Well guys i flew my plane this past weekend and man i have to tell you this was the greatest thing that i have ever done in all my life and i'm 33 years old. I can't believe i'm just getting into it [:@] Thanks for all of your help!
PS I'm a new father thats why it took me so long to get around to it since i made my last post

oh yeah what is a good tune pipe that i can get? i tried to find one on e-bay but i didn't see the long one like i have seen in the books. it looks kool

sporster..
a little advice from Dad to Dad. You're 33, and you just had a kid, and flying an RC plane is the best thing you've ever done in your life? Listen to yourself, man. You need priorities. Be careful of how much time you leave your wife with that new baby by herself. Planes are fun, but they don't love you back. I love flying mine, and it's truly the coolest hobby I've ever had (and I've had several hobbies!), but it's not the best thing that's ever happened to me. Not trying to preach, just trying to head it off at the pass....
have fun!

2slow's right, enjoy the flying but KEEP the home fires burning and whatever you do ENJOY that little one while you can--- when they get to be teens you are no longer in the groove... We won't say how much experience this is talking. Just ENJOY it all !!!!

i under stand that, i'm already a father to 3 and my newest one is still in the jackson hospital i had to keep them while my wife went to visit. i'm sorry if i made that sound rude i have a 46 os on my plane thanks!

Nothing wrong with being excited! This IS a great hobby, and it took me until 43 to find it. [&o]

Enjoy!
Dennis-

Hey planes dont love ya back, but they dont yell at ya either!! J/K

Yeh, dividing the time to fly is pretty easy for me. When I get my work at home done and the wife seems settled I usually go to the field for about 2 hours. This happens about twice a week, maybe 3 times. I never over do it. This way she doesn't get upset. Plus I make sure she gets her time out of the house too. She always wants out of the house when the milkman has the day off, huh? Kinda weird.

well i really enjoyed it and i know i want to get to fly again for awhile but that will make it that much more fun and keep me excited until i do. but i can work on my plane and have it looking really good when i do get to go back out for the second flight, mean while i practice on the realflight some more

Also, I would recommend holding off on the tuned pipe for right now.

Anything out of the ordinary is just one more thing to distract you from your primary goal, which is to become proficient at controling the plane.

Wait till you've mastered a few planes before you start getting fancy.

Then... Have a ball!

There's no limit to all the goodies you can add to your plane, Tuned pipes, Flaps, retractable landing gear, Smoke, Floats Etc. Etc. Etc.

Just curious, whats the idea of the tuned pipe for? If you are looking for more performance on a trainer you might be better off to get a different type or size of prop.

If you flew for the first time this weekend then I definitely have to go with MinnFlyer on just getting down the basics for now. Chances are still good (unfortunately) that the trainer will take at least one dirtnap before you are done with it. No sense making it an expensive one. Slow and steady is the ticket is this game along with a bunch of fun of course. There will be plenty of time for all the gadgets and tricks.
Meanwhile, welcome to the insanity.

YADA,YADA,YADA............Please decend from your soap box now.

If I need anything from you, suitcase, I'll be sure to pull your chain. Until someone pulls your chain, why don't you just go about being what you are--an unlit bulb. If you have kids, I feel sorry for them. If you don't, then you have NO BUSINESS commenting on what I wrote.

Sounds like he is a kid to me

Yes, I believe you are correct. Sorry about that suitcase, you wouldn't understand.....

Boy I love the internet. Someone comes on here to crow about their first flight, and they get family advice. If I had to temper and condition every question or comment I type with unrelated background information, I'd run out of characters in the reply box. Perhaps sportser75 was just a little excited and made a hyperbolic comment? Naw, never possible--he must be a neglectful father--sheesh! Anyway, enough bandwidth wasted on that! Welcome to the addicti....err, hobby, sportser75! I'm sure you'll find a way to balance it with the rest of your life. And, I concur on the advice to hold off on the tuned pipe for now--there are cheaper ways to up the performance of the .46, such as increased nitro content in the fuel or a different prop as alluded to by fastsky.

I saw a man who just started this very addictive hobby (by your own admission) who also in the same post says he has a NEW child at home. I know how stressful flying time can sometimes be, and my kids are older. I was just offering advice about balancing family with hobby. It can sometimes be hard, especially when you are first starting and are SOOOO excited about it you just live for the next time you can get out there. This leaves a lot of room for family neglect. I'm sure your kids could define that for YOU.

I have nothing else to say to you, and I have no other need for you, so you can go somewhere else.

I certainly will.

Hi Sportster. What pipe are you looking for?

I think you will find that Minn is right. The pipe is a bit more of a pain at this point in your flying than it is worth. One other consideration. Every pipe I have used is louder than the muffler you now have. If you have whiney neighbors, they will whine more when you rap on the pipe.

I have them on pattern planes, but on a trainer, they are just something that costs more, doesn't do a lot, and will bend when you crash.

Hold off on it till you get into a plane that needs it. It will save you a lot of headache. Spend the money on your next kit. Maybe a sportster. That one is fun and works well with a pipe. Had one on my 60. Retracts too.

2slow, you are very defensive and attack my personal life. Why? I was merely making a comment about how innocent offhanded comments oftentimes lead to a thread getting dragged off-topic, by virtue of strangers reading them and making judgement. I meant you and everyone else no ill will. As for myself, I am newly married, consequently have no children as of yet, and do not neglect my wife and home. That, however, is not the subject of this forum, and I will spend no more time on it.

On another note, regarding pipes. In addition to the unnecessary complexity and noise increase mentioned previously, some(not all) tuned pipes sacrifice performance over a sometimes large portion of the rev range in exchange for a gain on top end. Not ideal for a trainer, unless you want to either practice deadsticks or see how quickly you can overstress the airframe. So, in the future, if you do choose a tuned pipe, look for people who have had experience with the particular model that interests you.

I agree with Matt Smith. Chill out 2slo. The guy has 3 kids he must know by now what he is doing and how to balance family time.
-oh yea, sportster have a good time and welcome to RC flying (i am an older newb)

guys i'm sorry that i have offended some of you, that wasn't my attention at all. I know how to be a good father because i have been one for 9 years now and my 9 year old daughter and 6 year old twin boys loved seeing me fly my plane this past saturaday. but back to the point ...... i was just looking for a pipe to put on my plane because i thought it would look pretty kool but i will hold off on it because i want to learn to fly it good first, thanks for the help guys.
Thanks,
Sean in Mississippi
P.S I think i'm going to go to church tonight!!!!!!!!!

THAT is radical.

Sean, good luck with your trainer. Don't hesitate to ask questions. We are all here to help, in our own little ways.

thanks, can i post a picture of my motor and maybe some of you will be able to tell me exactly what it is. i was told it was a 46 but i dont really know