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Ihave DX6i and am looking for one that has a decent size wing, easy to fly and can land on rough ground. I have 5 acres and the ground is a bit lumpy. Ihave the real flight G5.5 and can fly a P51 pretty good, even landing, but the problem I have appears to be depth perception, of course if the actual runway was further out it would be easier. A larger plane would make it easier to land. Iwould like the easiest to assemble, as I dont have much room to build one, so the least amount of assembly the better. Ithink I will have a better time of lining up to land in RL than on the sim, but I have a pretty good handle on the rest of flying. Something with a 4-5 foot wingspan I think would be ideal.

Even something that has everything mounted except the receiver would work.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...380#quickSpecs

Get an instructor at a local club, it could save a lot of frustration and or $$$

I did it myself and was fine but it would have been nice to have someone around to teach me about balancing, props, preflight, airframes,trims,motors,fuels,batteries,engines,on and on.

The list of things to learn can go on for pages.

A new plane can do odd things you have never seen on the sim.

What is important however is that you have a good time flying. Help can make it way less frustrating and a smoother start to ensure you have that good time.

Why it is not an absolute must, a lot of people have regrets about trying it alone.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

Thats going to be a problem, there are no flying clubs around for miles, lots of miles, the nearest hobby store is over 20 miles away. I've flown before, but have switched to heli's, and it has been a long time since I last built a plane, and don't want to do that again.   I have my eye on a parkzone P47.  Since my ground isn't very smooth I may consider a gear less model and practice belly flops in tall grass instead.  I used to have a nasty habit of chopping throttle on takeoff, but I overcame that, so take offs are easy now, its lining up for landings I need practice on.  The P51 is hand launched, and belly lands, and not very expensive, so that may be one to consider.

Funny thing, I can hover a real heli a lot better than I can on the sim, except for the UH1, that bugger fly's really nice in the sim.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

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RE: BNF Recommendation
 

What is a BNF and what is RL?

Not all of us understand (or want to understand) the internet lingo.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

Horizon has a line of planes with a 2.4 rx already in them, you Bind -N- Fly.

I am guessing that RL = real life in this context.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

Ah.. BNF = Bind and Fly. Why didn't he say that in the first place.

I hate those internet abbreviations and accronyms. I prefer real words.

CGr.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

Have you looked at the Eflite Apprentice? It is available as a PNP where you provide, receiver,battery and radio. (for the record: Plug-N-Play) The plane gets a lot of comments on its ruggedness and repairability. Take a look at this linkhttp://secure.hobbyzone.com/catalog/...p/EFL2900.html

I also have a less then smooth field. I roll it with my lawnroller behind my lawn tractor as well as putting weed-be-gone on the weeds. This gives a little smoother landing area. You could also go to larger diameter wheels that would roll easier on the grass.

Good luck and happy flying. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ular_smile.gif

Roger

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

I'll second Hobbyzone Super Cub BNF. I have one and love it. I just got a simulator back in December, bought a Hanger 9 P-51 Mk II PTS RTF and just started flying. I buggy corded once. Had a friend take off and land for me twice and then took over all the duties. I've flown the Super Cub in 15+ mph winds and it just floats along like a glider in thos speeds. My P-51 didn't last very long since I didn't know how to tune an engine and it died on my turn into final. With an electric, you don't have to tune so its not a problem.

I've never flown one and its not BNF, but the Multiplex FunCub looks like it could handle a little rougher country with its big wheels, and I can't imagine it is too hard to build.

http://www.multiplexusa.com/model-kits/not-set.html

If you get the Hobbyzone Super Cub, just make sure you find a model in your simulator that is a 3 channel like the cub. they do handle a little different, and you'll need to practice just a bit before flying. I don't think you'll need anyone to help you fly the cub if you've play with the simulator a lot.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

Im giving the nexstar some consideration, and the guy at the hoby shop says the parkzone corsair flys like a trainer, very docile and easy to fly. For starters though, I may consider one of those <$100 planes, and just fly it in one little area.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

The small "micro" planes are harder to fly than the larger 480-15 size foamies.

Super Cub LP is a great first plane, and its fun to fly. I fly mine all the time. If you HAVE to have a 4 ch plane to start with, get the ParkZone T-28.

I have the PZ P-47 with a Xoar 12X6 on it and love it. But on a bumpy field, it will nose over A LOT!

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

I have the Parkzone ultra micro T28 (http://www.parkzone.com/UltraMicro/D...rodID=PKZU1500) and the Parkzone Parkflyer T-28 (http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Def...ProdID=PKZ5080). Neither are too hard to fly, but the ultra micro require basically ZERO wind for the first couple of flights. The larger T28 is faster, can handle wind better, and is still 3 or 4x as hard as the Super Cub LP to fly.

RE: BNF Recommendation
 

RL= Real Life.
Here we go again, another person trying to learn to fly with warbirds.
I ve being there and done that. Lots of frustration and $$$ lost:(