Hi! Anyone know some places for REALLY CHEAP TRAINER KITS?
04-13-2004, 06:21 AM
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David is right about how the initial costs of a SPAD can add up. The good news is that one sheet of coro is good for two planes and a section of gutterpipe is good for about three. You can generally reuse all the other parts in case you need to rekit. Don't ask me how I know!
04-13-2004, 03:53 PM
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Hi! Anyone know some places for REALLY CHEAP TRAINER KITS?
Hi! Anyone know some places for REALLY CHEAP TRAINER KITS?
I'm surprised no-one mentioned it.....
04-13-2004, 05:13 PM
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Don't know if it has been mentioned or not but visit www.spadtothebone.com, cheapest you will find a plane but you are still going to have to spend much more than $50 on the engine and radio.
04-13-2004, 08:09 PM
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David,
Let's watch and see what the weather's suppose to be like this Sunday.
If it's a good day I'm planning on going to the field. I just started helping my brother, so he'll likely be there too.
I'm willing to bet that if he has his new trainer with him, he'd be happy to let you take the controls for awhile. That way you can judge for yourself about learning on your Tiger II or a trainer.
By the way, I took him to the field a week or so ago and buddy boxed him with my 4* 40, and he did really well. I suggested that he might want to take his trainer back to John (at Hog Heaven) and get a second plane to start with, but he decided to keep the trainer so he can teach his girlfriend later.
Hopefully Sunday will be good.
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Let's watch and see what the weather's suppose to be like this Sunday.
If it's a good day I'm planning on going to the field. I just started helping my brother, so he'll likely be there too.
I'm willing to bet that if he has his new trainer with him, he'd be happy to let you take the controls for awhile. That way you can judge for yourself about learning on your Tiger II or a trainer.
By the way, I took him to the field a week or so ago and buddy boxed him with my 4* 40, and he did really well. I suggested that he might want to take his trainer back to John (at Hog Heaven) and get a second plane to start with, but he decided to keep the trainer so he can teach his girlfriend later.
Hopefully Sunday will be good.
Dennis-
04-14-2004, 06:48 PM
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David,
I BET you are! It's been too long for someone to have to wait.
I will certainly bring my 4*. Unfortunately, my Sportster already at the field, the fuselage anyway. I was down there last week with my brother, and being anxious to get it into the air I took off without really fine tuning the needle setting.
After a low slow flyby down the field I hit full throttle and the engine just wouldn't recover. I throttled back and kept it running just long enough to get it above the trees where it quit. I was last there a couple days ago and it's still sitting in the top of a huge tree.
It's about 50 feet up there, in thick woods, and even the heavy winds we've had haven't shaken it loose. [:@]
I'm probably going to have to get down there with 50 feet of PVC pipe a poke at it.
By the way, I just realized today that I also have Monday off. It's Patriot's day. (And for the rest of the country, no, Patriots Day has nothing to do with our football team.
So if the weather's bad Sunday, there's always Monday.
Unfortuantely my brother won't be able to make either day.
Dennis-
I BET you are! It's been too long for someone to have to wait.
I will certainly bring my 4*. Unfortunately, my Sportster already at the field, the fuselage anyway. I was down there last week with my brother, and being anxious to get it into the air I took off without really fine tuning the needle setting.
After a low slow flyby down the field I hit full throttle and the engine just wouldn't recover. I throttled back and kept it running just long enough to get it above the trees where it quit. I was last there a couple days ago and it's still sitting in the top of a huge tree.
It's about 50 feet up there, in thick woods, and even the heavy winds we've had haven't shaken it loose. [:@]
I'm probably going to have to get down there with 50 feet of PVC pipe a poke at it.
By the way, I just realized today that I also have Monday off. It's Patriot's day. (And for the rest of the country, no, Patriots Day has nothing to do with our football team.
So if the weather's bad Sunday, there's always Monday.
Unfortuantely my brother won't be able to make either day.
Dennis-
04-15-2004, 09:34 AM
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David you already have as many post as i do and i've been flying for a year hehe.......any way good luck flyin it should be no problem. Oh i have to get this off my back....i took my SPA3d up yester day and the flight lasted about 1 second before i stuffed the nose in the ground oh well its ready to fly again today anyway that was embarrassing since i'm supposed to be one of the best pilots at my field now.
04-15-2004, 06:56 PM
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RE: Hi! Anyone know some places for REALLY CHEAP TRAINER KITS?
You know what? You and I both have similar amounts of posts, Minnflyer has about 10x more, DB has almost 5x more.... Everyone on RCU posts a lot because it is a friendly community and they don't get angry at posts even if they are completely, horribly wrong.
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RE: Hi! Anyone know some places for REALLY CHEAP TRAINER KITS?
I just ordered a Tower Hobbies Trainer .40 and was wondering how well the plane flies. I have been flying 3 and 4 channel electrics for about a year and a half now and I want a good plane to transition to glow power. I have met a fellow at the local flying field to help me. I am a self taught pilot but have put many flights on my 4 channel electric. I also have 3 young boys that want to learn to fly and the guy has promised to help them also. I just want to know if the plane flys well and how much trouble I might have flying it with my experience with E-flight.
04-21-2004, 09:01 PM
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scollins,
First, welcome to RCU, it's a great place, and you'll get a lot of good info.
I'd suggest starting a new thread when you want to ask a new question. But to answer it as best as I can, most 40 size trainers on the market today are pretty decent, andthe Tower 40 is no different. It should serve you and the boys quite well.
What are you getting for an engine? That will have as mush to do with how it performs as anything.
Your experience with a 4 channel electric will help, but without know more about what types of electrics you've flown, it's difficult to say how much.
If you've flown slightly larger, faster electrics, you'll do very well right off the bat with the Trainer (say low wing, fast, speed 400 or bigger), if they've mostly been park flyers, it will take a few flights.
Start a new thread telling what you've been flying, and ask again about the trainer. You'll get a variety of answers.
Good luck,
Dennis-
First, welcome to RCU, it's a great place, and you'll get a lot of good info.
I'd suggest starting a new thread when you want to ask a new question. But to answer it as best as I can, most 40 size trainers on the market today are pretty decent, andthe Tower 40 is no different. It should serve you and the boys quite well.
What are you getting for an engine? That will have as mush to do with how it performs as anything.
Your experience with a 4 channel electric will help, but without know more about what types of electrics you've flown, it's difficult to say how much.
If you've flown slightly larger, faster electrics, you'll do very well right off the bat with the Trainer (say low wing, fast, speed 400 or bigger), if they've mostly been park flyers, it will take a few flights.
Start a new thread telling what you've been flying, and ask again about the trainer. You'll get a variety of answers.
Good luck,
Dennis-
