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Old 04-13-2003 | 02:58 AM
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I don,t think anyone here was trying to slam you. In fact you have had some excellent advice by unstable. You see the problem of folks insisting on starting with entirely inappropriate airplanes is very common and sometimes compounded by the fact that they occasionally insist on going it alone.

The results are 95% of the time always the same. At the field I currently fly which is a public park and no club affiliation is required. It is almost a daily occurrance when someone shows up with an unreasonable starter airplane and many times refuse assistance, All we can do is take cover and the flights are seldom longer than twenty to thirty seconds. The net result is these folks are never seen agine and lost to the sport forever Just as apparently happened to the prior owner of your airplane. Most flyers and instructors desparetly want you to share in the joy and acheivement that can come with this sport.

OK lets talk about that airplane. First and foremost it is an entirely inappropriate airplane for you to start with. I would implore you to save it for down the line a bit. Having said that it is a delightful little fun fly 'sorta of a Mustang' that indeed will fly well with any twentyfive to thirty engine two or four stroke. Sometimes as far as wheels go on this size ship no landing gear is used at all for all out performance (once agine this is not a trainer despite whatever name the manufacturer has laid on it, to sell more). Servos: Probably the best servos you could put in it at a reasonable price are Hitec Hs 225's, They are ideally suited to this size and type airplane.

Forgive me if I have offended but most here would like see you survive your first trip to the field and become a contributor here on the forum.

John