Looking for a little info from some of you
who have had more time in the hobby, witch
trainer do you think has the quality and
the most easy or quickist assembly time
in an ARF top wing trainer? Lets keep
the engine size in the os 40 to the osfx46 size and price up to $150.00
area. I guess I should also include the
larger ones also in the osfx61 engine
size just in case there is a good one in
the larger top wing trainers.
Thanks,
Air Hawk

How do you rate for example the RCM
GLOBAL ARF witch is suppose to be a
quick build arf?

I could make recomendations, but frankly, I haven't seen a bad ARF trainer recently. The RCM is goo, the Tower, Hobbico, and Hanger 9, are all good. I personally look to World Models first for any ARF, and their trainer is verry nice.

Check with the LHS, see what they have. In the 40 range, $150 will get you anything out there, most are right at 100.

Gordon

I'll second the World Models World Star 40 trainer.

Just a word of warning though. I found building my first ARF a bit of a challenge - harder than I imagined it would be. I think most instructions assume some knowledge, so don't be afraid to ask for help. In fact I would make that the #1 criteria for choosing a place to buy your first plane plane - will these guys help me if i get stuck.

I bought my first plane from a little hobby shop where the staff spent a few hours getting my first plane sorted out - all part of the service.

Good luck

Peter

the cessna-40 from hanger-9 is a nice looking trainer,im putting one together now for my girlfriend, im putting a tt-46 in it for her. should do what she wants. its a well built arf only 109.00

Some instructors {including myself} no longer use trainers with flat bottom wings. Semi symmetrical wings respond faster, don't ballon in wind, have basic aerobatic ability, and in general fly better. I would recommend the Kangke Astro or the Avistar.

will the cessna-40 fly much different than the avistar or airvista? she has both and loves them, she just started to fly 6 mo ago

Just want to say thanks for some of the
info I have read from my opening thread.
My first trainer arf was the sig LT-40
and it was a great flying plane. I was
close to solo after flying well on a buddy
box but on my solo flight I made to fast
of a turn causing it to stall because I had
not got up enough air speed for such a sudden turn and it was so low my trainer could not recover it in time either so it
stuck like an arrow in the ground doing
big time damage. I really like the plane
but if you have never had any type of
experince at all like me it was a while
before I got it all together. The good
thing is once you have done it once the
next time will be much simpler to do.
A big help would have been an adjustable engine mount instead of
the one that came with it. I may try another one and finish my solo with
it. I have a tower 40 I have almost
completed but I know already it will
not compare to the sig lt-40. The other
mistake I made was I used an OS 40
LA engine and I should have gone to
the OS FX 46. My instructor said if I
had the extra power he may have saved the plane. The 40 will fly it but
you need plenty of take off room to
get air born .

Thanks for your info
AIR HAWK

Look at the Hanger 9 Easy 2 VRTF 40 trainer. I have had mine for a year now and it has held up nicely. The os 40 la will work fine, for i have that engine on the plane. Plenty of power if you know how to use it and don't wait till the last minute. That was the first plane i ever built and it took me all of about 60 minutes to build which included glueing the wing which i suggest. With building experience you could easily throw one together in 35 minutes.
Main gear is strong. Nose gear on mine hasn't bent yet. Really tough plane, it can be literally trown out in the garage when your not flying it. (i wouldn't do that) but the thought was there.
You will have a ball with this plane for $99