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Old 09-06-2005 | 11:35 PM
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crhammond
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Default RE: Beginner Recommendations

Thanks for the tips

Flew the E-Starter with my instrutors help at a near-by park tonight. My instructor took it up, trimmed it a bit and handed over to me. No problems flying it - it felt easy - very slow and steady which is good. The CG and setup were good right off the start which helped. I was not too nervous since the investment in this one is really small. Made a few circuts and belly landed 3 times no problems other than not quite putting it exactly where I wanted. I found it easier to orient and line up for landin in real life than in the sim. Like someone mentioned having real hard ground makes you much more laid back in your flying LOL.

I picked up one of the new Hanger-9 P-51 trainers to get some gas experience. Hopefully I'll be out with that one in a couple weeks and if it lives up to the hype I should be flying it for a while until I'm good and ready for a Bipe. I'm going to spend more time in RF and with the EStarter over the next two weeks.

My instructor showed me his really nice Goldberg Bipe (designed by Dave Patrick he tells me...) ... I want one even more now LOL.