Beginners headache

[Martin Hickey]

My father know wants to start flying ,he wants to start with either a Chris Foss Wat4 Foame or a Max Thrust Riot he will be flying at a club with the club instructor on a buy lead would like to know people's thoughts

[WolstonFlyer]

Hi

Sounds like a good plan to me.

I have a Wot4 foam-e , I have put bigger wheels on it to help with our longer grass and bumpy field but other than that is is a great model.

[ken anderson.]

the wot 4 foam e is a decent model(but has some hardware issue's.....)

ken anderson ne..1.......hardware issue's dept....

[Greybeard]

Best to talk to the club's instructors and take their advice, they may have a trainer tha can be used for the first flights.

[Hugh Phipps]

New in the hobby - Started with a Hobbyzone Glasair - ubdercarriage a bit fragile for a trainer - great plane though - but on advice got a ST Discovery - it's a great first plane big enough to fly in windy conditions - stable - very strong undercarriage ... now flying solo and having lots of fun with it - Kings Lynn models do a deal with 2 batteries ( no I don't work for them ) postage cheap - talk to them about a complete set up or like me buy a 4 ch receiver ( £20 ) and a beginner 4 channel Transmitter ( Spektrum ) or buy a better transmitter which you can reuse on other models.

It's a great plane to learn - easy to repair or get spares for ( I got 2 one as a flyer other for spares - and so far haven't needed to open the box on the ' spare ' as plane is so tough ).

As someone esle said talk to local club - I am sure everyone happy to name their favourite.

[Ernie]

Hi, be careful, it's very addictive...............ernie

[Ponty Bri]

Have got a Riot and a Discovery and would have thought that the Discovery was a better bet for your purposes. The Riot has a week undercarriage and is a pain to put the battery in upside down (have fixed a safety plug in mine) , the flying performance difference is minimal, the Discovery a little more docile and battery accessed from the top. Brian

[Bernie]

Warning this hobby is very adictive .You could end up with a shed full of models .Take it from one who knows .good luck.

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

TBH I don't think there is a lot to choose bewteen the two of them flying wise - having flown both I can say that they feel very similar.

With absolutely no wish to be "ageist", or over personal, can I ask how old your father is? Whilst both these models are "well mannered" and not particularly difficult to fly, it is a fact that neither of them have the sort of stability margin you would find with a more traditional trainer - nor in my view are they as robust/repairable. I've seen youngsters use them succesfully as trainers, and some of our more mature collagues have also enjoyed sucess. But it has to be said that the, err how shall I put it, "more senior beginners" I have encountered have tended to adapt to, and feel more comfortable with, something a bit more stable and slower. Just a thought.

BEB

[David Davis]

I agree with BEB, the models which you've mentioned are excellent second models but I'd tecommend the E-Flite Apprentice, the Multiplex Mentor or the Ripmax ST Discovery as primary electric foam trainers.