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Old 11-23-2008, 06:25 PM
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Default RE: Cap 232 a good beginner low wing?

My brother has the old Kyosho 40 size AT-6. The full scale had the reputation of tip-stalling at low speed and the Kyosho model absolutely loves to slam a wingtip into the ground if it gets too slow on approach or if it doesn’t have a lot of speed when taking off.

Fly your new four star for a while. It really will prepare you for the next step which could be a warbird.

I have a Great Planes 40 size Corsair. It is a kit so it takes a while to get it going. I started the kit and my brother finished it. It is far from being a scale model but it does look like a Corsair from a distance. We were afraid of it before the first flight. It does not have bad stall characteristics but it does need to land pretty fast. The Great Planes 40 size P-51 is another kit that is reported to be a sport plane that looks like a warbird. Either of these planes could be a good first warbird before getting into bigger models with a lot of scale details.

You could even look at the rules for RC aerobatics and practice the maneuvers with the four star.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/e...aerobatics.pdf
http://www.modelaircraft.org/files/e...aerobatics.pdf
Even if you have no plans to compete you will be putting the plane in lots of situations that you will have to recover from.