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Excellent! Very cool on your first flight! Definitely beware of the addiction to this Hobby!
Regarding a second plane, all of the above are great choices. I went with the World Model T-34 Mentor with an OS .46FX. Very stable, and does pretty decent aerobatics, you won’t be disappointed. Good Luck! Steve [8D] |
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Sounds like you are doing everything right in terms of getting instruction, using a buddy box, and listening to your instructor. As has been mentioned in several posts here, take your time. Fly your trainer until you have mastered it. Fly it until it is "boring" to fly. Then it will be time to move on to that shoulder wing model like the Mid-Star or an Ugly Stick type airframe. Thirty three years ago, I went from a three channel trainer to a Sig Cougar.... and the results were not pretty. I then got an Ugly Stick and had a great time learing to fly an easy handling, predictable sport model. So, my advice is:
1) Master your current trainer. Learn to fly it flawlessly. Wear it out. 2) For a second airplane, look for a shoulder wing model such as mentioned in the thread... master it and learn sport aerobatics 3) Now you can look for a nice predictable low wing..... Four Star, Super Sportster, Tiger II, many different possibilities. |
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Iflew it at the Pine Baron's field, which is on Stacy Haines rd, right across the street for the South Jersey airport. Rt 38 East to Fostertown Rd. Follow signs to S. Jersey Airport. They seem to be a good bunch of guys. Really supportive. I'm going to join as soon as my AMA card comes in. For some reason, they do not show up in an AMAclub search.
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ORIGINAL: Gooseman240 Hey!!! Where is the certificate that newbies get? time to put one here!! He has not soloed yet, he is just deciding about his second master piece!! |
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ORIGINAL: lnewqban Hey, it is just his first flying machine, built by himself. He has not soloed yet, he is just deciding about his second master piece!! Judging by the way my first lesson went, it might be a LONG time before the solol. LOL |
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No, it is just a matter of developing brain-muscle coordination.
Remember when you did not know how to drive a car, and believed it will take a long time to learn? This is just the same, after you develop that coordination, you will not notice what moves you do to fly correctly. Repetition is the only known way to develop that coordination; hence, dedicated practice is the key,..............and also TO LEARN THINGS CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. It is ten times more difficult to un-learn something that was learned wrong: my personal experience!! [:o] |
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faulknej,
If you want a great kit to build and a fantastic flying plane, look at the Sig Kavalier. It'll do a some maueuvers a 4* won't yet will come in almost like a trainer yet since its not laser cut it's greatly overlooked today. Sig marked it as an aileron (secondary) trainer, or the next step up from the Kadet Mk II which is a primary trainer and the plane all the other Kadet varients are decended from. Hogflyer |
RE: It actually flies!
ORIGINAL: glowplugboy Sounds like you are doing everything right in terms of getting instruction, using a buddy box, and listening to your instructor. As has been mentioned in several posts here, take your time. Fly your trainer until you have mastered it. Fly it until it is ''boring'' to fly. Then it will be time to move on to that shoulder wing model like the Mid-Star or an Ugly Stick type airframe. Thirty three years ago, I went from a three channel trainer to a Sig Cougar.... and the results were not pretty. I then got an Ugly Stick and had a great time learing to fly an easy handling, predictable sport model. So, my advice is: 1) Master your current trainer. Learn to fly it flawlessly. Wear it out. 2) For a second airplane, look for a shoulder wing model such as mentioned in the thread... master it and learn sport aerobatics 3) Now you can look for a nice predictable low wing..... Four Star, Super Sportster, Tiger II, many different possibilities. When you say mid wing, what would be some examples? Going from a nexstar 1 1/2 years experience no crashes, loops, lazy rolls (slow), cubans, my wife bought the super sportster almost ready to maiden. Just have to install the canopy then it is ready for some action. (I practiced low wing all winter on G4.5, means nothing to experts but I have practiced and not looking for bah that means nothing please as I have seen a lot of this in the forums) |
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Shoulder or "mid" wings such as any Ugly Stick model.... Model Tech makes a nice .40 size Ugly Stick. The Sig Mid-Star .40, Carl Goldberg Falcon 56, and several others both in kit and ARF form. The fact that it sounds like you have mastered your trainer and have spent lots of time on a sim tells me you can probably manage the Super Sportster ok. Just remember, it goes where you point it, and keeps going there until you tell it otherwise! :D Sort of like a slap shot off the post ,eh?:D
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oh yea, Pine Barons is what i meant before. i've seen that field, it's a nice one. never see anyone flying when i pass by though. i did find them in the directory here on RCU and from their website.
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There's usually guys flying there in the afternoon if it's not too windy, or just sitting around BS'ing. This last weekend both Sat & Sun it was busy all day.
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ORIGINAL: glowplugboy Shoulder or ''mid'' wings such as any Ugly Stick model.... Model Tech makes a nice .40 size Ugly Stick. The Sig Mid-Star .40, Carl Goldberg Falcon 56, and several others both in kit and ARF form. The fact that it sounds like you have mastered your trainer and have spent lots of time on a sim tells me you can probably manage the Super Sportster ok. Just remember, it goes where you point it, and keeps going there until you tell it otherwise! :D Sort of like a slap shot off the post ,eh?:D now if I can only figure out where I put the damn remote charger......[&o] |
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