ORIGINAL: DA6righthand
well...i just bought a HobbyZone Firebird Phantom and a Parkzone P-51D Mustang. the day i got them in the mail, i got ahead of myself a flew the Phantom in too much wind. i crashed and learned my lesson. a week later i flew the Phantom in really calm wind and flew it a whole charge without any close calls. i landed it pretty good too...nice n easy. i'm pretty confident flying it now with only 3 batteries under my belt. is it a lot harder to fly the Mustang or should i just wing it and try flying it?
i guess i could use this post to introduce myself. my name is Justin. i'm a 21 year old quadrplegic. i'm new to airplanes. i used to race off-road 1/10 2wd stadium trucks...but i'm bored with that and i'm excited to dig in to airplanes! i'm into WWII airplanes and look forward to learning how to fly so i can get into rc combat.
Welcome Justin. Feel free to ask a lot of questions here and definitely keep us up to date with your training, planes, etc.
Like most have said, go at it slowly. A lot of people think that a WWII warbird should fly like a trainer. They're both airplanes right? Yes, I actually heard that once. Anyway, find a local club and an instructor and you will be fine. Ask a lot of questions before you buy anything. A lot of clubs have trainers and can get you some deals too.
I see you're in Ohio. You like WWII airplanes huh? Have you ever been to the Tri-State Warbird Museum just outside of Cincinnati (Batavia)? I have been several times and it's a blast. They appear to be having some problems with their website right now: (
http://www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org) [link=http://www.tri-statewarbirdmuseum.org]Tri-state Warbird Museum[/link] but keep checking back.
At last count they had:
FG-1D Corsair
P-51 Mustang
B-25 Mitchell
P-40
TBN-3 Avenger
T-6
FW-190
and I think I've missed a couple.
Contact info:
Tri-State Warbird Museum
4021 Borman Drive
Batavia, OH 45102
Tel Number: (513) 735-4500
Good Luck!