I might be in a trade soon and I was wondering. The trade is going to come with a big stick lucky stick not sure(.40 size plane brand new) and a lainer edge 540 1.20 size plane. I was wondering if I should sell the little plane and just keep the big one and learn to fly on it. or use the little plane to learn how to fly and then get the big plane running. What should I do? Thanks to all who help me out



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The Edge is definatly NOT suitable for a trainer, you may be able to learn to fly with a standard Stick i know people who have, but personaly i'd build a new wing for the Stick with about 5" of dihedral and use that combo for learning, then step up buy putting the standard wing on the stick

You need to get with a club now and have them help you. Set up the stik to learn on. It will be a great trainer. Then get something else like a sportster or a 4* and practice on that. Then a couple others. Don't even think about the 540 for a couple years. You will crash it if you try to fly it as a 3rd or even a 4th. You need a little experience under your belt to fly that bird. It can get away from you so fast your head will spin. Hang it for now and look at it. Learn to fly and get a few different models under your belt.

Have fun

So I keep both and learn to fly good till I try to even touch the edge?

Definately! Trust me, you'll thank yourself later.

Welcome to RCU and RC flying. It can be a lot of fun, but I highly recommend you listen to what people have to say. Good advice.
Better advice is getting an instructor. Otherwise you won't have the little one.
Dennis-

How fast do you think the 540 go?

If you try to fly it, about 5 to 10 seconds. Poof, it go to a pile of dust fast.

Probably close to 100 MPH or more if you power it right.

It's not the speed that will kill, it's the handling tendancies.

And edge is going to be very responsive, and do exactly what you tell it to do. The problem is that inexperienced pilots aren't used to that. Trainers have a lot of stability in them, the Edge is totally neutral (or close). Trainers are designed to make it hard to stall and spin them in to the ground. The Edge is built to stall and spin easily on command.

I've seen guys take planes up they weren't ready for. What almost always happens is that they get it off the ground, and then they either loose it in the first turn as they over control and end up low and inverted or snaproll in to the ground, or they survive the first turn and fly it around a bit in a crazy, half-controlled way. Sometimes they plant it during this stage, but most go high enough to avoid that part. Then comes landing. And you can pretty much see it coming. They get the approach wrong, and either over control it or, more commonly, they stall and fall off and in to the ground. It usually happens on the turn from downwind to base or to final. Most guys shoot a continuious 180 degree turn, and it's during this turn that things almost always go south. About half the time it's accomponied by cries of "I don't have it" or "I've been hit", with lots of blame placed on a radio that is working just fine.

A couple of months ago, I got to see two planes go in, almost exactly like this, one right after the other. It was amazing. and sad. Totally preventable.

Is the Edge a Big Big plane? Like a plane that you could easily see when flying and everything. I know it has to be pretty big for it to have a 1.20 size engine on it, but I was j/w how big it truly is. Also do any of you have this plane and could give me some info on it. I think it is a lainer edge 540 but I am not complletely sure.


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drivercrazy23

Why don't you go tho Wings and Things in Lubbock on 50 th. Street, they will help you if you ask.

ya I know about that place but the guy there thinks im a total duff and dont know wth im talking about and there price's are to much. BTW how did you know about that place? you live in lubbock or close by?

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too bad about Wings & Things in Lubbock, I thought they had better business and customer relations. Try Odessa R/C or Pepper Hobbies next time your south in the Permian Basin, I know they are very helpful, I used to live there.