ORIGINAL: farr301
Yeah that too.......I also fly at a small field so the 40 would probably be the better option for me. I know the big stick 60 has flaps but i dont think the 40 does. Does anyone think that flaps for a second plane would be a bit much?
Thanks,
Farr301
Depending on your radio, any airplane which uses a dedicated servo for each aileron can do flaps. The radio mix is called flaperon. You can make your ailerons move in opposite directions as per normal ailerons or have them both deploy down for flaps.
It's probably not something you really need but it's there. We also fly at a small field and have about 100 flights on our Sig LT-40 - a real floater. We've had no problems consistently landing in on the runway although it's easier in the wind (since it slows you down).
Our 2nd plane is also a stick. We just maidened a Hangar 9 UltraStick 40 which is an updated version of the popular UglyStick. It still needs some more trimming but will be a fun model to fly.
Our LT-40 only requires a 4 channel radio but I bought a 6 channel computer radio. The LT-40 has only a single servo for ailerons so we couldn't do flaps (and I don't see why we'd need them). I upgraded to a 9 channel radio for the US40 and have it programmed for all the complex mixes. For initial flights tho, I have a much more basic setup which does flaps but no crow or full span ailerons.
Our US40 is powered with a Saito .62 four stroke. The Thunder Tiger .46 Pro I used in the LT-40 would have been fine however.