ORIGINAL: ptulmer
A} Tigerdude wouldn't be the first person to build and not fly! There's one member of our club that I've never met. I hear he builds some really beautiful stuff though.
B} Tigerdude, I wonder why you are limiting yourself to trainers? If it's because they're familiar, you're in a rut. If you're scared, there's sport aircraft that are just as easy to build. If I was a therapist, I'd be alot thinner.
Seriously, can I talk you into some variety? Oh, I know! You could grab a pencil and paper and design your own trainer! You got alot of empirical data to draw from with three completed airplanes in front of you.
Bruce, I know Piper Chuck from a couple of fly-ins we've attended. He is thoroughly deserving of being picked on. He shows up to a 1/2a fly-in with nothing but .15 sized airplanes!!! (that's about the worst I can say about him, but I
could make something up)
A] It's just i love building so much I can never have enough to build.
B] I am only limiting myself to trainers cause it's the only thing I know how to build.
Wouldn't really say I was scared to do it (although that is a small part of it
but I would say verrrry nervous. And also don't know how to go about finding someone to teach me - I don't know where to look for a instructor; I haven't seen or spoken to my father in years (personal problems) [
] and that is really bothering because he has been building and flying for over 20 years, but I don't know how to approach him; I do have someone who says he can teach me but he wants $10 an hour and says it won't take long before I can solo with him teaching.
Right now I am thinking maybe the Senorita, but I am still investigating.
Original from RCKen. . . If you want a kit that is a true pleasure to build, and fantastic fun to fly, get a Sig Something Extra. I've built three of them and the last one I was able to frame up in a weekend. There's a joke out there about the SSE that all you do is open the box, through in a bottle of glue, shake, and remove the finished plane!!!
Ken, do you think I am ready for a build like that? I have seen threads on them and they look really nice. But maybe it is time for me to build something higher up in the ranks while I learn to fly the 3 trainers, which will be coming next month if my nerves will calm down some thinking about that.
ORIGINAL: bruce88123
I think you should try flying SOMETHING!!!!!!! I've seen so many build threads and no flying threads Tiger. When are you going to fly something? Time to get to it and go to the field and do it. IMO
I think you are correct bruce, but I am nervous and a little scared I guess. But I am also very anxious, but need instructor - I may end up paying my LHS the $10/hr to learn.
Sorry about the build threads and no fly threads (there is nothing more I'd like to show than my finished project flying successfully, but I'm afraid of the crashing part)
When I get another project going I don't think I will be doing a thread on it with the possibility of boring some members.
Til next time. ~ Steve