what would you do?
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im looking at either getting a built from kit kadet senior(comes with servos) or getting a kadet senior ARF. wich would you recommend(im not extremely new, ive got about a month under my instructor, and im hoping were going to start takeoffs and landings soon.....although im realy not shure(i just go with the flow)). i think i would eventualy want to modify the senior to have ailerons(the kit built).
there both about equal in price, and i have the motor and radio to run either one(tt.46 and a futaba 7c radio)
wich is better in reality?
there both about equal in price, and i have the motor and radio to run either one(tt.46 and a futaba 7c radio)
wich is better in reality?
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The kit may be built better, it would depend upon who built it. If you know them and trust them, and like the way it looks, then go for it. A couple of things to consider, though:
First, as you know, the arf will already have ailerons. You wouldn't have to be modifying them later on.
Second, and this may be the most important for you since you are (I believe) in college, and probably have a very small place to live--the ARF has a two piece wing, and the kit's wing is glued together--one piece, at about 78 inches. Needs lots of storage space. The two piece wing comes apart in two ~40 inch pieces! Somethings to think about. The ARF's are really nice looking planes, and fly equally as nice.
One other word of caution. I once had a stinger airplane covered in almost exactly the same scheme as the blue/white senior. White leading edges with transparent blue covering elsewhere. I found it much harder to see in the air than the red one. May have just been me, but I'll never have another plane with those particular colors. I love blue, it's my favorite color, and red may be my least favorite, but it sure is easy to see in the air!
First, as you know, the arf will already have ailerons. You wouldn't have to be modifying them later on.
Second, and this may be the most important for you since you are (I believe) in college, and probably have a very small place to live--the ARF has a two piece wing, and the kit's wing is glued together--one piece, at about 78 inches. Needs lots of storage space. The two piece wing comes apart in two ~40 inch pieces! Somethings to think about. The ARF's are really nice looking planes, and fly equally as nice.
One other word of caution. I once had a stinger airplane covered in almost exactly the same scheme as the blue/white senior. White leading edges with transparent blue covering elsewhere. I found it much harder to see in the air than the red one. May have just been me, but I'll never have another plane with those particular colors. I love blue, it's my favorite color, and red may be my least favorite, but it sure is easy to see in the air!
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Take the one with the ailerons.
You have been flying for a month and your not taking off or landing??????????
Go I-10 west and come to the Houston area, I will have you doing those by the afternoon.
You have been flying for a month and your not taking off or landing??????????
Go I-10 west and come to the Houston area, I will have you doing those by the afternoon.
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i probably could have, but we realy go through the ringer with training. our club requires, loops(3, consecuative), rolls, figure 8's, right and left hand pattern, the ability to roll to inverted and maintain it, then recover,ovals,landings right and left hand, deadstick,and down wind..........
it doesnt help i demolished a plane and lost two days this week. i can probably fly the plane better in the air than several people ive seen fly that have been flying for a year, i just dont know if i could get the plane down succesfuly. I can already do all of that succesfuly(not beatiful, but i can do it) except the landings, and ive made several low altitude aborted passes. just havent hit the ground yet(well yes i did "hit the ground" but it was nose first and at full throttle thanks to my elevator coming out)
it doesnt help i demolished a plane and lost two days this week. i can probably fly the plane better in the air than several people ive seen fly that have been flying for a year, i just dont know if i could get the plane down succesfuly. I can already do all of that succesfuly(not beatiful, but i can do it) except the landings, and ive made several low altitude aborted passes. just havent hit the ground yet(well yes i did "hit the ground" but it was nose first and at full throttle thanks to my elevator coming out)



