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Old 10-13-2006 | 07:11 PM
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Default RE: ARF P-51D 60 For newbie.

Re: "I have decided to do a little research on the Hanger p51 trainer. It seems to be more for newbies!!!!!!" < Yes and no! The plane has extra gizmos that you can install on the wing to give the plane more lift, make the plane more stable, and allow it to fly and land slower. The idea is that once you are used to seeing th plane in the air and can safely handle the plane and land it with the extras on, then you start to take the parts off such as the speed brakes. The plane will now start to fly like a sport plane meaning it will take off faster, fly faster, be more sensitive to aileron control and land faster. When all the training gizmos are taken off the plane, now you have a low wing sport scale P51 that you can have fun with without having to buy another plane! I like the bird from what I have seen of it at our field. It does indeed take off, fly, and land slow with the training gear on. It has pretty good visibity and its a larger than other 40 size P51s which also make it easier to see.