I would have to agree. As I've followed this thread it does seem as if the original poster has his mind set as to what he wants to do and is just looking for somebody to validate that decision, no matter whether it's good or bad advice. I feel that telling this person that a Cessna 182 would be suitable for learning to fly is just poor advice, and possibly setting him up for failure down the road.

As far as a trainer being boring. Planes aren't boring, there are only boring pilots. I've been flying for 10 years now and I still have my trainer, and I still take it to the field and fly it regularly. Until you can fly a full set of acrobatics with your trainer I would say that you haven't fully explored what your trainer can do. Can you take off, roll inverted, and fly 3 complete circuits of your field while still inverted??

Having used RC cars does help SOME when moving to planes, but it can also hurt in some ways. It does help in the fact that the student is going to have a feel for the sticks as they start on their airplane. The student may also not be bothered by stick reversal after dealing with cars. But when dealing with cars most drivers learn that if their car gets out of control you simply close the throttle and let the car come to a stop. Big big trouble if they try this with an airplane.


Ken