Lima Hotel Foxtrot Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hello, all! I'm frustrated. Although I have been training at my local club various Real Life issues have been getting in the way of me going as much as I want: and certainly not every weekend. As a result my intention of getting my A by the end of the summer is going up in smoke and I can feel my circuits and figure 8 skills atrophying as I type this. I am fortunate to live in a small village surrounded by fields and greenbelt. so have been thinking about getting a parkfly to grab when the opportunity arises and hoof it down the road to one of the many isolated, tree, people, vehical and livestock free patches of green floodplain for a quick practice. Any ideas? I am training properly on a Tutor 40 with an Irving 53 so am used to a bit of zoom and mass, but mostly want something a bit ding resistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Sheehy Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I have a Multiplex twinstar II fitted with budget brushless motors which fly's just as you would want it to, i.e. brilliantly. It's easy to fly and very docile on the landing approach. I recently had a midair with an IC plane which knocked the right wing into several pieces. This happened at about four stories high (not good at estimating heights) and the rest of the plane dropped like a stone onto hard baked earth. I changed the right wing and the carbon fibre rod and it flies just like before. I don't think you can get a plane much tougher than that. Also you just need a couple of LiPo's and a trannie to get in the air, unlike the glow option. I really like engines so I'll always have glow engined planes, but I do like the clean simplicity of electric flight and the Twinstar II is the best electric plane I've flown. It's also the toughest plane I've flown or seen. Happy horizons, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hi John Whilst it's a great plan, I'm not sure many of us would call the Twinstar a park flier ........... certainly not this side of the pond. LHF, whilst I've had lots of park fliers, none of them have really been ding resistant. I've had great fun with the GWS foamy warbirds but they get scruffy pretty quickly as they're made of polystyrene. I'd also recommend the Mini Ultra Stick - that's balsa and film but relatively rugged; ceratinly if you can take off and land, you'd be fine with it. Multiplex Parkmaster and Gemini are pretty ding resistant and great fliers by all accounts .............. GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon barr Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I've got an MS Composite Boom which I fly around the field outside my window...Great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Go Parkzone Trojan, Corsair or new Mustang. You won't be disappointed. Great flying characteristics and tough - I've read on the net that some guy backed his car over his Corsair wing but it was still fit to fly, now that's tough!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lima Hotel Foxtrot Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 I'm still very much in the realms of high-wing stable trainer, so am not sure if a low-wing WW2 type would be the best way to go, as much as I like the Corsair. The twinstar / easystar (maybe also the parkmaster) type may be the way to go. When I say parkfly what I mean is something reasonably docile that I can practice with in the middle of a huge deserted field down the road. So it's a bit of a misnomer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lima Hotel Foxtrot Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Just googled the parkmaster and gemini... No! Waaaaay to intimidating for a tyro flyer. Easystar looks like it has won, but I will need to adapt it for ailerons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Harris Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Parkzone T28 Docile, very useful for touch and goes, will do a nice roll when you get the elevator right. Precision Aerobatics Addiction Docile trainer on low rates, wicked fun on high rates. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Naylar Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 The GWS Formosa is perfect and soooooo cheap - goes exactly where you put it Edited By Colin Naylar on 16/07/2009 22:42:22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cole Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 If you are still working towards your A then why not try a Flying Wings V-trainer (or mini-V)? Flying Wings main page If the field is a good size then the larger model is probably better. OK so they're 3-channel / no ailerons, but they're easy to fly and hard to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Look at the Multiplex offerings. I know of people who have easily converted some tail only controled models to add ailerons using small servo`s. What about a Zagi style flying wing? tough as boots, I did some of my pre Bronze ( "A" ) Cert practice with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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