HI IM GETTING INTO R/C AIRPLANES GLOW ENGINE AND WAS WONDERING WHAT A GOOD PLANE WAS. IVE BUILT A PLANE BEFORE BUT NEVER FLEW IT /B C I MOVED AND NOW AFTER A WHILE I WANT BACK IN IF N E 1 HAS A GOOD START PLANE OR SOME TIPS PLS HELP.[:'(]

i bought myself
Vmar discovery trainer
OS 46 LA
robbe futaba FX-18 transmitter

i hope i'll do a long time with it

a 33yo belgian newbie

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After you decide on a trainer do yourself a favor and find yourself a Instructor. [8D]


John

I bought a Great Planes PT40 and put a 40 LA engine in it- Built it from a kit and built the trainer wing (it has self correcting abilities) and than built a sport wing with less dyhedral (?sp) and it was a great step up with more experience.
As said previously- find an instructor who can be of immense help and educating with minimal damage. Good Luck
Mary Bowen

YOU GUYS DOWN IN FLORIDA, WHERE DO YOU FLY? I'M DOWN IN FT. LAUDERDALE AND FLY AT MARKHAM PARK. WHERE DO YOU GUYS FLY?

I fly in manatee county... Valkyries flying field.

John

manatee county, is homasassa anywhere near there i went on a holiday there a few years ago wish id known there were model plane flyers down there

ok thnx i have bought a plane and need some tips onhow to tune the engine and also what kind of servos are good thnx.[:'(]

also if a am radio is good or should i get an fm

Get an Alpha .40 and put a tt pro .46 on it. Mine is capable of some pretty nice aerobatics.

FM radio and standard servos. I have the Futaba 6exa with a flight pack and it cost like $180 great radio for the money

It's a little ways away.... but there are fields all over Florida! I have five within 30 minutes of my house

John

I agree the 6exa is a great radio that your not going to outgrow too quickly its a bargain and the servos are fine that come bundled with it. Id also say to get a 45 or 46 rather than a 40 as you will have a bit more power for your next model. To be honest almost any high wing trainer will do the job they are all very similar but do get instructor at least to help you set up the engine check the plane and show you the basics.

Mary,do you have any pic's of it to show the rest of us ?.

Next time i come over ill send you an e-mail and maybe come and meet you guys

I have an alpha 40,a great plane to start with,but a friend of mine has an avistar,also flys a cap,and a corsair but still brings the avistar to the field and has a blast.

Good luck,the addiction begins!!!!!!!!!!!

ok well whats a good pic out of these only the 1/2a has an engine and all need radio. i got a AIRTRONICS SR SERIES controller and was wondering if r/c car servos would work for it or if i have to purchase other ones. aslo whats 1/2a mean in relation to the size and stuff. thnx.
1/2A Aircraft with Norvel .061RC
$75.00
40 size trainer
$60.00
Brand New AT-40 Trainer ARF
$70.00
Herr Engineering P-51 Mustang - 1/2A
$66.98
NEW IN THE BOX RAPTOR .60 SIZE KIT.
$60.00
Pica F4U Corsair - 1/12

also a ARF .40 STICK FUN FLYER for 66.00 kit.

WE "guys" fly at Ingles Lockes in Levy County.
Mary

check out the previous post- i got a pic up w/ the trainer wing
pretty proud of it

1/2A is tiny and not a great idea for beginners becasue they're "twitchy" in the air. Stick with 40 size.

(0.061 vs. 0.40.... The 40 is about 8 times larger in capacity.)
Dennis-

And please do not type in capital letters. It is hard to read and is considered shouting.
I recommend the Great Planes PT40. I put an OS40LA on mine and it flies great. The 40LA is not a powerhouse engine, but on a trainer it does fine.

ok well is an airtronics sr series a good radio and also would r/c car servos work? they are standard stock ones

Check out the Xtra Easy 2 ... Hangar-9 just dropped the price and its well worth it. i learned to fly without a trainer by taking small steps... i learned on a 3 channel electric flyer then stepped up to the XE2 .... havent crashed once because it flys absolutely great. Now i'm just learning aerobatics to complete the training that i would normally get from an instructor..... dont get me wrong, i'm sure an instructor is the way to go, i'm just saying that the XE2 is so easy to fly that i was able to learn on it without the aid of an instructor.

I got scared out of the hobby at my local airfield, the guys said they would help me out, but i better not be afraid to light a 100. dollar in my hand and watch it burn. They said i would definately crash, so i sold all my trainers, radios, and engines and got into nitro rc cars and trucks. I did just recently buy a hobby zone commander, its a electric flyer.