Let's start a thread for aerobatic enthusiasts
08-21-2005 | 07:55 PM
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Let's start a thread for aerobatic enthusiasts
Hi All,
I am 14 years old. I started flying a year ago. I am a big fan of Warbirds and aerobatics.
I currently have an Ultra-Stick .40, and a "Miss America" Mustang .60. I am getting a Twist .40 in the near future.
Would anyone like to tell their story about how they enjoy aerobatics or scale like I do. I am looking for input on planes like Ultra-Sticks, Spacewalkers, Aresti's, etc.
Anyone have an Ultra-Stick or another aerobatic plane?
P.S.: You can visit my website that is dedicated solely to RC flying at: http://home.earthlink.net/~mgruenba/index.html
I am 14 years old. I started flying a year ago. I am a big fan of Warbirds and aerobatics.
I currently have an Ultra-Stick .40, and a "Miss America" Mustang .60. I am getting a Twist .40 in the near future.
Would anyone like to tell their story about how they enjoy aerobatics or scale like I do. I am looking for input on planes like Ultra-Sticks, Spacewalkers, Aresti's, etc.
Anyone have an Ultra-Stick or another aerobatic plane?
P.S.: You can visit my website that is dedicated solely to RC flying at: http://home.earthlink.net/~mgruenba/index.html
08-22-2005 | 07:16 AM
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RE: Let's start a thread for aerobatic enthusiasts
I have seen MG and his father flying at the field. I must say he flies very well for someone who has been in the hobby for just a short time--an example of the advantages of good guidance, instruction, advice and a little financial assistance heaped on top of innate desire and natural talent. RC flying is hard to beat as a sport/hobby for father & son (or daughter) to enjoy together.
When I took up radio control after I retired, my interests leaned toward sport scale. I started building rubber powered stick & tissue built models when I was in grade school, then got into U-control when after-school jobs enabled me to afford glow engines and all their paraphernalia. Along with modeling, my flying buddy and I would bug his father to drive us to a local private airport on a weekend morning, then come by and pick us up at the end of the day. We'd enjoy the whole day just watching full scale aircraft taking off & landing, examining planes on the ground, soaking up the whole atmosphere. Decades later, I still get a charge out of seeing a good scale model fly like the real thing--whether I'm on the sticks or kibitzing someone else.
I do agree that something like the Ultrastick is a great second plane, easy to fly but capable of all the variations of looping and rolling that make up the aerobatic repertoire. And then for an introduction to the stalled-wing 3D stuff, something like the Twist fills the bill nicely.
After you've soloed on your trainer, then practiced all the moves upright & inverted with your stick, and finally learned throttle management with your 3D model, now you have a good grasp of all the basics for flying a scale model. And one of the all-time great scale favorites is of course the Mustang.
There is a boatload of learning involved in RC flying, and a single lifetime is hardly enough to master it all. It helps to get an early start and to stick with it over the years. I still get a lot of satisfaction from learning new skills and techniques, and I expect that will continue as long as I can make it to the field, move my thumbs and see which side of my model is up.
When I took up radio control after I retired, my interests leaned toward sport scale. I started building rubber powered stick & tissue built models when I was in grade school, then got into U-control when after-school jobs enabled me to afford glow engines and all their paraphernalia. Along with modeling, my flying buddy and I would bug his father to drive us to a local private airport on a weekend morning, then come by and pick us up at the end of the day. We'd enjoy the whole day just watching full scale aircraft taking off & landing, examining planes on the ground, soaking up the whole atmosphere. Decades later, I still get a charge out of seeing a good scale model fly like the real thing--whether I'm on the sticks or kibitzing someone else.
I do agree that something like the Ultrastick is a great second plane, easy to fly but capable of all the variations of looping and rolling that make up the aerobatic repertoire. And then for an introduction to the stalled-wing 3D stuff, something like the Twist fills the bill nicely.
After you've soloed on your trainer, then practiced all the moves upright & inverted with your stick, and finally learned throttle management with your 3D model, now you have a good grasp of all the basics for flying a scale model. And one of the all-time great scale favorites is of course the Mustang.
There is a boatload of learning involved in RC flying, and a single lifetime is hardly enough to master it all. It helps to get an early start and to stick with it over the years. I still get a lot of satisfaction from learning new skills and techniques, and I expect that will continue as long as I can make it to the field, move my thumbs and see which side of my model is up.
