Stephen Grigg Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 As a 64 Year old Beginner,Who found model A/C flying purely by chance this year,I admit Ive wasted a lot of mtoney by the wrong choice of model for my inexperience.I didnt expect to join a club because I was just going to have abit of fun in a field,Having no local model shop to seek advice,I purchased RCM&E and scoured the Ads.I didnt have a clue.Every shop I sort advice from offered a different model,I became Confused.com.Electric or IC, IC or electric.Electric seemed convenient so that was the. choice ARTF made easier,so after 2 total failures chosen by heart not head I purchased a complete Multiplex Easistar.When I gave it its maiden flight, I lost it It did 2 lefts and 1 straight on&on &on etc.Ifound it a week later a servo blown.I joined a club,and when my instrutor saw my Extro 300 he said NO.When he saw my 3D he said NO.So now I have a cupboard full of A/C Im incapable of flying.The joining Of a Club is the only way to start.The pool of information is bottomless and most important Free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hi Stephen, sorry to hear of your poor experiences, but crashing a few along the way is all part of the experience I am afraid. If you still fancy electric stuff ( and why wouldnt you, after all you sound an intelligent guy ) and If you can ignore the appearance and concentrate more on the practicality, then this is the model I always recommend to complete newbies. Its beauty is in its simplicity and almost complete indestructibility. It also has the advantage of being slightly larger ( easier to see ! ) and can fly in windy conditions too - yet is safe enough for the average large park - requiring a simple hand launch into the blue yonder. Once you have a few hours under your belt with this one THEN move on to something nicer. At a shade under £50 including the motor and speed controller its excellent VFM IMO. PS I have NO connection at all with flying wings.co.uk. other than owning 2 of their models ( the “Supafly” and the “Slipstream” soarer ) and being very satisfied with both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Thanks timbo, I now have the seagull pioneer,if you remember, thone with the squeeling motor. I also have a protech azurro I/C so the are progressing well(touch balsa) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Harris Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 3D and sports models can be good learning platforms when the rates are dialled down.*I did most of my basic learning on a PA Addiction. Which Timbo feels is a bit delicate, but the balance is that it is very very easy to control/predict so crashing is less likely in the first place. I have a hornet from flyingwings, this would make a great back garden trainer, Complete replacement foam £12.RegardsAndy * -- trainee rates low, instructor rates high seems to be the normal approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Thanks Andy ,I have thought of this,one .of them is made to take a bashing,but Ill wait to 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Halgarth Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 You wont go wrong with the flying wings V trainer. Very very easy to fly , fun to fly, will take a pounding and it prepares you nicely for aerolons. Thanks for the great advice Timbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Glad you like it Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Eric Bray wrote (see)Come on, guys, the flappy bits on the trailing edge of the wing are AILERONS, nor airolons, or other variations!Quite why, I never found out, because the names for all the other bits are self-explanatory! (Elevator - controls elevation, rudder (pinched from the nautical) steers, etc.). a French word meaning "little wing"This is quite an interesting little read if a little off topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hi Timbo and Eric,Just to confuse things more, in French it also means a finernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stephen Grigg Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share Posted December 12, 2008 Ive chosen a Magnatila which im building a Boomerang that I should finish tonight, and a Flair Cub with an SC52 4 stroke that ill start after the magnatila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted December 15, 2008 Author Share Posted December 15, 2008 The Boomerang Flies tomorrow,Ill check the airelons with my instructor and the Magnatilla is going well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former Member Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 [This posting has been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Halgarth Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Ailerons, ailerons, ailerons, ailerons, ailerons, ailerons,ailerons, ailerons,ailerons, ailerons, ailerons, ailerons,ailerons, I'm not doing detention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEARGAL Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 LITTLE WINGS is easier to spell !!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 If its airelons Why is it not airoplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Stephen Grigg wrote (see)If its airelons Why is it not airoplaneIt isnt.its AILERONS, so its ailerplanes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 I should get it right eventually AILERONS on my .AEROPLANE WINGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron Beaumont Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 No It's AILERONS on your AILES Ernie m'aidez Mon francais est terrible Comme ca des inhabitants du Pays de Galle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Mon Dieu Myron, You are right....... In French 'ailerons sur mes ailes' is parfait........Don't get that Welsh brain muddled with ail......thats garlic. But you know thaternie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Grigg Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 This threads answer is join this forum and take the advice of you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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