ORIGINAL: snowman333
What size would be good for a serious pattern plane ? Should I be looking for a 25 size ?The E- Flight Brio comes with the 480 motor or you can upgrade to the Power 10 BL outrunner if a guy need more pony's .
So could I fly pattern with my Cub 25 ? looks like there could be lots of Possibilities for crashing !
Maybe I should get a foam plane to learn on first . What motor battery esc did you have in your Brio ?
For any airplane you will be bringing to a competition I definitely wouldn't go below 40 size (bigger being better). The Venus 40 is an excellent and relatively inexpensive way to get into it. That being said, a trainer could be used for Sportsman in a pinch. Be aware that these aircraft do not exhibit the positive stability of trainers and sport aircraft. Pattern aircraft are very neutrally stable and will stay where you point them, even if that happens to be straight at the ground. They are not difficult to fly, but won't help you out of a mistake.
A little off topic, but for the Brio I used the 480 with the 40A ESC and the ThunderPower ProLite 11.1v 2100mAh Lipo. I found that combination to be PLENTY of power (could fly vertically until it became a dot at a field elevation of 1052 feet MSL). If you use the 1320mAh lipo you really need to be careful with the throttle and, quite frankly, performance and flight time are limited by the battery.