Hello everyone! I have been flying RC for about 6 months now. I was tought well and have had 2 planes, a PT 40 and a EASY SPORT 40. I am currently flying the Easy sport but was wondering if I could soon fly a Extra 300S 40 size ARF from tower hobbies. I can do basic aerobatics (rolls, loops, spins, split S) and I can land well. I was wondering if i could handle the EXTRA 300S .40 ARF

If you have mastered the easy sport and learned how to land with some speed I would think you should soon be ready for an Extra. Just try to keep it light to keep the wing loading down as much as you can. I would get help from your instructor the first few flights to be safe. Let him land it so he can help you keep the plane out of a stall. Extras are not hard to fly you just have to remember to keep up the speed. Good Luck!

i just purchased a gp extra arf it flyes great, lands like my brothers avister and does ulmost any stunts. this plane not only flies great buts looks much better than the pics on websites. Its a plane you can be proud of.. good luck

Based on what you just said, I would dare say yes... with the following caveat. It's kinda difficult to say whether someone is ready to fly, when I've never seen them actually fly

If you're comfortable flying the Easy Sport, and can get it out of precarious situations well, handle low speeds and stalls well, understand why an airplane snaps when it does, my guess is you're ready... go for it!

I would recommend having one of your more experienced friends stand by you for the first one or two flights. Having an experienced person you trust fly it for it's maiden voyage is a good idea too.

I agree with PlaneInsane here. Although it is a very friendly plane, you'll want to have someone with experience test-fly and check you out with it.
Depending on how you power it, they are very nice planes.
I built the kit(twice) and am very pleased with what I have, but set as it is, it's no beginner's plane. So be mild with your throws, and whatever you do=DO NOT put in more then what it calls for. Follow all the suggestions in this thread and you'll love it.
PS, My EXTRA is pictured in my avatar.

I second that. I know a guy that had been flying a trainer for three days and was bored out of his mind. So, he got a WM 1.20 size Extra w/ Saito 1.80. It was his first taildragger and it was a wiggly takeoff. After flying it around for awhile he started considering landing it and had some second thoughts. The ol' instructor at the field landed it for him really saving my... uhum... I mean, his, bacon. :-)

The subsequent flights and landings went really well without any moral support required.

Thanks for the advice guys!!

Just keep it light! If you go putting a larger engine than what it calls for the wing loading will go up. They land fine with a little speed. Carry some throttle till you have the runway made, then chop it to idle and let it land. I loved mine, but she is resting now. The Battery failure god took her away to that place where all airplanes usually end up. The trash!