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I always try mike. Once I'm good enough that I can easily take off and land w/o any difficulties I'll let my dad try it out. Or just have my instructor teach him a couple of flights. He seems like he's somewhat interested in it, so it should be interesting! However I highly doubt he will be buying me an free planes.[&o]
~me~

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well done newb and keep up the good work!!,but please dont let your dad have a go when you feel you can land properly lol.theres a difference between knowing how to do it yourseld and showing others how its done!!.if you must let him have a go my advice is buy a buddy box or wear a hard hat lol:D.ever thought of building a plane from scratch?,take a look at the spad forum theres some cool planes and they only cost arround $10 or so to build.strong and cheap .less repairing if you do crash lol just an idea thats what im doing for my next plane!!.

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The Spad Forum? I meant I would let him fly it around, not land it! I really wouldn't do that!
~me~

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You don't have to "let" him land it, it's the unintentional landings that will cost you!:D

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Unfortunately 2slow, I think your right. He's buying his own plane. So if he asks me to fly the plane and I tell him no I'm telling him it's just because the guys on RC Universe said not to. So what are these Spud Forums anyway?
~me~

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A spad is basically a cheaply produced airplane utilizing components that can be bought at Lowes, or Home Depot, or such. The fusealage is generaly made from PVC or Aluminum downspout (like off of rain guttering) and the wings and other flying surfaces are made from corogated plastic like you would use to make a sign. There is a website called www.spadtothebone.com that will tell you everything you want to know about spad (simple plastic airplane design). There is also a spad forum here on RCU.
FYI

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Great thanks a lot 2slow. Even though I got that Yak 55 to work on, well there's no such thing as working on too many things at the same times is there?
~me~

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there are also some great spads that use the correx or coroplas for the fuse as well as the wings so the planes have a more realistic shape too.plus theyre lighter but still much stronger than balsa.you can build 10 spads for the cost of a balsa kit!!.