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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / August 2004First nitro plane; Cub or Telemaster?
I am on the verge of buying my first gas-powered airplane and am torn between the above two from Hobby Lobby. They both have six foot wingspans and are ARFS. I really like the telemaster better, but can anybody tell me why such similer planes have very different prices? Telemaster a whopping $350 while the cub is $150. Hobby Lobby says the Tele is "european made". Is that worth the extra $$$$? I've been flying electric gliders and parkflyers for awhile, but the county put in an R/C airport a mile from my house. Fresh blacktop runway, carpeted tables galore with shade, windsocks, no money spared. Paid for by gambling at south Lake Tahoe! Thank You Nevada! I have to "put up" with the far-off sound of two and four stroke's ripping up the sky every calm morning. Can't beat 'em so I'll join 'em. Speaking of four stroke's, would anybody reccomend one to a first timer? I'd think they'd work great in a cub or telemaster. Dan Cutter Wow, what a lucky guy! I agree that the price tag on the Telemaster may be a bit extreme. I would look elsewhere such as Tower Hobbies. They have a warehouse close to you. One plane to look at is the Goldberg Tiger II. If you have been flying anything for a while you can handle this. Start here: http://www.towerhobbies.com/listings/listarfs.html -- Paul McIntosh http://www.rc-bearings.com > I am on the verge of buying my first gas-powered airplane and am torn > between the above two from Hobby Lobby. They both have six foot [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > stroke's, would anybody reccomend one to a first timer? I'd think > they'd work great in a cub or telemaster. Dan Cutter Unless you are leaning toward "scale", the Telemaster will make you smile for years. It's a perfect first gas airplane, and even when you get good with it, it's still a lot of relaxing, fun-flying, airplane. I became an experienced flyer years ago but still grab my Telemaster Senior once every few weekends and take it to the field because it's so darn fun. With a .61 engine, a 20oz tank, and a 1400mah battery pack, I sit in a folding chair at the edge of the runway and take it up to "altitude" where I pull back to idle and fly it like a glider looking for thermals for a good 20 minutes. When it nears the ground, I power up to take it up again and repeat.. and repeat... and repeat; until my butt gets sore or I run out of ice in my Coke. MJC > I am on the verge of buying my first gas-powered airplane and am torn > between the above two from Hobby Lobby. They both have six foot [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > stroke's, would anybody reccomend one to a first timer? I'd think > they'd work great in a cub or telemaster. Dan Cutter Have you considered building the Sr. Telemaster Kit? It sells for abou $110 -- wrenwrigh I've had two Telemaster 40s built from kits, and they're great planes. Some of the Cubs may be a little squirrely on takeoff because of thei relatively short tail moments. Does HL still sell the Telemaster 4 kit? As far as 4-strokes go, my personal favorites are Saito and O.S. My current Telemaster is powered by an old O.S. 48FS that i reliability personafied -- lee292 I believe they do still sell the 40 kit. I'm getting ready to build 6' Telemaster from foam. I've built an 8' Sr. this way and a 4' a well. All of these are powered with electric motors. About the only suggestion that I would have to make the Telemasters better flying plane would be to increase the size of the rudder b about 50%. Also, adding a slight about of washout usually helps too -- wrenwrigh I also plan to build a Telmaster Senior electric. I am curious as to what you used for power. I have several 8 cell rc2400 ni cad packs and would like to come up with a setup that would let me use these packs (even if I have to make some 2 or 4 cell supplemental packs to add to the 8's. this would give me 16 or 20 cell packs. any input appreciated. TIA Ken.  SignatureAll incoming and outgoing mail scanned using Norton Anti Virus, by the shores of beautiful Puget Sound. > > I believe they do still sell the 40 kit. I'm getting ready to build a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > better flying plane would be to increase the size of the rudder by > about 50%. Also, adding a slight about of washout usually helps too. I fly a Kadet Sr. with a Saito .80 and my Telemaster .40 is electric powered. As far as which one is the best trainer... The Kadet flys slower, but a Telemaster will handle a bit more wind so I think it would depend on your local average weather conditions. Ken, I have a web page that shows some of my Telemaster E-conversion, stop by there and give me an e-holler.. http://www.flyinglindy.homestead.com/eprojects.html I stopped by and found you have done some nice stuff. Your Telemaster 40 is shown with the same setup as I used in my Sig Kadet LT-25. A Geared Astro 40 with 16 cells. I am looking for a setup for the Senior Telemaster. Regards, Ken. SignatureAll incoming and outgoing mail scanned using Norton Anti Virus, by the shores of beautiful Puget Sound. > I fly a Kadet Sr. with a Saito .80 and my Telemaster .40 is electric powered. > As far as which one is the best trainer... The Kadet flys slower, but a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > there and give me an e-holler.. > http://www.flyinglindy.homestead.com/eprojects.html Ken My Telemaster is powered with a DeWalt 18V motor, 18 cells of GP3300's 3:1 gear ratio, 15x10 prop. I get 5700 rpm with this setup and hav adequate power. I think I'm going to go up to 21 cells to get a littl more power though. My plane weighs 9 pounds ROT. Are you building the kit? Wre -- wrenwrigh |
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