Hobbico's Avistar with MonoKote
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TWIN ARE BAD I THOUGHT IT IS SOUPOST TO BETTER
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well i think most people get twins for the cool factor....and for certain scale airplanes but yea they do take more maintenance and skill to operate them.
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DOSE THE COOL FACTOR MAKE IT MORE FUN AND SCALE STUFF IS SOMETHING I WOULD DEFFENATEL GET INTO IF I GO REAL FAR WITHCH IM KNOWN TO DO
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generally speaking: Twins are harder to fly. Scale planes are harder to fly. Scale twins are much harder to fly.
One more thing as a personal favor please. TURN OFF THE CAP LOCK and use some kind of spell check. It's getting harder and harder to decode your posts. They are not in English.
One more thing as a personal favor please. TURN OFF THE CAP LOCK and use some kind of spell check. It's getting harder and harder to decode your posts. They are not in English.
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Well if you you think you can fly on a normal plane it shold be esey to fly twin. Scale is more for very advanced pilot. Right?
Sorry about capps i just don't care and don't like doing all the stuff i just did. Oh and im a kid
Sorry about capps i just don't care and don't like doing all the stuff i just did. Oh and im a kid
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well not just aerobatic but a single engine airplane will be easier fly and setup. After an avistar maybe a low wing trainer or some sort f 3D plane depending on what you like to fly.
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I will probebly after i get through my tranier. I will go twin, seaplane,or 3D. If I want to later I might go scale but I need to meet some people in the culb that will let me try one of there planes to see what i enjoy but i dont know if people do that
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Believe me I know it is fun to look to the next plane, but slow down and enjoy the moment too.
The Avistar is a really nice airplane, it is capable of doing quite a bit more than just flying around in circles.
How old of a kid are you ?
The Avistar is a really nice airplane, it is capable of doing quite a bit more than just flying around in circles.
How old of a kid are you ?
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it helps us to make more realistic recommendations based upon our previous experiences with other beginner pilots. We can make an educated guess at you financial and transportation availability which will also effect the size of planes you can have. We may be wrong but it gives us a starting point without prying too much into your personal life which your parents wouldn't like.
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your right with the parent thing. im 12 but have two sibling who can drive and my dad is a relastate agent and get houses out in the area are of our club at laest 4 times a month and might need to see a house or houses multipel time and we own a large van that can fit amoust any average plane(not huge scales thought) financialy there shouldnt be a probelm and i do a whole lot of activitys that work cordination and visilising what will happen
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You are correct to be cautious about talking about your age, and the post from bruce88123 explained why I asked.
I have one more question and the reason I am asking is because it will greatly influence all recommendations I may have.
Is your father going to be directly involved with operating and flying the plane with you, meaning that he will be present at all times and be responsible for your safety ?
Oh yeah, get your dad to join in this discussion, I think he will find it interesting, and it will help both of you figure out how to approach this.
I have one more question and the reason I am asking is because it will greatly influence all recommendations I may have.
Is your father going to be directly involved with operating and flying the plane with you, meaning that he will be present at all times and be responsible for your safety ?
Oh yeah, get your dad to join in this discussion, I think he will find it interesting, and it will help both of you figure out how to approach this.
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he would be their but not flying i will proubebly tell him what im doing so he know what the plane is like he might get into but he isnt a real hobby tipe of guy
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Hummmm... the dad in me is certainly coming out now :-)
If you had a close adult relative that was going to do this with you I would have a very different response.
After thinking about everything you have shared, here is what I think ......
I think you should fly small park flyers and very small low power requirement 3D foamies with adult supervision until you demonstrate that you can operate them safely, then you can fly them on your own and as your experience level and age increases you can work towards operating more powerful (and dangerous) planes ..... operating the Avistar is something which will be age appropriate just about the time you start driving.
There is a big difference between flying the planes and operating the planes. Kids are naturals at the flying part, but the operation part requires maturity that a child simply does not have.
I am sure there will be many who disagree, but I have had a lot of experience with coaching boy's sports and most recently teaching my 12 year old nephew how to fly and I think asking the club to be responsible for your safety for the next three or four years is to much to ask.
You can still participate in RC and have a lot of fun with planes that are age appropriate, and as you get older and become more responsible and accountable for your own safety and actions you can graduate to more powerful electric and glow powered planes.
This will be my last post on the thread, good luck to you.
If you had a close adult relative that was going to do this with you I would have a very different response.
After thinking about everything you have shared, here is what I think ......
I think you should fly small park flyers and very small low power requirement 3D foamies with adult supervision until you demonstrate that you can operate them safely, then you can fly them on your own and as your experience level and age increases you can work towards operating more powerful (and dangerous) planes ..... operating the Avistar is something which will be age appropriate just about the time you start driving.
There is a big difference between flying the planes and operating the planes. Kids are naturals at the flying part, but the operation part requires maturity that a child simply does not have.
I am sure there will be many who disagree, but I have had a lot of experience with coaching boy's sports and most recently teaching my 12 year old nephew how to fly and I think asking the club to be responsible for your safety for the next three or four years is to much to ask.
You can still participate in RC and have a lot of fun with planes that are age appropriate, and as you get older and become more responsible and accountable for your own safety and actions you can graduate to more powerful electric and glow powered planes.
This will be my last post on the thread, good luck to you.
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ok but to other people i will have instructors with a buddy box and the people at my club say it woudent be hard for me to fly
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I don't think anyone here is stating that it would be difficult for you to fly (quite the opposite actually) it is more a matter of safety. There are a lot of things that can go wrong with a plane and engine. Although rare I have heard stories of these planes killing people. At the very least they can give you cuts and burns that require major medical attention. If your father is not going to actively participate with you then you are in effect asking the other members of the club to be responsible for you. I personally don't know if this is something I would be comfortable with. For that matter there are times I am not comfortable being too near the adults at my field when they are flying. I expect a lot of them feel the same about me as well


