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Old 11-25-2005 | 02:25 PM
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jaka
 
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Default RE: Complete Beginner with questions.

Hi!
I have helped some newcomers this summer that visited our club with their Park-zone CUB airplanes (Kyosho made or at least sold by Kyosho over here in Sweden) and compared to many similar size electric trainers the are just junk! They are very hard to fly for a beginner and don't behave particularly good in the air compared to many other similar size airplanes. The batteries don't last long...just 3-6 minutes. The motor also have a weak spot with its motor axle that easily get bent in a hard landing (better electric airplanes have rubber band mounted props).
As has been said earlier I also recommend that you get a "real" radio and not the "toy" stuff you get with a Parkzone CUB.
A good beginner radio is the Futaba Skyward 4 or 6 channel radio. Or a similar radio from JR or Multiplex. But if you can afford it, a computer radio is much better.
Being an active in R/C flier for 30 years I recommend these brands over Hitech.
I also advise you to contact a club if you want to learn to fly ...and don't be embarrassed just because you are a newcomer...we have all been there
Have a look at some of MFT's airplanes. Here you can find many good airplanes and Johan the proprietor knows everything there is to know about airplanes
http://www.mft.nu/

Regards!
Jan K
Sweden