Hi,

I wish I had found this site before I bought my second kit.....but....I bought a Great Planes T-Craft on the advice of a guy from one of the local hobby shops who told me it would be a good second plane. After reading the recommendations of a Sig 4* or Tiger 2 for a second, I wish I'd have gone that way, but the T-craft is about done...dang...I'll have to go get another plane

Any thoughts on the downside of flying my T-craft as a step up from my trainer, or should I go get a 4* or like?

I guess it probably won't matter, but was hoping the T-craft won't be too much plane for me. The nice part is that it's a tail-dragger so I'll have that new challenge thrown in for something to learn.

Any thoughts are welcomed.

Signed,

Wish I had done more research, but it's an excuse to buy a new plane.

I have the GP "T-Craft" and I find it to be a nice little plane. I primarily built the plane because I had a 4 stroke FS-26 that needed a home and there are not a lot of choices that size to choose from. Having said that, the FS-26 is a little small for the plane. It will fly O.K., but aerobatics are limited. The FS-30 which replaced the FS-26 should be a good match. I had to add a little nose weight by adding a heavy brass spinner nut.

Find a better way to secure the landing gear fairings than what the instructions call for. Take a look at the GP "Pete 'n Poke" manual on GP's web site and note how the landing gear fairings are secured. I think that would work a lot better than than what was designed.

When taking off, it likes a lot of ground speed before rotating. Don't horse it off prematurely or it may tip stall. It does track nicely and lands easily.

Also, there were several reviews written on the "T-Craft". A search on "Google" should find them pretty quickly.

Good luck,

DaveB