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Old 04-05-2010 | 11:01 AM
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Default RE: SU-47 RUSSIAN Flyer

I would STRONGLY caution you to put the plane away and start with something else then.

Even if I helped you with a power combination, the lifetime of this plane is likely to be seconds.

It is geared towards an intermediate to advanced flyer, not towards a beginner.

Beginners tend to make the BIG mistake of going for how RC planes look instead of their own abilities and experience levels.

RC planes are not simple nor intuitive to fly. Aside from learning to fly, there are all sorts of things that "get" newbies, including trying to deal with a new out of trim plane on their first flights.

This is why training at an RC airfield in a club program is the first thing mentioned by anyone with RC experience.

Aside from all of that EDF jets have additional idiosyncracies that must be delt with, not limited to FAN balancing and tuning, FAN break-in, lack of authority at slow speed due to no airflow over the control surfaces, non-self righting charactersitics, etc.

Have you looked for a local RC club in your area?

It behooves you to attend a meeting and find out when training occurs, then go check out a training session.

Normally club sponsered training is free as part of the club membership. The idea is to get you through the startup process.

Without aid, getting into this can be expensive and frustrating. Club training smooths this out, making sure that your first flights do not result in a pile of foam or balsa, and that you can deal with all of the little issues.

People who have taken this advice without the expressed intent of joining, have come back saying that they took a book full of notes, and that they were unaware of all of the little things they would pick up just by showing up once.