U can do 46 for 2nd plane?
 

I am pretty new to this hobby and started with a Avistar a couple of months ago. I recently purchased a Hangar 9 Aresti and am flying it pretty well but it is'nt the easiest plane to see in the air. Today I picked up a U can do 46 3D plane and I am looking for some opinions on if this is a pretty good 2nd plane or not. By the way, I tried to use the basic 4 channel radio that came with the avistar and it is very diffacult to fly with the aresti. I just picked up a Futaba Super 8, hopefully with the dual rates the U can do will be a little easier.

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I haven't flown the 46 but had a 60 and I think the plane would make a nice second plane as long as you keep the throws down until you are comfortable with it. They slow down very well and are easy to see, yet are quite aerobatic.

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Wait..what's wrong with the Aresti. I've flown them and they are very good planes.

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Yes. It is a good choice for a 2nd plane. It has excellent flying characteristics and is capable of any maneuver you can imagine. It can be flown slowly and close in for better visability.

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Thank you for the info. I am still working on the kit and am looking foreward to it's first flight.

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make sure to give a flight report

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I will be sure to do that. Hopefully it will be a good report.

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Nothing is wrong with the Aresti. The Great planes is a little bit bigger plane and more visable. By the way, what is a SPAD?

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Well I finally had some decent weather to take the 3D out for its first flight. At first the control throws were way too high. I adjusted them for the low rates as the book said but still too much. I dialed them down to about 30% and what a difference. Not only is it a fun plane to fly, with the throws down it flys a lot like my old Avistar trainer. This is a good thing for me until I get used to it.

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it would be a great 2nd plane

spad is simple plastic airplane design. made out of coroplast look down a little more on the outside page. they have a place for them there thats has pics of what you can make with the stuff.

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Thank you for the reply on the SPAD thing. So far this is a great second plane and I hope to soon get more familar with it.

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Read the tread on the 46 UCD it has a lot of extra ideas and issues to look for these guys have flown the crapola out of this bird ..check out the review.

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Hey, Thanks for the tip! I will do that. I had my first New Years day solo everything went great.