i fly glow planes and eventually want to move on to gas. would this be suitable for an intermediate piolt? http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HAN4575

A Cub can only fly like a .....well .... Cub This is a very nice flying bird and with a gas engine, you should be able to fly all day - but it is not as 'exciting' as a say, P-51, but it has its place along the flight line. I personally like the way it flys - in fact I like the way all Cubs fly - providing they are flow in a scale-like manner

I haven't flown this particular one, but I have flown lots of different quarter scale cubs over the years. There is nothing particularly demanding of them. Once they are in the air, they fly like any other airplane, however being bigger and heavier than, say, 40 sized models, they fly smoother, and are less bothered by wind and turbulence (up to a point). The bigger ones have such a long wheel base that the ground handling is pretty decent - except if there is a crosswind blowing, then you will find it likes to keep taxiing into the wind, regardless of what you are telling the tail wheel to do. The gas engines require a different technique to start and run, as well as a healthy respect for the bigger props that they swing. But there are many, many advantages to going with gas.

The full span Cubs don't roll that well, and inverted flying is an unnatural act, but you can do stall turns, loops and lazy 8's all day long. They do a real pretty spin, but I still find it tough to get one into a spin cleanly. Their forte is circuits and touch and go's Fly them slowly enough especially around sunset, and people remark how much it looks like the real thing! Put it on floats, and you have another wonderful world to explore.

Strange as it may seem, smaller cubs are more squirrelly and difficult to handle on the ground ,and (at times) in the air. Stick time on a smaller cub is almost (but not quite) useless as they fly so differently from the bigger ones...However, the one exception to what I just said is that it teaches you to use your rudder thumb If you don't use the rudder appropriately, it is painfully obvious to anyone watching !

Have fun with it !!

Cubs are easy to fly particularly in the larger sizes. But all Cubs are a little more difficult to fly WELL. Like Wayne said you must know how to use the rudder & not just on takeoff & landing.

Being a larger model it will be gentler & more tolerant of mistakes but big models do not bounce when they hit the ground, they break. You must know how to takeoff & land properly. If so it will become your best friend. - John.

But it is a tial dragger. So if its your first taildragger, you should talk to others that fly them and get all the help for the first few take offs. I had a blast with my cub. Put it up high, kill the motor and ride the air. Have fun