As stated, the big guys are easy to fly, but landing is another big issue for the little plane guy to get used to. I still havent. I've managed to get a collection of these over that last six months or so. The first one I put up was a 25% Sukoi SU 31 with a Saito 150. My first flight was great fun, straight roll to rotation, smooth, smoothe smooth. Then came the landing. OK, one more try, man that thing ate up the 500' runway in a flash. Second was closer, I could have touched down in the last 50 ft but the bigole barbwire fence said go around again. The last attempt with the coaching of a couple friends set me down about 50 ft from the start of the runway due to stalling. I flew biger planes, IEa 4*60 has a wing span just about the same as the Sukoi, but the handeling is a whole different animial on landing. I've got to learn it, and I just picked up a couple more of the larger ones, a Twist 150 and a U-Can-Do 60. Neither is going to fly and land like the Sukoi though. Nor the 33% Laser 2000 on the bench, or the 25% Extra 300. I'm having trouble as to which one to sacerfice to the lessons.

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