Hey everyone,

I am new to the hobby and have been doing lots of research into it. So just want your thoughts on Hanger 9 Cubs????? I am looking to put it on floats as well, I love cubs and think it would be pretty cool to fly it on floats. I am going to strap on a OS FS 70 4 stroke. Anyway your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks again for your input. Im sure I will turning to you people for alot more information. Cheers !!

The Piper Cub is a great... second plane. Please take a look at RCKen's list of recomended beginner planes at the folowing link.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4537845/tm.htm

You will have a much greater chance of success with these planes. While the Cub looks like a trainer I garantee you it is not. As a general disclaimer though; with a good instructor that has lot's of patients and cat like reflexes you might be able to learn on the cub and you would not be the first.

Yes the Hanger 9 Cub isn't a beginner plane. Mr67Stang pretty much said it correctly. Start on a Trainer first... then learn how to use your rudder. Also if you never flown a Tail Dragger, get a trainer that is a tail dragger first. JMO




Peter Dowling aka Luftwaffe Oberst
AMA District II # 865404
Aero Modelers Club
Pulaski, NY

I've got to agree with the above two posts, a Cub IS NOT a trainer. They have some flying charcteristics that make them a handful for beginners. If you are learning to fly I recommend getting a trainer and an instructor. Look at my list of trainers that Mr67Stang posted.

Ken

Great! Thanks for the reply guys. Thats good information. I am going to do ALOT of flying over the winter with the great planes G3 simulator before I buy. I have an excellent instructor so we will see what happens. Any other input you do have I am more than willing to absorb. Thanks again guys

cheers

Sim is good, but IMO not a substitute for the real thing. Go with an LT-40 for your 1st plane, can't go wrong, they even look good on floats. then go for the J-3. The .70 engine choice will give you way plenty power even with floats. I have a .72 Saito on mine, with the GP 40 size floats (kit built) A ton of fun, looks and flies good on the water.

I agree with the LT-40. That what was recommended for me and i do not regret it...

I learned on a cub... I learned to crash. No kidding the cub was my first plane and I flew it and landed it about 6 times before I got foolish and try to fly it at home and had no place to land it. It went in hard.

here's my HANGAR 9 J3 PIPER CUB ARF 40 ...engine is a superb (makes this bird fly GREAT)...SK 50A...I made a "back-rest" for my pilot outa' cardboard!...loL... with the SK 50 it takes off accurately and strong...flies along at "scale" speeds at 1/2 throttle very nicely...I'll post some more pix with wings later...

Uh-oh...

Count on a LOT of nose overs and smashed props, even if you do great with both the Sim and an instructor.

Short story:
A neighbor of mine and fellow club member learned to fly this year. He soloed in late May or so with a 60 size Right Flyer. He bought a H9 Cub and had it ready to fly soon after.
He got some good flights in (when I say good I mean no crashes, his takeoffs where scary) but crashed 4 times on takeoff because he couldn't control the cubs tendency to ground loop. Out of frustration he gave the plane to another club member.
All along he blamed the airplane for his problems flying it.
I guess what I am trying to say is, if you want to learn to fly you need to pick your first couple of airplanes according to the flight characteristics, NOT because you are fond of the way a certain airplane looks.
A good year or two, depending on your skill, with a primary and secondary trainer and you will be ready to fly just about anything you want. Just don't get in too much of a hurry or you will end up with a garbage bag full of broken balsa.
I can testify to the fact that you can fit a 63" wingspan P-51 in a 30 gallon trash bag.

You may be right opjose. He started this thread almost a year ago and hasn't been back on RCU since.[]
Hasn't even logged on this year.

I have the plug n play still in the box.. man does the box look good..lol..does not take up as much room either..haha

the cubs flying is not the problem , but the ground handling. ive seen a lot of begginers struggle with cubs too early on in their flying . a trainer , then advanced trainer possibly with tail wheel. the cub also has a relatively fragile cabin area if its really scale . they should get someone familar with tail wheels to help them set up properly.

I got the plun n play out of the box and got it together.. anyone else got the plun n play? I was wondering what they in mind on how to fuel it or how to remove the cowl without taking the needle out? In order to take the needle out you have to remove the little limiter in it.And what were they thinking with the closed in cowl and no way to fuel it?

A "T" and a fuel plug presents an easy solution.

Your right it does. that is what I did. But it is the plug n play one. Was just wondering what they in mind to do it with.you would have to use needle nose to et the fuel line off

What % do any of you use in flaps?or do you even use them?Also has anyone on here put a 4stroke in one?If so what size?