ORIGINAL: pvtqueball
Ok I am Very New to Flying! I just bought my first plane today A steal of a deal I got a Tower Trainer 40 MKII with a 4 channel Futaba Skysport Remote I belive! I got all of that for 100 dollars the guy who sold it to me flew it 2 times and decided to get a new one but it has never been crashed. Has anyone used this aircraft. I was gonna take it out tommorw but it looks like I will not be able to until friday when the weather gets better. So Here is the Main ? Where is a good place to learn information about flying and what do I need to start learning. I know I am gonna learn some stuff from the members of the R.C Club I joined and from my trainer but what are the main things i need to start learning and where can I go for information. Thanks For All who Respond!
Rusty
Rusty you will love the plane. It is very nice handing and easy to set up. You got yourself a heck of deal there. Enjoy. The biggest thing now is to do what you are doing by getting a trainer. The next big step is enjoy yourself and let yourself be ope to suggestions and the learning experience. You will be instantly addicted when you take over the gimbles and fly that plane.
As far as when should you go onto the next plane. Like others have said, when you are ready. You will know when you can handle this plane and make it do what you want and have no problems handling it. My instructor ensured that I knew how to fly emilmens (spelling?), rolls, loops, reverse emilmens, split S's, figure 8s, and Cuban 8s before I went on my own. This ensured that I got the full excitement out of flying and not getting bored with flying fast and boring holes in the sky.
As far as questions. You can get your ?s answered here and at the field. There is a wealth of experience here and there. You will get all the info you want and sometimes more than what you want but you don't have to worry about not knowing.
Congrats and welcome to the addiction.
Joe