I solo'd my plane
06-20-2003 | 06:31 PM
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From: waukesha,
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I solo'd my plane
Just posting some thoughts on my recent solo and learning experience. I also wanted to praise my trainer set-up.
First off, I can't say enough good things about my tower hobbies trainer 60 with tower .61 engine. I almost purchased a .40 sized trainer but was talked into spending the extra few bucks for the bigger one. I am so glad that I did. The bigger size and more powerful engine is definately nice to have. My first couple flights were flown on some pretty windy days when some of the club veterans wouldn't even fly. My big tower trainer handles fairly brisk wind without even flinching.
In addition, this trainer is actually very fun to fly. Its does loops, double aileron rolls, hammerheads, tail slides, and many other basic moves. Last night I even flew around inverted for 10 MINUTES! All this and I have only been out flying 5 nights.
Granted it isn't the coolest looking plane and the stick on covering is cheap, but who cares-- it is a trainer, and it was only $90.
Last night, I ordered my first low wing plane- the tower voyager ARF for $80. Can't beat that. I will post some more ramblings once I get that one flying.
First off, I can't say enough good things about my tower hobbies trainer 60 with tower .61 engine. I almost purchased a .40 sized trainer but was talked into spending the extra few bucks for the bigger one. I am so glad that I did. The bigger size and more powerful engine is definately nice to have. My first couple flights were flown on some pretty windy days when some of the club veterans wouldn't even fly. My big tower trainer handles fairly brisk wind without even flinching.
In addition, this trainer is actually very fun to fly. Its does loops, double aileron rolls, hammerheads, tail slides, and many other basic moves. Last night I even flew around inverted for 10 MINUTES! All this and I have only been out flying 5 nights.
Granted it isn't the coolest looking plane and the stick on covering is cheap, but who cares-- it is a trainer, and it was only $90.
Last night, I ordered my first low wing plane- the tower voyager ARF for $80. Can't beat that. I will post some more ramblings once I get that one flying.
06-20-2003 | 09:20 PM
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From: Aurora,
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I solo'd my plane
Way to go! sbaugz, I can't wait to start flying myself, I didn't buy an ARF so it's going to take me longer, just cause I love to build, the day will come when I will solo, whoo hoo!! 
06-21-2003 | 12:21 PM
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From: Zimmerman,
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I solo'd my plane
I spent a lot of time on a G2 sim. and the first day I had someone look at my plane to check it over and we flew it on a buddy cord the first day. On the 3rd flight on the first day, I flew it myself from takeoff to landing but I was still connected to the buddy cord so I don't really count that as my first solo because of the safety net/buddy cord.
The next week I went to fly again and the 2 other guys that offered to buddy up with me , My plane crashed with both of them. I didn't take controls for 1 second. There was some strange glitch in my plane. Still not 100% sure what it was .It kept veering hard to the right. What ever it was, Rebuilding it from the firewall forward musta fixed it. Last week, I brought it to the field and had 2 guys check it over very thoroughly. No problems. I had them each try flying it and they said it flew fine. So.... I filled it up, Fired it up, took off flew it around and landed it totally myself. There are some great guys at our field. One of the guys that helped me last tuesday is the same guy that my plane crashed into the second night. He was standing behind a fence and my plane hit the pole and swung aroung and hit him in the knee. His plane was still flying so he couldn't hold his knee until he landed his plane. oh well, Happy flying. It's easy if you move the little sticks the right way. :-)
The next week I went to fly again and the 2 other guys that offered to buddy up with me , My plane crashed with both of them. I didn't take controls for 1 second. There was some strange glitch in my plane. Still not 100% sure what it was .It kept veering hard to the right. What ever it was, Rebuilding it from the firewall forward musta fixed it. Last week, I brought it to the field and had 2 guys check it over very thoroughly. No problems. I had them each try flying it and they said it flew fine. So.... I filled it up, Fired it up, took off flew it around and landed it totally myself. There are some great guys at our field. One of the guys that helped me last tuesday is the same guy that my plane crashed into the second night. He was standing behind a fence and my plane hit the pole and swung aroung and hit him in the knee. His plane was still flying so he couldn't hold his knee until he landed his plane. oh well, Happy flying. It's easy if you move the little sticks the right way. :-)
