hey all , i have a trainer airplane with motor pro .46 and t4yf 4-channel radio , i was thinking buy a new low-wing airplane without changing motor and radio (short of money), i saw 2 airplane that i liked the most funtana 40 3d and showtime 50 , is it fine to use same motor and radio with these 2 airplane or it need more powerfull engine ,also is there another low-wing airplane u suggest?


thx

I've put together a list of planes that make good trainers and second planes. All of them on the list are proven planes that are well suited for successfully letting students learn to fly, or advance to a second plane. Check out the list here
[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4537845/tm.htm] Looking for a trainer- what's available. (Updated 8-16-07) [/link]

Hope this helps

Ken

In my opinion...either of those planes with a .46 might be slightly underpowered to do the stunts t hey are made to do. If you are looking for a second plane....take a look at the H9 Pulse. Great plane, looks great....and flies easy on low rates.

Consider a Big Stick .40! I've been flying a .60 size one for awhile now and although I also fly a sukoi 31(low wing tail dragger),the Big Stick is by far the best flying and most fun of the 2. And its way easier to land and take off etc. Glad I got it as my second plane instead of going straight to low wing tail draggers. You've got to be comfortable steering as you take off to fly tail draggers and that takes time. Big sticks can easily be converted over to tail draggers too. Big Sticks rule!! LOL

If you do decide to go with one of your 2 choices,after watching a funtana (60 I think) fly this weekend....I wouldnt recommend it. It flew very bad,but maybe it was just setup bad. That showtime plane you said about is pretty cool looking though. That would be my pick of the 2.

Good luck

The Showtime 4D and the Funtana 50X are both nice airplanes, but neither is a particularly good choice for a first low-wing aircraft. Both are high performance stunt airplanes that will be very responsive even when set up with lower rates on the control surfaces.

Your .46 Pro is a good engine and would provide adequate, if not ballistic, power for these airframes. Your 4YF radio system is barely adequate for flying either of these airframes, however. A 6-channel computer radio with dual rates, mixing, and exponential programming would allow you to fly one of these planes more adequately.

The H9 Pulse XT .40 ARF would be more suitable for your engine and radio. You could also look at some of the other low wing trainers mentioned in RC Ken's thread like the Goldberg Tiger 2, the Sig Four Star, the Great Planes Rapture .40, the Phoenix Models Dolphin .40, the World Models Super Sports .40, the World Models Sky Raider Mach II, the World Models LA Racer .40, the Seagull Models Space Walker II .40, or the Sportsman Aviation Sport Stik .40 are a few models that come to mind.

Some of the high wing/shoulder wing sport planes are also great second planes. The previously mentioned Great Planes Big Stik is one such terrific choice. Great Planes also makes the Easy Sport. The Hangar 9 Ultra Stik or Super Stik families are very popular. My first ARF build was a Thunder Tiger Tiger Stick .40, and it has been a joy to fly since I soloed a couple of years ago. Advanced high wing aircraft recently reviewed here at RC Universe include the Goldberg Protege and the Sig Rascal .40, both of whom look like trainers at first glance but are much more aerobatic than your typical H9 Alpha or Hobbico Superstar.

I've owned and flown both the Goldberg Tiger 2 and the TT Tiger Stick .40 for the last three seasons, and both are a joy to fly. The Tiger Stick .40 is actually more aerobatic than the Tiger 2, despite being a shoulder wing design, and is a treat to fly. Each plane does a few things better than the other, however, and both are a joy to fly. I only wish that every new pilot could fly a Tiger 2 and a Stik once they want to move up from their trainer.

Save the Showtime or Funtana for your third or fourth plane, you're probably not quite ready yet. Good luck and good shopping!

i have the pulse 40 with a evo .45 power trainer form my apha 40 with st 47 sevro's fly great good plane to leran on. it will do some good snap rolls with some stick time under your belt and also some other moves as well. i would stay away form the show time for your 2nd plane as everyone said this i fullout stunt plane. if i was you get the the pulse buy 1 more cheap servo a y harreness and swap the rest of it over. then setup to the funtana x100 when you feel you are ready to move on.

p.s. i will be putting my pulse up for sale soon here

The Funtana series are good planes. They fly fairly easy and do great stunts. The new Eratix is a great plane also although elec. It flys very well and does anything you ask of it. Lands great also. The Sticks are also great for fairly new guys. This comming from a fairly new guy also. I think my Eratix flys better than anything I have at the moment and have a few. Just elec. and more than likely if you stay with this stuff you will end up with both elec. and glow or gas. The cost for the Eratix is around 500 for all of it. Batt. ESC, reciver, motor, bout the same as a glow plane. And it is not done justice in any pics I have seen it is a beautiful neon type colors.