beginer arf trainer
10-31-2004 | 03:13 PM
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RE: beginer arf trainer
I started wit a Next Star and believe me it is worth every penny.
I never hooked up the auto pilot. The thing flies like a real airplane,
IE flies heavy. As for aerobatics all positive g maneuvers are easy,
loops, rolls, cuban eights, even vertical rolls with a push over on top.
It doesn't really like inverted altho you can fly around inverted.
Best to roll out of inverted flight as it will not push out.
As your experience grows you can remove the speed brakes and wing cuffs
to increase difficulty.
My instructor pilot was really impressed with it and he has flown
hundreds of planes.
I never hooked up the auto pilot. The thing flies like a real airplane,
IE flies heavy. As for aerobatics all positive g maneuvers are easy,
loops, rolls, cuban eights, even vertical rolls with a push over on top.
It doesn't really like inverted altho you can fly around inverted.
Best to roll out of inverted flight as it will not push out.
As your experience grows you can remove the speed brakes and wing cuffs
to increase difficulty.
My instructor pilot was really impressed with it and he has flown
hundreds of planes.
10-31-2004 | 04:26 PM
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RE: beginer arf trainer
For all practical purposes, there are no "bad" trainers among the major brands. Any of the Hangar 9 trainers you've asked about would be perfectly fine, as would any of the other trainers mentioned.
Since mishaps will happen, getting a plane that's covered in Ultracoat (same as Oracover) or Monokote will allow you to match the covering when you repair it.
I'm still learning to fly mine. I had a Global Right Flyer 60 ARF, which has semi-symmetrical airfoil anmd it flew really good until I broke off the tail trying to land. I was almost finished building a Great Planes PT-60 kit when I broke the other plane, so engine and radio got a new home. The PT-60 has a flat bottom wing.
I personally haven't seen much difference in the way the different airfoils fly. I only knew how to do loops and rolls when the Right Flyer was still flying. I can do Immelman, Split-S, Cuban-8, and inverted flight with the PT-60. If I could land consistently I'd be ready to solo.
Since mishaps will happen, getting a plane that's covered in Ultracoat (same as Oracover) or Monokote will allow you to match the covering when you repair it.
I'm still learning to fly mine. I had a Global Right Flyer 60 ARF, which has semi-symmetrical airfoil anmd it flew really good until I broke off the tail trying to land. I was almost finished building a Great Planes PT-60 kit when I broke the other plane, so engine and radio got a new home. The PT-60 has a flat bottom wing.
I personally haven't seen much difference in the way the different airfoils fly. I only knew how to do loops and rolls when the Right Flyer was still flying. I can do Immelman, Split-S, Cuban-8, and inverted flight with the PT-60. If I could land consistently I'd be ready to solo.
