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Old 10-03-2007 | 07:36 PM
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Default RE: First low wing / Tail dragger, which do I buy?

There is the Sig 4 star 40, the 4 star 60 and 4 star 120. any would be a great choice. A couple of the guys who have built all three like the 4*60 best. I'm on my second 4*60 and it's powered with a Magnum 91 fourstroke. It is a great flying plane. Not to worry about the take off, the one thing you want to watch on take off is throttle movement. Nice and slow. If you keep that in mind, every take off is right down the white line. Landings can be a bit tricky as the plane loves to fly and it is very easy to make your approaches way to slow and risk stalling out. I still fall into this trap now and then.

The 4*'s are a quick building plane. Figure two days for the wings, one for the fuselage and part of the tail. One more to get the detial stuff done. One day to do the radio and tank setup. 2 days to cover and then hinge and one last day to make everything work. Figure about six hours a day. So, if you put your mind to it, you can be flying on in a week. I recomend building vs an ARF so you know what's under the skin for when you bruse it, and you will a time or two. It easy to become over confident when flying them, they fly so good. Take a look at some of the build threads on them. Hardly a harsh word to be heard.

Don