Hey, l was lucky enough to have a wife that surprised me a arf trainer (Phoenix Classic). What she also did was to get me a second plane to progress into (CMPRO AT-6 TEXAN) fantastic hey? But l seem to think that this may be a big jump from the trainer. The feed back about my flying ability is good and l feel that once l have finished cutting loose on the trainer it may be time to step up to the TEXAN.

Thoughts greatly appreciated.

Regards
Jason [8D]

G'day Mate, has your missus got a sister, sounds like a great woman to me, Best of luck with your Classic, I have taught a young lady to fly with a Classic, she has just completed her bronze wings test, a nice plane indeed,
Good Flyin Mate
Allan.

Hi Jason,

My guess is that you should go with a Low-Wing trainer, to get kindda used to the low-wing feel.

I'd get a World Models Sky Rider MKII (low-wing version) and beat the hell out of it , then change it to taildragger and beat it some more. When you've mastered it you'll be VERY close to the Texan.

Joseph

Thanks for the feed back, sorry but my missus was the pick of the bunch just rotten apples left HA HA! l think that the power difference between the trainer and the texan might be a bit much, what do you all think it might seem better to go in between these to levels hey?

Lucky me,
Jason

Before you jump up to the AT-6 Texan, I'd try the AT-5 Texan below

Whoa! A baby texan!

If you have access to a World Models distibutor in the land down under, their new LA Racer is a nice little areobatic low wing Trainer. It's an inexpensive little ARF too. I'll put up a link to it so you can see what it looks like. Of course the #2 type plane of choice around here seems to be the Sig 4* .60 It is more expensive but is said to be a great flying low wing after mastering your high wing Trainer. Hang on to that wife, she's a keeper!!


http://www.airborne-models.com/html/...p?ProductID=91

I believe either of these two, the LA Racer or the Sig 4* 60 would be a good stepping stone between your Trainer & your Texan. Just depends on what is available over there. The shipping from here wouldn't worth it. Better for you to buy more local in Aus I would think. Good luck with your new planes.

The AT-6 is a low wing trainer, and a pretty good choice for a second airplane. If my memory serves me right, the CMPro AT-6 ARFs tend to run rather large (1.60 cu in 2-stroke?), so jumping right into one after starting out on a .40 or .60-sized trainer could be a bit intimidating. You might find a low wing .90 to 1.20 sized plane to be a good warm-up before tackling such a large ARF.

If you actually have a smaller CMPro AT-6 ARF in the .40 to 1.20 size range, you should be able to fly it once you're completely comfortable with taking off and landing your trainer. It's always a good idea to find some expert help when learning to fly a new model for the first time, I've buddy-boxed my second and even third planes until I was comfortable with how they handled.

The Great Planes Big Sticks also make good second planes.

Acutally, does anyone fly sticks anymore, or are they just a thing from the past?

If you want to build a good choice would be the BTE Venture 60. 72" wingspan, tail dragger and with a .91 or 100 it will move out very well. Build time is very short and enjoyment is very high.

Check my avatar. Goldberg Tiger 2. Very stable. Nice thing about it is it will handle a bit of wind too.

Dave...

I'm still a beginner. I have my eye on this model as a second plane. Ummm....maybe a third plane.
PC9 Roulette considered an intermediate plane.http://www.seagullmodels.com/scale.htm My second plane will probably be a Hobbico Avistar.http://www.hobbico.com/airplanes/hcaa2016.html