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Whether it's a kit, ARF, RTF. or whatever you all know you are proud of it, so why not show it off on the RCU community. Even those that are way past trainers if you have an old pic to post it would be great to see the plane you started with. Or maybe your second trainer .

I learned to fly on the Sig Kadet Senior, instructions and solo, then gave it back to my buddy. I now have a PT-40 as my primary
trainer and a TigerII as my low wing.

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I was learning to solo on my Nexstar when it was lost to a radio hit. I wasn't even on the controls at the time, one of our flight instructors was showing me how to do touch-and-goes while I was practicing my landings and he lost control of the plane.

I went to one of the local hobby stores and bought an old Hangar 9 Easy Fly 40 trainer airframe for $40 so I could finish soloing instead of losing more time while fixing the Nexstar. It was the Easy Fly .40 that I actually earned my solo certificate with:

I do have a nice shot of my first landing lesson at another club while I was still flying my Nexstar:

There isn't a straight line anywhere on that old Easy Fly .40 airframe, but if I trim enough left into the ailerons and rudder, it actually flies pretty well. It leads me to believe that the laws of airodynamics are merely suggestions when it comes to R/C! :D

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Here is Mine

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Here are mine.

H9 Alpha 40.

Parkflyers.com Begin-Air

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My favorite Trainer of them all.

H9 Mustang PTS


:D

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what the hay, being used as a sport model rather than a trainer these days. Still a good giggle to chuck around a bit [:-]

Tiger Trainer Mk2 btw :D


oo, and a video [link=http://beigematchbox.co.uk/site/mainsite/Movies/08883E82-4B98-475B-8F3D-DF28A07AC747_files/tiger.mov]>LINK<[/link]

Needs quicktime 7 :)

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Good pics guys... my trainer is lt 40 but when i covered it its wrinkly in areas... I didn't use heatgun just iron and it was my first time so hopefully ill learn for next time!

great pics! I love the translucent covering!

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PT 40 Mark II Just a super plane to fly and learn on.....

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That is a good looking trainer!
Awesome color scheme btw. Did you cover it yourself?
A bunch of nice trainers here:)

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My old Hanger 9 Extra Easy, replaced the MDS 40 with an OS 46LA.

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Here's mine, yet to maiden !

http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000412qh4.jpg

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great lookin' planes fellas. lookin' good.

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Here is mine doing some winter flying, and here is another of it with floats mounted. This plane is awesome! BTW it is an excelent float plane.

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here is my trainer. I have yet to get it out for it's maiden voyage. been too darn windy here and too much rain. Hoping to get it out soon. My plane is a Powerline Eagle with a Super Tigre 40. I am about to go nuts seeing it sitting in the garge.

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Here's my fliers, the P-51PTS best of them all!

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I started of with a 3 CH Art-Tech Wing Dragon. Great plane, especially after a few rough landing in the beginning :D Currently upgrading it to a 4 CH plane by replacing the wing with a 4CH Wing Dragon 4 wing. I upgraded the TX & RX from a 3 CH 27 MHz to a 4 CH 71 MHz.

From the Wing Dragon I moved on to an Art-Tech Cessna 182. This bird was upgraded from 3 to 4 CH. All I had to do was to replace the wing and add a servo.

My most recent acquisition is a Multiplex Easy Glider to get me into gliding and flying in thermals

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Here's mine: Calmato 40 (Kyosho).

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Which decade and plane? Not pictured is an original Sig Kadet from 1980. Flew a Avistar most of this summer. Great flying plane. Unfortunately I crashed it before the club fun fly. Quickly moved the radio and engine into to Tower Trainer, which flew in September. Building a Kraftkit 4 Seasons 40 (semi-symetrical). Still have the Avistar wing I might fix and stick on a scratch built fuselage. Midwest Sweet Stick (kit), CG Falcon 56 MarkII (kit), Hobbico Avistar (ARF), Tower Trainer (ARF), Kraftkit 4 Seasons 40 (kit). 30+ flights averaging 20 minutes each on the Avistar this summer. I like building, appreciate the winters, but ARF's do have their place.

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Very nice looking plane. I just checked it out on the Hangar 9 website. Not a bad deal for the money. I really like how Hangar 9 makes the directions. My directions were horrible. It was setup for someone who already knows how to build planes. I do believe that is going to be a plane that I will have to purchase.

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Here's the Kid's Eagle II
Kit built
OS FS-40 power

The FS-40 on his Eagle used to power my Fledgling back in 1987

1985, My First Trainer.. A Sterling Fledgling

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Hey all,

Great looking planes everyone! [8D]

Here is my trainer called the Griffin. Going to be electric powered to [8D]. Its coming along nicely and ill hopefully have it complete in the next two months, and can get some test flying in to find out what changes I'll need to make to it to perfect it better. A few hurdles so far but its been very fun and challenging.

Here is the link to the build thread: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5258669/tm.htm


-David

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Here is the one I am building. This will be my second flier. I am purchasing a 60 size trainer from a buddy to learn on. The pictured plane is a low wing trainer. There will be wing tip plates for stability. It is a 44" wingspan with a 25 size glow motor.

Scratch built from plans.

It is a "Stitchen"

Del

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tower trainer 40
thunder tiger pro .46 motor

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Our kit-built Sig Kadet LT-40. I wanted it yellow... Soloed my son and myself with it. TT 46 Pro for power.

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LANIER 40 EXPLORER ,40 LA
PLANE WAS VERY TAIL HEAVY ,ADDED 46 AX AND MORE WEIGHT UP FRONT.
IT HAULS FOR TRAINER.......