ORIGINAL: wings
ORIGINAL: CAPFP-51
Wings thanks for that site. that is an extremely helpfull site. Just scanning it, answered several of my questions. I'll definetly be looking it over more thouroghly. I also recomend that site to any beginner. Its an A+++ site.
Thanks for the feedback CAP. I'm sure glad you find it helpful!
You have some awesome aspirations for this plane. W8ye brings up a valid point. Building any kind of kit is a lot of work, and it's heartbreaking when she dies. But the more detail, more work, more hours, and more money that is put into a plane, the more your heart is going to be broken if she crashes.
It's kind of like spending tons of money and time on restoring a classic car. While the car may be completely awesome, it probably spends most of it's time under a blanket in the garage because the owner can't bear the thought of anything bad happening to it. The only difference is, our planes don't have full coverage insurance
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Some people will probably disagree, but I'm a firm believer that most RC airplanes will die at some point if they are flown regularly. Even the most awesome pilots crash on occasion for various reasons, sometimes unforeseen circumstances beyond their control. It's just part of the hobby. Unless you keep this plane in the hanger and never fly it, it's likely not going to last forever.
Sorry, I don't want to sound negative or anything. Just hate to see you put to much detail into this plane then be afraid to fly it... Just something to keep in mind.
Good luck!
well said.
You can bash together a cheap foamie with little more then basic hand tools and an evening, and in fact, some of the best flying planes I've had were just that, quickly bashed together. This is a good way to go rather then risking something you really care about, this way you can push your skills without committing too much time in repairs and making things look all perfect, for it's just a training tool.