Hi friends,

I am planning on a second plane.

Some one at my airfield is selling a Hobbico Air Vista already built with a tuned pipe but no motor or servos for $150. The plane looks to be in good shape.


Someone else recommended that I buy a Carl Goldberg Tiger 2 Arf. Which I would buy new.

Anyone out there have an opinion on which may be a better second plane?


Thanks,
Wahooboy3000 :spinnyeye

How well do you fly your trainer?

Based on that answer, i would recommend

either:

1) the Avistar Arf -- with a 40 size engine, semi-symettrical wing, so it is a bit more acrobatic

or,

2) 40 size, the great planes Easy Sport, mid wing, still has a dihedral (sp)

or,

3) 60 size, the Sig Four Star, low wing, great plane and bigger so more stable

All good choices, and each with its own merits

Steve

Go with a plane with a constant cord wing, go with a four star, super sportster, or tiger 60 size. All of these I believe come in arfs or kits. You can learn some aerobatics and land any of these planes like trainers.

Visit our site and look at our suggestions for second planes.
http://www.geistware.com/rcmodeling/second_plane.htm

My current trainer is a .60 Thunder Tiger.

I have been flying it fairly well.

Wahooboy3000

STICKS ARE YOUR ANSWER, check GP or if you were a good student look at H9´s ones

Carl Goldberg Tiger 2 0.60 size!!! Because you already have the motor.

At my field there are about 8 of this tiger size .40 and their owners loves them.

As matter of fact I bought one to use it as a trainer for my son.

Also take a look to Ultra Stick 0.60 I used to fly the 1.20 size, that was my second plane and it was easer than the trainer!!!

I was planning to maybe keep my current trainer, trimming down the 73" wing span and make it a clipped wing. But even if I do not keep the plane I am not crazy about the performance of the Tiger .60 engine so I am going to get something else on a trade maybe towards a .40 or .46 size.

So with this in mind I am guessing you would vote for the Goldberg Tiger II .40 size.


In my originating thread I incorrectly named the Hobbico plane.
it is actually named the Sky Vista.

Thanks,
Wahooboy3000 :spinnyeye

You could go for space walker

I would go with one of three planes :
1) SIG 4* 60 ARF
2) SIG Rascal 40 - ARF
3) GP Spacewalker.

As someone else mentioned, not a bad plane in the bunch.

The image in my avatar is the Tiger 2 I built last year. You can't get a better second plane. It is very flexible, and can accomodate a flyer who can barely land his trainer, all the way to someone who wants to push the envelope and tear it up a little. You can read more about mine at http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/airwethead/tiger2.html
My friend has the arf, and it flies every bit as good as my kit built one. Get the tiger 2!!

stik stik stik ultra stik!!!!!

I say the Sig Rascal, I am putting mine together now. Search this forum for the Sig Rascal .40 I have read only good things about them. They are also capable of good aerobatics too.