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Flyer29er 10-08-2002 11:55 PM

When to advance
 
When should i go to flying a cosair or mustang

crosswind 10-09-2002 01:32 AM

When to advance
 
After you're very comfortable flying an agile low wing sport plane, and your control inputs are more reflex than thinking.

TerrellFlyer 10-09-2002 02:01 AM

When to advance
 
Day light helps,AND probably the third or fourth advancement plane.
Have a goodun,John.

MinnFlyer 10-09-2002 12:41 PM

Re: When to advance
 
Question:

Originally posted by Flyer29er
When should i go to flying a cosair or mustang
Answer:
When you are prepared to crash a Corsair or Mustang. :D

mgmoore7 10-09-2002 01:32 PM

When to advance
 
Just to reinforce.

A corsair or mustang are definately examples of a third or fourth plane. These are non-forgiving low wing planes.

stevezero 10-09-2002 01:46 PM

When to advance
 
Mike, yet another nugget of wisdom from you :D. The guys are right, a warbird is going to require alot more finesse than a sport plane to fly around. They are extremely non-forgiving. The best way to learn how to fly one is to take a brick, or half a brick, cram it in the fuse of your trainer, cut the rates down on your surfaces, overprop it, and fly it. If you can keep it from stalling throughout an entire flight, and successfully do touch n gos, and the manditory high speed pass with victory roll, then build a warbird.

Seriously, wait until you have a few planes under your belt before you get something youre going to be really attached to. It's easier to mourn the loss of a $99.00 arf than a $250.00 warbird that youve poured your heart and soul into.

What do ya supposed the percentage of corsair builders build the wing upside down???? :D

Good Luck, and if you do it, Post pics and video.

Steve

Fastsky 10-09-2002 02:55 PM

looks vs. flight...
 
Unless your warbird has to have real close scale looks to it, you can get a sport scale model that is fairly easy to fly and land. Great Planes makes a sport Mustang kit that is often used for a second plane and their are some great flying Mustang ARFs out there. For other sport warbirds, Midwest makes a ME109 that is easy to fly. Direct Connection makes a 60 size Hawker Sea Fury that takes off by itself, is very easy to fly and lands lands almost as easy as the takeoff. Just letting you know that you have some options. :D

Flyer29er 10-09-2002 06:06 PM

When to advance
 
So your kind of saying a Sea Fury is a good 2nd plane??

If thats the case i would love that thx :thumbup:

Crashem 10-09-2002 06:21 PM

When to advance
 

So your kind of saying a Sea Fury is a good 2nd plane??
No I believe he is saying that a "Direct Connection 60 size Hawker Sea Fury" is not to hard to fly


You goto to remember that there is a big difference between a true scale warbird and a sport or sorta scale warbird that these guys are talking about!!!!

Sport Scale planes look like the plane but have been designed to be easier to fly i.e. airfoils modified, washout added control surfaces modified all of this is done in an attempt to provide a hybrid plane one that looks close to the original but fly more like the sport planes most modelers are familiar with. True scale planes are "exact" duplicates of the original in miniature.

Flyer29er 10-09-2002 06:59 PM

When to advance
 
i would like to say that im only 13 :boxing:

raistlin12 10-09-2002 07:23 PM

Flying age
 

Originally posted by Flyer29er
i would like to say that im only 13 :boxing:
I'd like to say I'm only 13, too, but that would be lying. I'm just a little over 4 times your age, and still haven't gotten the courage for a warbird. Now that my reflexes have slowed down, I probably never will. :(

TerrellFlyer 10-09-2002 07:36 PM

When to advance
 
Doesn't matter,answers are still the same,if this is new to you then welcome to the hobby/sport of r/c flying.
Have a goodun,John.

MinnFlyer 10-09-2002 07:49 PM

When to advance
 
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Get something like a Sig Four Star 40 or Sig Four Star 60 as a second plane. Fly it a lot. Get comfortable with it. Then think about a semi-scale war bird.

And remember, if you build it from a kit, you can always make it LOOK like a war bird.


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