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what would be the recommended servos for this plane? [link]http://www.nitroplanes.com/niarfsutr60y.html[/link]

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Standard ball bearing servos such as Futaba S3004's will be fine for this as well as probably your next plane.

Nitro Models plane's instruction tend to be lacking for someone that has never assembled an ARF before so you may want to seek help in putting it together. Also a lot of time numbers get mixxed up in the translation/conversion process so the center of gravity can be just plain wrong in the instructions. Without any experience you would have no way of knowing if it was close and this alone can lead to a crashed plane. Just looking at the pictures and specs on the web site would keep me from buying this plane though. It's advertised weight is 5 lbs (the standard weight for a .40-.46 trainer is 4.5 to to 6.5lbs) so if the weight is advertised accurately this trainer will hover with a .60 on it. It has a 70in wing span which is equal to the larger .46 powered trainers. I also don't care for the wood plank style engine mount that is common in older designs but that is just a personal prefference. While I wish you the best of luck with this plane I would also highly encourage you to look into a Tower Hobbies Trainer 40 for $10-$15 less.

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Mr67stang is correct with the 3004 servo's. If you are using another brand of radio other than Futaba the standard servo that comes with the radio's will be fine. Good Luck, Dave

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Any standard 40ish oz/in servo.
You will need a transmitter if you don't already have one so the "standard size" servos that come with the radio will be fine.(make sure you pick a radio package with standard size servos)
Examples:
Futaba s3004
Airtronics 94102Z
Hitec HS-325HB
JR sport ST47

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Heh, heh... Yes.

I find that you need to add between 1lb to 2lbs to any model on those pages larger than a .40 size and scale this proportionately up as you move up in size...

I've seen the plane, and it's decent for the money, but as you said putting it together will be problematic for a newbie, for which this is catered for, since the instructions are so bad.

If the newbie has help from someone who is experienced, they can do well with it.

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thanks for all the great advice. if i knew how poor the instructions were i would not have bought this one. unfortunatly i have knowone to help me with this new hobbie. so can someone recommend an ARF trainer with instructions that will give me a better chance of succeding on my own.

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If you already have purchased the plane, go to the Tower Hobbies web site and download the manual for the one previously indicated.

Also look for manuals for any similiar planes.

The manuals you'll find there will often have many tips and hints that you'll need.

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thanks for your help opjose I'll will definitly take a look.

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It would be nice if you could get help from an experienced flyer.

Particularly to tune the engine and adjust the control surfaces, then to buddy box for at least a few flights until it is fully trimmed out and you are used to it.

"Novice" flights on an untried plane frequently lead to disaster.

If you have to drive out of your way to go to a club flying field for a day, to get some help, it's well worth doing.

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thanks for the advice. I'll look for a local club. I have plenty of time I don't plan on flying untill spring.

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If you run into problems or have questions post over at the Nitroplanes/Nitromodels support forum.

It's found at the top of the ARF forum section.

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Hay Bohica you might want to check out this web site. (http://www.theflyingknights.com/) I have been out there a couple of times to fun fly and had a good time.