Is it wrong?
 

Quick question,

Is it wrong of me to want another airplane when I haven't even had the chance to maiden my last one? The weather here in central California is terrible... I haven't seen the sun in like a month and havn't flown in almost as long (flat light flying really stinks) and it's driving me crazy. So... as stated... is there something fundamentally wrong with my already having the itch to get another bird for the hangar? I've got my eye on a super chipmunk down at the LHS...
what to do what to do.... and how do I sell the wife on it LOL

Casey

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You should have as many sa you want. I currently have 6 great airplanes to fly from Funtana .40 to 40% Extra, and I still want more.
Am I obsessive and compulsive? You bet!... Maybe I should join R/C Anonymous?[&o]

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The weather where you are is terrible, try living here in iowa or northern MN. just go out and buy the super chipmunk i love the look of that plane and want one myself. How do you sell the wife on it? dont even try just trade her in for the new model LOL :D

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Of course you're not wrong to want another... or if you are, don't admit it to the "better half"... after all you can quit anytime you want, you don't have a habit :D

The trick is to put a positive spin on it..."Yes, I know I already have an airplane, but I felt that it was not challenging me as a person and the possibility of it crashing and leaving me with nothing to expand my horizons was causing a lot of mental anguish and I could sense that you only wanted me to be happy and fullfilled as a person and as a pilot.";)

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I Love to build planes. So of course I don't think its wrong one bit. I have 2 that I haven't flown yet, and in the process of building another. As for the wife, mine is great about my hobby. So I guess I'm very lucky there. My first wife wouldn't let me buy anything unless it was "practical". Like socks and underwear. But I guess the wife I have now understands that I truly enjoy my hobby. She even told me just tonight that I should buy another plane. A foamie to use as practice so I don't crash my balsa planes. I'm still in the learning process, thats why she suggested it. As far as the weather goes Chicago sucks. Between the fall & spring, the wind hardly dies down enough. The past couple of days it was 5 degrees & thats without the wind chill. Although a couple of weeks ago it was 50 for a couple of days, but that's typical Chicago weather. Not too bad one day, and below freezing the next. Anyway, I say go for it, unless it would really upset her. As long as the bills get paid, whats the worry...

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No, No, No, it is deffo not wrong. I had 5 planes in my hanger before I soloed.

And my wife loves the Planes, accepts the expenditure, NEVER goes to the field with me and does not complain about the amount of time I spend in my "Hanger" tinkering. She is a rock, we do have other hobbies we do together, I just have to remember to devote a little time to them.

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Take a looks at this and feel better about yourself... this is the plane I'm assembling now... The WM Rambler 30 with some extra blue coverite (which I must say works wonderfully)

Behind it you see half assembled Funtana, a stripped Ramber EP, a Fliton Extra 330 and a Yak 54 140 Size.

Above what you see is a Kyosho Corsair and a KMP Hurricane... ALL FAR FROM MAIDEN!!!

I have 3 nitro planes and 2 EP flyable.

Welcome to my addiction!

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I once got a new airplane for my wife...

Best trade I ever made! :D

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I wouldn't say it was wrong as I have no problem giving very low time beginners sticktime on almost any type of advanced aircraft. I have several low wing aircraft that I will let anyone fly and often beginners bring a scale ship like a Corsair or P-51 Mustang for me to trim out. I not only do the flight trimming, I will insist that they fly their own aircraft, of course with me standing close by and assisting (no buddy-box). Many times, the newbie will only have a couple of flights on their trainer and then immediately fly the advanced aircraft and quite well. They then realize that the advanced plane isn't much harder to fly than their PT-40.

Take care,
CCR

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Welcome to the world of RC.... You have officially crossed over to the dark side. Don't stop till you have every wall, floor and ceiling covered with planes, or heli's, or whatever your RC addicted body wants. No it's not wrong...it's an addiction. I have 6 planes flying now, a kit on the bench, at least 5-10 more I am planning to get when my funds are replenished. And that isn't counting the ones that are just memories now. Are you wrong?....no.... nuts mabye, but never wrong.

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Wrong? Is it wrong? [X(]

Man, I hope not. If it is, I have been wrong 56 times in the last couple years.

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ahhh just the answers I was hoping to get. And I'm sorry to complain about the weather, I know many of you have it much worse than me LOL. Now just gotta sweeten up the wife a little more (all I really have to do is buy her anything "scrapbooking" and I'll be in) and head to the LHS.... this is a great hobby...

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Dear Caseyh46 --- you are obviously a SAD boy! Seasonal Affective Disorder is a serious illness that can result in extreme depression and suicidal tendencies if left untreated. I suspect that, as a child, your aviation ambitions were suppressed by your father, who was more interested in in messing around with your mother. You were deprived, and as a result now find your well being jeapordized by these childhood frustrations that are manifested as SAD. RUN, don't walk, to the nearest LHS & snap up that Chippie as quickly as possible. Your spouse will be very understanding if you apply suitable erotic stimulation & lavish her with expensive gifts. As for flying in flat light, please consider yourself fortunate not to be flying in the snow, as those unfortunate Canadians are forced to do.

Enjoy!!!


Dr. BB

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Re: " Are you wrong?....no.... nuts mabye, but never wrong. " << Hey, me Too!

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I've got two RC planes, a Lanier Comet..ugh.., and a 4*40 which I love. I'm satisfied with these for now. -- Where I am weak, and give in to temptation, is in control line. I just love building them, messing with old engines (Fox's especially), the feel of that plane tugging at the end of the line, and the rush of split second decisions that spell the difference between success and disaster. I guess it's the experiences of youth returning.
And, oh yes, my wife is supportive.
Glen

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Many of the contributors to this forum would make very good smugglers, experienced as they are at getting large packages past checkpoints.

I suggest that you work on acquiring this skill yourself. Practice first with packages that, whilst looking suspicious, contain innocuous household items. By doing this if your first attempts result in you getting caught the contents of the package will not incriminate you.

Once you have developed the skill you can go out and buy the kit of your choice without fear.

Good luck


Terry

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LOL. I was a Master at that with my first wife :D Luckily as I said b4, don't have to worry about that with Denise (my current wife) ;)

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redback - Although my wife is very understanding when it comes to my addiction, I do have a suggestion. Make sure to keep the box that your first plane came in. If you must camoflauge your purchases, put them in your first box. It is something she has seen and probably not look in it. However, sometime after your additional purchases you will need to work out a way to explain the additional aircraft on your shelf after it is built. :D:D

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You guys have to get the right story.

Doesn't matter where you got it

"really dear, Mike was going to throw that plane (kit, engine whatever) away and I just couldn't let that happen so he gave it to me!!!!!:D

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The NEXT plane is the only reason I ever finish THIS plane. !!!

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it is wrong.....only if you do not have another plane going!

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U guys are funny! I don't have a wife to ask/answer to anymore. Must be why I've only been in this hobby for 8 months and are already on my 7th plane. Tax refund time is a comin'! I've GOT to get my wishlist together!.. let's see...

Sig Something Extra............

60 size P51 Mustang w/retracts.................

60 size or larger biplane with smoker system (possible 1st gasser here)..........

Oh yeah, and that new Sig Kadet Electric for the slow backyard flying!!!!!!!

Of course, let's not forget that all of the above mentioned (with the exception of the kadet) will need a new 4 stroke engine with all new radio gear inside (don't want to take a chance on loosing a new plane because of using old servos or receivers!!)

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Hey you guys are great, and funny... I had my wife read this forum (to try and convince her I REALLY need that chippie) and apparently I need to clarify something... SHE IS SUPPORTIVE honestly... she's not sitting here reading as I type LOL :D
naaaaa she's really cool with it.... really really really really cool... ;)

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Cut up the Credit Cards Now lol....... thiers no hope

I have about 12 flyable, 2 Heli's about 12 ARTF new in the box and about 13 Kits lol........ boxes full of servo's receivers and about 25 engines waiting for a plane on a shelf........ im kinda addicted to Warbirds, 3D and Speed.... so i kinda want all of them lol...... my next purchase when i get paid is a Weston UK Magum with West .50V1 and Genesis pipe (capable of speeds in excess of 200mph) now that should be fun but will set me back about $479 :D wierd thing is thou i kinda spend more time trying to find a suitable looking pilot for these planes rather than spend the time on the planes themselves and instead of building them all i spend alot of time on EBAY looking for more bargins lol........ Beware of EBAY

So to answer your question is it Wrong the simple answer is NO :), enjoy yourself its your life you should have want you want and dont worry to much about what if..... if u want it just buy it..... but make sure you keep the wife happy too just when u go out and buy a new plane just buy her flowers or take her out to dinner ;)

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There is a problem if you don't want a new plane :D I have a Viper 500 that is finished but awaiting decent weather for a first flight, a Seagull edge that I'm still puting together but it is getting close to being finished, a new shockflier in its box that I bough today, Awaiting a UCD 3D that I ordered and should be here in a week or two and Finally next week I will be ordering a KMP 337. So no there is nothing wrong with it. On the otherhand I've seen the list's of planes that some people on this site has and they are sick ;)

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Let's see here.

Is it wrong...no way, :D
do you need help like the rest of us, absolutely, :)
will you get that help, absolutely no way, this is way too much fun. [X(]

Lets see, I've been in this for a little over 7 months, I have just about sold off all of my glow planes as I am converting over to gas, do I hear all the time from people in the club and the LHS I work at about how many planes I have, heck yes, until I tell them I only have 5, all of them in flyable condition. They just see me with the newest toys all the time, never even thinking I have gotten rid of the rest since most of them never sell any of their stuff and have 10+ radios, 30+ planes and enough spare parts to start their own LHS.

Talk about obsesive, compulsive, you bet. :eek:

As far as the wife is concerned, I traded her in on my SIG Sundancer, just kidding, she has her hobbies, I have mine and we both support each others need to have fun with each other as well as on our own. She helps me by calling out the IMAC sequences (she has no desire to fly but loves to watch), and I help her build custom signs by cutting the wood. I am lucky, I do not have to sneek anything.

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Bubba: Have you flown that SIG sundancer yet? Putting a gasser in it? What setup are you going to use? I'm wanting to go a little bigger myself and have considered this plane. Of course, I have to have a smoker system in it!

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twistr,

Nah, it's still in the box but after a pretty close inspection it is typical SIG, not a wrinkle to be found and very solid construction.

I ordered a FPE 3.2 for it and the mounts that SIG has in stock for the 3.2 to make it fit in the cowl and was going with the Sullivan skywriter system for it. I also decided my JR6102 was no longer enough so I just ordered a JR9303. Boy I need help, will I get it, no way. :D

Servos are going to be Hitech 5945 all around which is defintely overkill because according to the book they used Hitech 635-MG all around.

Make sure you get the updated ARF. There was a problem with the upper wing mounts and SIG did send out the hardware needed to correct this to the people that had one and to the LHS's that had them in stock, this was about6 months ago. There is a thread here on RCU that concerns this. My kit had the updated hardware and instructions in the box.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_19...tm.htm#1950965

I did get the chance to fly one and it flew as well as my Carl Goldberg Ultimate. But then again, as far as I am concerned the best bipe I have ever flown is the Ultimate. Mine flats spins both upright and inverted all day long at half throttle and will just sit there and not lose or gain altitude unless I lower or raise the throttle. The engine is a YS110 turning an APC 16X6 prop and all sevos are Hitech 5645 with 2 elevator servos instead of the carbon rod the ARF comes with.

I cannot wait to get this Sundancer in the air. With the 3.2 they recommend it's going to be a really strong plane

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I'm also looking at the ultimate. I see you like that plane too. Do you have smoke in it?

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No, no smoke yet. I want to but just have not done it yet. There is plenty of room though.

I really love my Ultimate It now has a YS110 with an APC 16x6, has Hi-tech 5645's in the wings and on pull-pull rudder and also I installed the elevator servos in the tail. all rods are carbon fiber and the tank is a 16oz on the CG. The plane needed absolutely no weight and only weighs in at 8.5Lbs dry

Takeoffs are at half throttle, hovers at half throttle and pulls out quickly, rolls are very axial, Snaps are a thing of beauty, both inverted and upright flats spins can be leveled out at half throttle and will sit and spin for as long as I want and any increase in throttle and it will start to climb. Inverted flight needs only a touch of elevator. Knide Edge took a little mixing on both pitch and roll but it wasn't too bad.

If you want to fly IMAC it does it very well and is right up there with my 1/4 scale extra.

The only bad thing is the ground handling in a direct crosswind. That big rudder just makes it want to weathervane but in the air it's very solid. I bought the plane used and added the engine and servos. As far as I know it had about 100 flights on it when I bought it and I have done 113 flights on it. The only thing it ever has needed is the landing gear plate popped out on a rather hard bounce whe I screwed up on a harrier landing.

After flying a club members Sundancer, I think it will be just like the Ultimate, only larger

Sorry about the long reply, as you may be able to tell, I really like my Ultimate

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No, Don't apologize! I am currently in the fact finding/researching mode trying to figure out which plane to get next. All information is welcomed and helpful! I definitely want a bipe. Can't decide on size (will definitely be 60 or up), gasser or large 4 stroke. Definitely want smoke too. I hear the larger 4 strokes are real thirsty. If I go sundancer, I'll probably do gasser.

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My YS110 gets about 20 minutes on a 16oz tank since I really only fly around half throttle most of the time with the occasional full throttle vertical climbout from a hover or going vertical for a stall turn or Knife Edge loop

I have flown the:

CG Ultimate
DP Ultimate
Aeroworks Ultimate
SIG Hog Bipe
Sundancer

Of cource my favorite is the CG Ultimate, with the Sundancer second and then the SIG Hog Bipe. The DP Ultimate was nice as well as the Areoworks Ultimate but I did not feel they were as good as the CG Ultimate.

With the CG you have the option of doing either the single elevator servo in the fuselage or the dual servos as I did. Smoke on any of them is mostly determined by the engine. Gas definitely produces better smoke as they run hotter but the YS110 should do well. I just need the smoke muffler and I could do it.

The CG Ultimate cannot go gas as I have not found a gas engine as light as the YS110. The only thing close is the RCS 1.40 but it is almost 10oz heavier than the YS110. The SIG hog bipe will not be able to gas at all and the Aeroworks and DP ones can go gas if you use the RCS 1.40

As far as room for the smoke system, they all have plenty of room.