Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / September 2006

Charles,

Powered with the recommended engine, this will be a hot airplane that I
would never want to see a new flyer try as his first effort.

It's common for a newbie to want to start out with a fancy aerobatic or
scale ship and forego the trainer stage...  Resist the temptation and start
with a stable high-wing trainer.  And ALWAYS get an instructor.

This can make the difference between getting into a hobby you'll enjoy for
many years, or having a bitter experience from destroying your model on trhe
first trip out...

Bill

Your odds of learning with that airplane would be very slim.  If you had a
very good friend skilled at RC flying who had a LOT of patience and a buddy
box, I suppose it could be done.
I believe the safest, easiest, fastest and cheapest way to learn to fly R/C
is to find an instructor at a club a buy a trainer he recommends.  Really.

I taught myself to fly and went through two Tower Trainer 40s, a Zagi and a
SPAD (each of which were repaired many times; the Zagi and SPAD are still
flying).  If I knew then what I knew now, I would have showed up a club and
asked about joining and learning to fly.  Now knowing about frequency
control, I could have "shot down" R/C flyers in my area, possibly causing an
injury.  Luckily, I live in a rural area and the risk was minimized.

I hope you decide to go through with it... it's a blast!

Good luck,
desmobob

I would take the advice of the other posters.... I purchased an AT6 Texan
for my first plane and needless to say it didnt last long in the air.
Taking the High Wing trainer route will save you alot of heartache in the
end.

It was only a couple of months flying the trainer and I was ready to fly
just
about anything. My arsenal after 6months in the hobby consists of....

CmPro Lancair
Phoenix Models Sukhoi
Seagull Edge 540
Another Seagull Texan ;-)
Align T-Rex Helicopter (still trying to get my head around this one!)

I would have crashed the lot if I hadnt started with a trainer first.

I have seen a couple of Cap232's at the field recently that were a real
handful.

Troy.

Start with a good trainer. The Cap shown in the link is really a
typical fun fly airplane , by no means a scale Cap and doesn't fly
like one.
It is a very easy airplane to fly but certainly not a trainer. Would
be a good second plane however after you've mastered a trainer.

Ken