ORIGINAL: RCKen


Actually, most Cubs do not make good planes for beginners to fly. And especially scale Cubs. A lot of people will look at a Cub and assume that because it's a high wing plane it will fly like a trainer, but this is completely wrong. Cubs have a few bad habits that make them a "handful" to fly for even experienced pilots, and for beginner's it can frustrate them to point of getting out of the hobby. A couple of the worse habits associated with Cubs is squirrely handling on the ground and adverse yaw in the air when making aileron turns. When making turns in a Cub the pilot really needs to make coordinated turns using the ailerons and rudder to make for a smooth turn. Coordinating the two control surfaces is something that comes with experience and is usually a bit much for the beginning pilot. For these reasons I always recommend that Cubs be avoided by beginning pilots.

Ken