i'm getting ready to buy one to learn to fly on are they decent planes or is there a better one

There are many that are similar, but as to which is "best" is a matter of personal preference. The Hobbistar is a great choice

Thanks

MinnFlyer is exactly correct. Welcome to the hobby.

thanks guys i've been into r/c cars for about 6 yrs and my uncle has been flying for about 30 years so i'm going to start flying with him. i've been flying on a sim for about 3 months so hopefully that helps a little

The sim should help a lot. 2 hardest things are control reversal when plane is coming at you and the landing.
Your car experience should be a great help on the reversal syndrome and only experience will get you through the landings. The sim will transition you from the wheel to sticks also. Oh yeah, no brakes and no reset button on the real thing though [:@] . I knew something was missing.

a reset button would be nice it took me a little on the sim to get the landings down. i think i must have hit the reset button a dozen or more times. i didnt have much trouble flying though

I've trained more students using this plane than I can count any more. It's a good flyer and will do fine for you.

Ken

Try a Phoenix or CMP for better quality in a trainer ARF, or a second plane ARF. I'm impressed with the quality of those manufacturers at a better price.

I have this plane and I couldn't be more happy with it. The RTF combo is a good all around outfit. Like krosypal said thr fuse is a little delicate and the trim will come off after w while. BUT over all this plane is very tough. I cartwheeled mine a few times, due to flying at a hay field and it just kept on going. The O.S. .65 LA has plenty of power to pull you out of most jams. The guys at the local field were amazed at how fast the plane is at full throttle. It was scary at first to tell you the truth.

The Hobbistar fly a great flying plane. Easy to take off and land. Easy to put together and maintain. You do need the get an iron and a heat gun because the covering will be wrinkled when you get it.

Now that I have had mine for 2 months I wnet in and modified a few things.
1. I got rid of the steel tabs that hold the engine onto the mount, cut it off at about 1/16" in front of the motor with the motor as far back as it would go. I drilled holes and put screws and nuts to hold the engine down. That got rid of a lot of forward weight. Only took 3 oz. lead weights to balance the plane.
2. I got rid of the original nose gear and put a Fults nose gear on it. (#400) This nose gear is awesome. I experimented with an aluminium main gear but took it back off.
3. Totally stripped all the covering off and went over the whole airframe with a finetooth comb looking for any damage. Then I the few little digs and recovered it with Monocote.

Here are a few shots. Before and after.

thanks i'm looking forward to flying the plane. i've been flying my uncles Ultra Stick type plane with no difficulties so i'm ready to fly my own

I too started on the Nexstar.


I must admit, It is a blast flying. and a very very stable plane in the air. It handles fairly well in wind and its very self righting and is a dream to fly.


good luck =) and have fun

I too fly the Hobistar 60 and very much enjoy flying it. While I am still very new to this hobby I have the Hobistar and a Tower 40 trainer. The Hobistar is a much easier plane for me to see and control. I dont know whether it is the size of the plane or the design but when I go flying it's the Hobistar I fly. I leave the Tower in the truck for hard times only. BBOwen I have the same problem with the covering. I really like what you did with yours

Thanks. It took me a while to cover it since I was putting the flag detail on it. This plane is a good one to learn to cover on too. The fuse is relitively square so it's no too hard to cover. The main wing is good because you learn how to cover rounded wing tips.

My son started training on this one today. Thanks to Realflight he flew without a hitch. I am getting 2 for one on this one.

Have to admit, I haven`t flown one( learned on and still fly an Avistar ) but I`ve seen several fly and they appear to be excellent trainers. If I had it all to do over again, I might opt for the Hobbistar ( larger, handles wind better, easier to see ) although I love the Avi.

I flew the Avistar 5 years ago, great first plane. Got out of the hobby for a few years. Got back in about a month ago and got the Hobbistar Select RTF for the engine and 6 channel radio. I was quite surprised at the flight of this plane. The other day I saw an Avistar at the field and was amazed at how small it looked next to the Hobbistar. My choice would be the Hobbistar.

When learning, bigger is better. Easier to see what the plane is doing and that gives you more time to correct things when they start to go badly. [8D]