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Old 01-18-2006, 10:27 PM
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Default RE: "Almost Ready to Fly"

I'm not a big fan of ARFs in general, but there are some decent ones. I think that an ARF is probably the best bet for a first trainer though. Even though many are built too light, most can be beefed up easily enough by a friendly instructor. That's what mine did. It took some hard landings to find the weak areas during repairs, but the Xtra Easy 2 is basically a tank now with reinforcements all over the airframe.

You probably should think about building something after you start feeling at home with your trainer. There is no doubt that you learn a lot from building just one kit.

A guy at the field had the Eagle 2 and it was a pretty good trainer. It flew well and stood up to flying abuse. He crashed it nose first and it still looks repairable.


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