ORIGINAL: Mike Marnik
one of my concerns is size. im trying to avoid anything large 40in is pushing it as i live in an apartment and dont have a ton of extra space.
I've got both the 3DHS 42" AJ Slick and the 40" Edge 540, and I really can't choose which I like best. I'de say you'de loe either of them. The Edge has a shorter fuselage, so it's a bit easier to throw in the car, but the Slick isn't bad. I've gopt a Nissan Altima and either will go in the back seat assembled. It's nice to drag them out of the car at the field and not have to work on them.
Also my head is spinning trying to figure out all the different specs and stuff on motors and trying to compare one to the other
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Welcome to the club. None of these manufacturers use any sort of standard for numbering motors, so you never know how one compares to the other. It's going to take you some time to learn about electrics, but for now fly a 3DHS plane and use whatever power system, battery and propeller they recommend. These planes are extensively tesed, so whatever they recommend works.
I dont need to get something for beginning 3d necesarily
You can sport fly any 3D plane just by reducing the throws and moving the CG forward a bit. We did that with a 40" Edge 540 and it as awesome. The nice thing is that if you get bored with spoort flying you chance the setupand the Edge is one of the most rocking 3D moinsters on the market......
THE most rocking, IMHO.
But, here we just sport fly it. You can snooparound the restof the blog and hoperfully you'llfind something that will help you. If you've got any questions, feel free to send me a PM.
http://docaustinsfreakshow.blogspot....nd-set-up.html