What is the best first alerion trainer?

What are you looking for ARF/ RTF...high/low wing what do you plan to use for power?
more info is needed

I was thinking about the Multiplex magister but that was way too much money from hobby-lobby. So i was thinking about buying the Cessna skymaster. I am still looking for the best alerion trainer out there. but it can't be real expensive. Like not over (at the most) 250$$$...ARF OR RTF???doesn't matter to me. Just as long as the ARF doesn't have too much gluing. And high wing is the best for me...I'm a beginner looking for my second plane. I'm just gonna go with the motor that comes with the airplane. Unless you have an alternative that doesn't involve a 300$ AXI package...

Cessna Skymaster? Thats not a trainer. After you stuff it, you'll be right back here asking the same question again.

A great trainer with alerions is the Sig SR kadet.........but something like a UCD 40 or UCD 60 is as easy to fly as a trainer, but can be a lot more fun as your stick skill get better.

eHobbies.com currently has the Thunder Tiger Tiger Trainer .40 MKII Super Combo for $229.99 plus S&H. The plane comes with the Thunder Tiger GP-42 engine pre-installed, as well as an Airtronics VG400 radio system pre-installed. The airframe is glueless, featuring almost total pre-fabrication. All you have to do before flying is to charge the transmitter and receiver batteries with the included charger, bolt the wing halves together, and bolt on the tail assembly. No cutting, no gluing.

http://www.ehobbies.com/ttr4523-f12.html

The Pegasus .40 Super Combo they offer for $219.99 is also an excellent airframe, but I'm not sure which radio system they include with it. eHobbies calls it a Hitec Focus 4 radio, but Hitec's website doesn't show they've ever made a radio by this name. I'd recommend the Tiger Trainer Mk II .40 super combo specifically because the included radio system is a known high quality system.

Sounds like you are talking electric. (there is an electric area in the forums too)

GWS E-Starter works very well as a first electric aileron plane. It is low cost, flies well and the kit includes a motor/gearbox that will fly it if you keep the weight reasonable. You have to do some gluing but not much.

My first aileron plane was an Estarter. Great little plane, good price, and if you stuff a brushless motor on it, it's a riot!

He guy's thanx a lot for the great help...i'm gonna go with the Thunder Tiger - Tiger Trainer OBL from ACE hobbies. It's good cause it can be either gas or electric. And i don't think that im ready for nitro yet.


Thanks

Flyer06

Sig Kadet Sr. would be my first choice. Incredible plane to fly, extremely well built, and its a blast to do touch and go's with as well. Later, it is an excellent candidate for floats if you want and it takes a minimum of power to fly it. By far one of the best planes out there to learn crosswind landings and take-offs using ailerons and opposite rudder. When you get good with it you can do one wheel touch and go's and alternate wheels, again using ailerons. Will do all the basic fun stuff as well such as loops, rolls, tailslides, hammerheads, etc.

That's a great choice, too, for a high quality airframe. You should be able to find all of the Ace recommended flight components at http://www.thundertiger4u.com They're a TT speciality online retailer, and orders over $150 include free shipping.

You many want to take a look at the Hobbico ElectriStar Select RTF package, too. It's completely prebuilt and includes the brushless outrunner motor and brushless electronic speed control (ESC) already preinstalled. It comes with a nice Futaba 4-channel computer radio system pre-installed as well.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...=LXNVC0**&P=ML

Interestingly, Tower Hobbies is selling the Electristar RTF for $349.98 while my local Hobbytown USA store has them marked on the shelf for only $299.99. You will still need to buy a couple of 3000mah NiMH batteries and an appropriate charger in order to get it up in the air. You may find your local hobby store is the better place to shop for this particular trainer package.

I'm not sure what the Tiger Trainer OBL will finally cost you completely equipped and ready-to-fly. It's surprising how much more affordable the glow-powered trainer packages are, but good electric aircraft with brushless power systems don't come cheaply.

Goodluck, and happy shopping!

Any .40 / .46 size trainer type plane will do, high wing Cessna style, .60 size would be even better.

A low wing will work just as well, just set low rates to minimum throws.

Did you learn how to fly on a three channel plane? Why??

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This man is right. The Skymaster would probably not make a good trainer. At least in glow. Electric might be another matter.

The little Ultra Stick by Horizon would make a good trainer IF you have an instructor to help you get it trimmed out. I'm sure there are many more RTF/ARFs out there that would work well for this use.

What were you flying before? How did you progress? Does it have to be electric?


Ed Cregger

Thanks so much guys...I'm goin with the mini pulse from horizon...........thanx



Pace

That should be a lot of fun. They have a new PnP version that comes with the brushless power system and servos already installed. Add a receiver and a LiPo battery and you're ready to fly.