which one would be a better trainer?

Tiger trainer 60, or the 40?

looks like a nice trainer made after the cessna 172.

I personally prefer the bigger trainers (.60 size) as they are easier to see. Of course, the .60 size engines are a bit more expensive, but either size trainer would work.

I prefer 'wet' trainers as well, but if he's already spent the money, it's hard to justify more - at least, right away.

There's gotta be a gazillion threads in the beginner's forum about 'best trainer', but: I did a seearch on 'tiger trainer'. The first thing that came up was a thread in a discussion forum with prolly 85% positive comments about it (the .40).

Sig Kadet LT40 is probably the best plane out there for training, in my opinion. Kit or ARF. Flies well on anything over a .40 and is aerobatic (pretty much) once you move the CG and hot up the control-surface throw.

All the other trainers are OK, really. Some have better workmanship or worse (if they're ARF) but they all fly, as far as I know. If you can blow the money, go with a .60, I guess. I always flew .40's - everything's a little bit cheaper. Fuel, parts, room in the car, etc. Granted, 60's are bigger and easier to see - but I had a .21 4-stroke powered oldtimer that had a 6-foot wingspan - how big a plane do you want?

All planes are cool...just match 'em to your skillset. (Notice I'm refraining from a salespitch for the BALSA USA STIK .40 PLUS....oh - my caps-lock key must've stuck

a p51 is going to be really hard to learn to fly on. it is heavy, really fast but sluggish, has a very high landing speed, is not very stable, will not self-correct or any of the things you would want as a trainer, glow or electric. you should start out with a pt-40 or something. use the p51 as a third plane. that wouldn't make a good second plane either by the way. get something simple. the best thing would have been to ask a bunch of people what they would reccomend for a trainer. even the pros will tell you that was a really bad choice

Welp Spaceclam, thats all well and good if I new this site and these clubs exsisted before I bought the plane, then I prolly would of been on here for a while before I bought anything, but to my surprise this hobby is bigger than I thought, and the partial help I need is just a click away besides having a real trainer.

So was it a bad choice no, not giving the circumstances that I had.

Was it an error on my part for not researching it first, then yes.

Thank's for your reply Spaceclam, any and all reply's are appreciated.

and I am looking into a trainer plane, thanks to the guys for the for helping me and the info they provided, and all the other threads I looked into.

Really looking forward to "Getting Into The Skies"!!!

Thanks,
Mark

If you are really thinking about going into warbirds, than keep the p51, but don't let the fact that you have it influence you. after you get off your trainer and go through a transition trainer, think about wat you want to do. fly easy with a trainer or something like a declathon, or maybe extreme speed is the way you want to go. look into pattern planes. If you are still pointing in the direction of warbirds (once again don't let the fact that you have it influence you) than the p51 will be a great plane that you will enjoy for years to come. If you want to go aerobatic or 3D, than something like an edge 540 or a cap 232 or an extra 300 are in order. If you use the p51 just because you have it, there is a good chance that you will not be satisfied after you get to know the plane. i understand your circumstances and all, that mistake is not at all common. we get that here all the time at rcu. you are not alone. Flying rc is a lot. Even a trainer is a handfull when you first start out. It is just in your own interrest that we reccomend that you not use that as a first plane. A lot of people get their dreamplane as their first plane, go out and try to fly it, and shy away from the hobby when it was too hard and their plane didn't make it back.

Well I see what your saying, but by far is the p51 my dream plane, I like basically all planes and the differences between them, like areobatics, speed, dogfighting, ect.., but I'm sure once im up there there will prolly be one specific line for me, but for now I'll let the skies take me where they want me.

that's it. just go with the flow. If after a while you start drooling over the p51, by all means fly it. if it is aerobatics you crave, anything that is mid or low wing wth large control surfaces and is way overpowered is usually an aerobat. you don't have to go warbirds only or pylon racing only as i know some people do. just make sure that before you buy or fly the plane, you know it is the plane you want.

heh, I know that now, lol, ya live and ya learn,
thanks for the info spaceclam.
some of us newbies learn the hard way.

we were all new once.