ORIGINAL: CCRC1
Flying electric park flyers and glo fuel airplanes are quiet a bit different though. Because glo fuel airplanes fly at much greater distances, fly at much greater speeds and can cause much greater damage when crashed, puts them in a completely different area when it comes to learning and training.
We try to avoid the crashing part. Got that part mostly under control.
I've learned that every plane flys differently, and you find that out when you're in the air and coming in. My high wingers settle in for landings. The Formosa has to be flown to the ground. The Slinger needs a shallow approach with careful input on elevator all the way in if you want a soft, slow landing. For maidens, experiment with slow flight at stalling speeds, watch how it sinks with less throttle, shoot approaches, and before all the power is gone in case of a go around, commit to land and fly it until it touches the ground. As far as speed, I'd bet that when I'm flat out on the Slinger, I'm close to the speeds that the .40 trainer will go, and the trainer doesn't need to be flown that fast to keep it in the air.
I'm not saying it directly transfers, but I don't expect that going from what I'm used to the .40 trainer will be a quantum leap. I'd rather expect the glow trainer to be more stable than what I'm used to because of the extra 4 pounds.
But, like I said, I'll have help there to bail me out if need be which is the best thing to do.
I'll have to update next year and let you know how it goes.
