I've been cruizin around looking for a second plane and have found a wealth of info on the Sig 4 star. I really like the idea but i dont care for the looks of that plane. Then i read that a Spacewalker 2 could be a good second plane. I looked around and found the seagull models .40 sized arf. However i havent found much info on this. I really want a plane that im not gonna get bored of and that will last a while. While searching i found a ton of info on the Great Planes ARF. This seems to be a pretty well liked plane and seems to give room to mve up in the sport. I would like 2 put a Magnum 1.20 four stroke in this plane if i am able to get it. Would this be a good second plane as far as the Flying aspect? I'm not worried bout the building aspect as im confident in my skills. Thanks for all info.

I actually just ordered a Sig 4 Star 40 ARF because I was looking for a good first low wing. The main reason I went with the 4 Star is because the Sig ARF is one of the best ARF kits to assemble. Plus the quality of the kit is also quite good. I found an article that listed the 4 Star as a great upgrade from the Kadet LT 40 which I also have. I realize that the 4 Star is most certainly not the prettiest low wing around but in my opinion you wouldn't regret owning one.

If your looking for something different and better looking have a look at the dynaflite kits. They have some great giant sized kits that fly like second planes. I am buildig the Chipmunk, but they have several others with very docile flying characteristics.

My second plane was a Tiger 60. Its a great plane. One that I wish I knew about when I was in the market was the Venture 60 by Bruce Thorpe. If I am not mistaken he designed some of the 4* series. The kits are supposed to be execellent.

I just flew my Great Planes Super Sportster for the first time last weekend. Super sweet. Good luck whatever you choose.

ice_man - You'll get a lot of the same recommendations for second planes, but as has been alluded to, there are a lot of good choices that won't get mentioned. I won't name them all, but as long as you avoid planes that are extremely fast and hard to see or planes that snap easily at low airspeeds, most planes will be fine.

Ice_man the spacewalker II is a great second plane and cheap too! I built one a while back and flew it for a second plane and it flies like a charm. It inverts great and is really stable landing. The only problem I had was assembly and that was because the manual was very, very bad. I just used common sense and assembled it the way I thought would be best and all came out great. I did have it underpowered with a magnum 40 and decided to put a Saito 72 in it. That didnt work out the greatest so I put the 40 back in and have been flying it since with no problems except for the low power. At $115 its a bargain and looks great too. I chose it for the cheap aspect since I had never flown a low wing taildrager and it proved to be just what I needed for learning on. Plus after you get use to it you can set the throws to high and really do some great flying. I have never flown the super sportster or the 4 star but the 110" rascal and the 75" rascal are great planes from sig and I wouldnt be worried about any of their products.