I have been out of r/c flying for about 4 years now. I had about 6 years of active flying (weekends and after work when i could). Got into the low wing sport models but more into the scale side - not the high aerobatic models. I enjoyed the slow to mid speed and really started getting into scratch building towards my exiting the hobby. I had about 3 scratch builds under my belt.

I am looking at coming back into the hobby as now money is abit better and want to get into the giant scale.

Question is two fold.

First what would you suggest to hone my skills back up to handle a 1/5 to 1/4 scale

would any of the Tow planes based on the crop dusters used for r/c glider towing be good for a intermediate pilot after honing the skills back up?

The large dusters and large scale old timers and WWII's are the types i enjoy, however can not seem to find plans for any of them. There was one from Poland (crop duster type) - can not remember the name of the plane but can not find it over a 60" span.


Anyways any suggestions?


Thanks

David

Look here at dusters http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_16...tm.htm#1639293

There's a guy in New Zeland that has several kits. Might have just plans too? You'll find him in the above forum.

Enjoy,

Jim

The only thing you need to brush up on for 1/4 scale is battery management (high-torque servos, redundant battery systems), engine starting/tuning and car packing. They are actually (IMHO) easier to ground handle and fly once under their own power. Getting them to and from the field is the real challenge, and keeping them at home is VERY space consuming. Measure your car first. As with any scale, some designs are handfulls, others are tame.

The Cessna 188 Ag-Wagon was recently a very popular choice for a kit. It's all about low & slow manouverability. Kyosho offered one ARF, several places offer patterns (I thing Don Smith did or does)

Another full-size duster choice was the Pawnee D PA25-235, also used as a glider tow.

I'm using a Sig Four Star 120 as my giant scale learning plane. It's nice to have the uncowled engine so I can adjust it easily and learn how to get things set up right.