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For the beginners, somebody that never flown a rc airplane before. Did anybody try to fly without crashing a Pilatus PC 9 semi scale sport model almost ready to fly with ONLY good skills in flight remote control simulation games.

I want to know because I'm a beginner and I just bought a Pilatus PC 9 semi scale sport model almost ready to fly. And some members in another forum think that I should start with a RC training airplane first. Should I listen to them or start to build and finish the sport model that I have now. Then buy a RC flight simulater past the expert mode or whatever then try out my skills in real life? (without crashing)

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Simple answer?

It depends on whether or not you want to keep the Pilatus. :eek:

Seriously, you will be much better off with a more basic trainer and some help from the local fliers in your area. In addition to
helping you to learn to fly rc without tearing up lots of balsa, there are countless other things to learn. It's best to have someone teach you these than to have to learn averything the hard way.
Safer too.

Good luck and welcome to rc.

Larry

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My free advice,build what ever you want to build,BUT learn to fly on a trainer,flying on a sim helps learn the controls and helps in teaching a person to fly,it does not replace the plane,its only a tool to help a person learn to control the plane with perfect conditions,doesn't happen in the real world.Find a club with an instructor and join,you'll learn faster,probably will not crash and you'll find great new friends.

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Is there a way to find a club in my area with the internet. I live in alberta canada.

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Go to "maac.ca" There will be a list of links to MAAC affiliated clubs.

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Welcome to RC fellow Canuk.

I counted no less than 17 sites in Alberta. You'll have to narrow it down a bit more. Also, ask at your LHS (Local Hobby Store), they will usually know where other pilots are flying.

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As you have already forked out the money for the PC 9 have you considered building a SPAD plane (Simple plastic airplane design) you could use the servos and motor from your PC-9 and learn to fly on the spad without the risk of damaging an expensive plane.
Thats the way I would go if I didnt want to fork out the extra dollars for a trainer. I did it the other way around, have been learning on a trainer and have just recently brought myself a PC-9.

Take a look at www.spadtothebone.com if your interested in building a spad,

Regards,

Troy.

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I should tell you guys that now I am in a wheel chair because of a accident 2 years ago about. I have a spinal cord injurie and I don't have the use of my legs. I want to know if this will make a difference in this hobbie?

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Yes it will make a difference...

You get to sit down while you fly, while we have to stand. other than that, no prob. :)

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No worries as long as you can still see the plane, and "move them little sticks"... :D

You haven't mentioned where in Alberta you are... Perhaps someone local can recommend which flying field has better wheelchair access.

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I live in a small town called Girouxville. There's a big town that is almost a city called Peace-River that is about 45 minutes from where I live. Then about 1 hour and 45 there a city called Grand-Prairie. This is where I bought my aiplane. In about 6 months I will move in that city from my parents house. I'm 20 years old.

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I live in a small town called Girouxville. There's a big town that is almost a city called Peace-River that is about 45 minutes from where I live. Then about 1 hour and 45 minutes theres a city called Grand-Prairie. This is where I bought my aiplane. In about 6 months I will move in that city from my parents house. I'm 20 years old.

I have another question. What is the differences between a trainer RC airplane and the one I have called pilatus pc 9 semiscale sport model.

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I'm not familiar with your specific plane, but a "trainer" is designed to make it easier to learn. They fly slower, and have a large, flat-bottom wing mounted above the fuselage, with significant dihederal to make it very stable, and self-righting.

Most "sport" planes are a low-wing design (under fuselage), with either a semi-symetrical or a fully-symetrical wing for more acrobatic performance. They also fly faster, and are less forgiving to pilot errors, making it more difficult to learn with.

<edit> I just looked up the Pilatus PC 9 - That plane would be a difficult plane to learn on (impossible for many)... It looks like it was designed specifically for acrobatics.

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Do you know where I can buy a RC airplane controler to use in a fms on a pc?

Do you also know if it's possible to download a fms on pc with weather fx? I downloaded a fms version 2.0 beta 7 and it doesn't have weather fx. If I can't download one on the internet do you know if it's possible to go buy one?

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You can't do wind or other weather effects in FMS. Realflight G2 does have these options, and comes with a controller, but its expensive (USD $200)

I know that there is someone that is making interfaces for FMS using the microchip PIC, but offhand I forgot who that is. FMS does come with instructions for making your own, but the PIC is not a place for beginners who don't have the necessary programmer to start out. If you are using windows 98 or older, (possibly ME but I don't know for sure), you can make a simple Parallel (printer) port interface by wiring up according to the included instructions in FMS.