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Old 01-13-2004 | 06:59 PM
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Hi guys I just wanted to ask some ppl for some advice. Ive been flying 2 small parkflyers in the field behind my house for about 6 months now and have recently joined the AMA and will be joining a club by my house. The planes i have been flying are a GWS tigre moth and a GWS slowstick. I do fairly well with these planes now after going through about 20 props lol. I am currently looking into buying a gas powered trainer but i dolnt want to spend 100 bucks on a aircraft that i will be bored with in 2 months time but the nitro planes seem so much faster that im a bit afraid to look into a more airobatic plane Are there any planes out there that will last me a while ive heard a few ppl mention the sig four star would that be a better choice than a normal trainer? I plan to spend as much time with a instructor as i can before i try alone with a nitro plane and i have Realflight and do fairly well on that now but i just dolnt want to get a aircraft that will be wayy out of my skill range. Any suggestions?


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Roger
Old 01-13-2004 | 07:30 PM
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Since you're not brand new to flying that experience will help. Check to see if the club you're going to join has a trainer used for instruction...some do. The 4 star isn't a bad choice but make sure you spend some time with a good instructor to assess your current skill and see what he/she recommends. May be best to use one of the planes you've already been flying to do this.
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If you dont mind a bit of build time check out www.spadtothebone.com not to much time or $$ invested, fly great and about the best on line help you can get.

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