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Old 06-05-2007 | 12:34 AM
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Pacific Planes
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Default RE: Good trainer plane???

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Hi i have never flown a plane in person, but i have the G3.5 flight sim. i have at least 100 hours on it if not more. I can fly many planes, I can do torque rolls, hover, knife edge and so on. I just want some recomendations on what you think would be a great learner plane. What should i look for in a plane??

Thx.

If you have that many hours on a sim and can hover, do torque rolls, and knife edge, you would be fine with just about anything. If I were you, I would start out with a 12-20 oz Yak 54 and fly it for a couple weeks. Then load whatever you want. My first plane was Yak 54 with a .56 glow on it. I flew it for a week, then converted it to electric. Also, even with aerobatic plane you can fly them on low rates until you get comfortable with high rates. I know many people disagree with this method but I think you should be more then fine with just about anything. You would get bored with a trainer after a day.