ORIGINAL: Rudeboy
The honest opinion of a Magnum flier...?
Why bother with anything less than the WEST engine?
Get that engine and bolt on a 9x6 for the first flights if you are insecure about your flying skills, and get someone to launch it for you. It will go straight out of sight on a 9x6... so don't worry about the launch...
The Magnum really flies very good, as long as the engine runs
, so don't worry too much about your skills.
After a couple of flights when you start to get used to it and have it trimmed properly... bolt on an 8x8, shorten the pipe a little (see manual)... and hold on...
But don't forget, if things get out of hand your first reaction should to throttle back... that goes for any plane...
I agree there - I use one and I wish it was faster yet. Ditto on the 9-6, that prop works great for test fights, getting used to the airplane etc., and launches very easily.
Of course the alternative is a Jett .50, and it will pull it pretty much the same. Both killer engines.
So I agree with the use of the .50 for now - it does have a throttle after all. Just don't fly with gobs of pitch at first.
MJD