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Old 11-28-2011, 10:34 PM
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I've flown RC for 18 years. The trainer mentioned in this thread is a decent flyer. But if you want something a little more substantial and that won't break if you brush up against it, try something like this:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXCAS2&P=0

Personally, I like the nitro powered models. I have a few electrics, but definitely prefer my nitro models. For a trainer, you want a high wing plane with some dihedral and a flat bottom airfoil. Another useful tool is a computer simulator. These things are great for getting the hang of it. Particularly when the plane is coming at you, as mentioned earlier in this thread. For most people, this is the hardest thing to get past. Once you can overcome that, you're almost home free! Here's a good sim:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LL8554&P=1
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Old 11-30-2011, 08:45 AM
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You are on... But it won't be until sometime in January. We've got a big overseas trip planned over the holidays, but the idea of buying an RC plane to fly around the meadow came to me over Thanksgiving weekend while wishing I had the RV over there on Friday and Saturday.

I went to the hobby shop this evening and think the $90 Champ is a good start. Not too expensive to fix if I auger in, but a good trainer. I killed a good hour flying the RC simulator, which proved that flying an RC plane is pretty **** hard!
Sounds good! If that Champ turns out to be underpowered, I may have the solution

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