small airplanes appeal to me though because there are so many airplanes I want to build. The smaller airplanes would not cost as much as their larger counterparts and I could fit more in my house. But really, what the point if they are too much for me to fly? I stopped building plastic models years ago for that very reason.

My interested in small airplanes was just rekindled when I went to www.airkill.com and saw their modle of Dreadnought, a Hawker Sea Fury. http://www.airkill.com/racing.htm

Would there any difference flying the same airplane in the two different sizes (2605 and 2610), assuming the same gear was used?

Here is the equipment I have in mind. I have a OS .25F ABC engine in need of a home and I am willing to buy two mini servos (one for the throttle and one for the elevator) and the new 94777 reciever that wieghs half of the older 94765 reciever (1oz versus 2oz) and I thought I could use a standard servo on the ailerons.

Help! I need advise.

-Bob George