ORIGINAL: Dr1Driver
Ditto,
A large engine MAY pull your plane out of a bad situation by pure power, especially at low speed. It MAY get you into that trouble to begin with, too. RC-Fiend is incorrect when he states, "overpowering is a security blanket against crashing". The only security blanket against crashing is the pilot's flying ability. Some planes ae designed to fly "on the wing". Some are designed to fly "on the prop". Some do both. Use a larger engine to improve flight characteristics, not to prevent crashes. It won't.
Dr.1
And adding to this, beginners would actually be better off learning with engines that are toward the lower range of the power requirements for their planes. Way to many trainers have engines with too much power. Some pilots learn to rely on using the engine to get out of bad situations rather than learning to never get in them in the first place.