What would you suggest that would be a great second plane, I am leaning toward the Modeltech Magic Extra, but I am thinking it might be a little to advanced, what do you think would a great 2nd plane?

GP Easy Sport
Tiger
Sig Four Star 40 or 60
Any stick 40 or 60
Sig SE
Mid Star

Do a search on "2nd" or "second" and you will find this same topic discussed many times.

Recenty purchased my second plane and I love it.
It's a Great Planes Big Stick 40 with monokote, powered
with a F.S. 70 Surpass.
A friend put a .46 FX in his and is quite pleased also.

Looks alot better than a Tiger Stick.

I am seriously leaning toward Hangar9's Ultra Stick 40, I want flaps and it has it all from what I can tell.

Hi stang2b,
US40 is a fun plane, it will give you tons of pleasure flying, especially if you have a computor radio.
Have a goodun,John.

The original Magic 3D made an excellent second plane (or even a trainer) with the controls turned down. If the Magic Extra is anything like it's new sibling, it'll make a wonderful 2nd plane.

I would highly recommend the Longjohn 40 see photo!

The Stick is a good choice. I also like the Goldberg Tiger. This one has Flapperons.

nice covering sceme on the Tiger!

Lotsa good avice already... so a question that might affect your best choice : are you planning on ARF, ARC, Kit, Plans... How much of the building do you want to do?

Another Valid Question:


Do you care More about looks or Performance?

There are a few really good 2nd type planes out there. I am not into the "runway hog" type flying where you just hover and flip the plane over the runway right in front of you so I prefer doing loops or slow rolls while cruising at 80 mph. For this the best all around plane that I have seen is the Carl Goldberg Tiger, either 40 or 60 size. You can do a hover landing in a breeze or land it like your trainer. Crank it up and watch it cover the distance of your field really quick. These planes fly so well that they are also just fun to watch. Other good choices would be the Easy Sport, Mid Star, or Sig Four Star 40 or 60. The 4* planes fly well but float too much for me. If you think you would prefer close in aerobatics then the Thunder Tiger Lazy Tiger is a smaller alternative.

Am looking for an arf for the moment, later on I will try to build a plane, but for the time I just want to fly, this winter I will have time to build, Performance look is a plus but not a necessity

In the case of an ARF I would go for a Tiger.

H9 Pizzaz is a good choice just turn the rates down

With a computer radio and a servo in each wing, your ailerons can work as both flaps and ailerons at the same time. This is the way I have my Tiger Stick setup. It is a great plane to fly around. It will fly slow like a trainer and will fly pretty quick with a good .46.

MinnFlyer,

I love your avitar how do yeu get it to move?

GP Super Sportster is what I chose. I went the kit route - but it comes as an arf.

http://ted.uh.nu/planes/SSMKII/index.php

I suppose that if it had one of those Hobbico trainers instead of the aerobatic plane it would have been an Avistar Avatar eh?

I recommend the Tiger 2 or Tiger 60. I just got done with the maiden flight, and it handles fine, but mine is underpowered. Overall a great plane...even when they are underpowered

high-wing then mid-wing then low-wing.
there are plenty of mid-wing planes out there, sticks are my favor choice, they take you to the next level nice and easy and later high-throws introduces you to the world of fun flying.- from there you name it....

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