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Old 08-17-2007 | 08:28 AM
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Default a 3channel really needed to learn?

Hi, I've been flying rc helicopters for a year or so now, and am wanting to get into planes as well. I've been looking at the super cub, or the aerobird extreme, but noticed they are both 3 channels without ailerons. I know you can add ailerons to the sc, but does it need a brushless and a li-po to get some real power to it? Anyways my main question is this, is a 3 channel really that much better to learn on than going straight to a 4 channel. Just wondering because I've been flying FsOne for several hours every day this last week or so using the H9 Alpha.40 trainer, and doing fine, can fly it till I get bored. I do just as good with the Stryker. With the ABX though, I get bored about the time I get off the ground. I'm still in highschool, so I don't have the money to buy a supercub, 3 weeks later get bored and buy a step up. So how much harder would it be to learn on a 4 channel, or something with ailerons, such as the PZ P51, or the Aerobird Swift?

Thanks,
John