1st plane?
12-07-2004, 09:09 PM
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RE: 1st plane?
are you talking rtf as in put fuel in and go or arf, where you install your electronics/engine? if this is your first plane, don't worry about scale, just go for a nice basic trainer. the cheapest 40 size arfs run around $80 to $100, you really can't get much cheaper for a balsa/covered arf.
12-07-2004, 09:16 PM
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RE: 1st plane?
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the cheapest 40 size arfs run around $80 to $100, you really can't get much cheaper for a balsa/covered arf.
the cheapest 40 size arfs run around $80 to $100, you really can't get much cheaper for a balsa/covered arf.
is that for everything electronics/engine?
12-07-2004, 09:34 PM
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RE: 1st plane?
I'm sure I'm going to catch flak here......
But as a first plane...
I would suggest a Duraplane.
I have one...and still fly it as my "Get relaxed" plane every time I go out!
It offers just enough building to give you some small idea how to maintain the beast....( a skill you WILL need no matter what you fly!)
And I have yet to see another plane CARTWHEEL....5-6 times...nose, right wing tip, tail, left wing tip, Nose..ect..ect...ect..and not even have a single area of damage other than the Duraplane!
Yes you can destroy one.....(I put one into a tree at ..ohhh...about MACH 2 after rolling out of an full throttle inverted pass ... that needed a BIT OF REPAIR
)
I've seen guys at the field with LT-40's that banged them up after 1 or 2 "Landings???...Yeah the pieces were on the ground.....so that counts as a "Landing" I guess)..they went home with servos...engine..fuel tank, and not a heck of a lot more!
Remember...Even birds don't "learn" how to fly without a few bumps and bruises...Get a plane that you can "heal Up" quickly and get back into the air!
Most of my "Field Repairs" on my duraplanes have been with a roll of clear shipping tape and CY Gold (Foam safe) glue.!
Remember...this is just my 2 cents rounded to the nearest nickle....
Opposing viewpoints are welcome!
Larry
But as a first plane...
I would suggest a Duraplane.
I have one...and still fly it as my "Get relaxed" plane every time I go out!
It offers just enough building to give you some small idea how to maintain the beast....( a skill you WILL need no matter what you fly!)
And I have yet to see another plane CARTWHEEL....5-6 times...nose, right wing tip, tail, left wing tip, Nose..ect..ect...ect..and not even have a single area of damage other than the Duraplane!
Yes you can destroy one.....(I put one into a tree at ..ohhh...about MACH 2 after rolling out of an full throttle inverted pass ... that needed a BIT OF REPAIR
)I've seen guys at the field with LT-40's that banged them up after 1 or 2 "Landings???...Yeah the pieces were on the ground.....so that counts as a "Landing" I guess)..they went home with servos...engine..fuel tank, and not a heck of a lot more!
Remember...Even birds don't "learn" how to fly without a few bumps and bruises...Get a plane that you can "heal Up" quickly and get back into the air!
Most of my "Field Repairs" on my duraplanes have been with a roll of clear shipping tape and CY Gold (Foam safe) glue.!
Remember...this is just my 2 cents rounded to the nearest nickle....
Opposing viewpoints are welcome!
Larry
12-07-2004, 11:57 PM
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RE: 1st plane?
ORIGINAL: bmxissofun
is that for everything electronics/engine?
ORIGINAL: smokingcrater
the cheapest 40 size arfs run around $80 to $100, you really can't get much cheaper for a balsa/covered arf.
the cheapest 40 size arfs run around $80 to $100, you really can't get much cheaper for a balsa/covered arf.
is that for everything electronics/engine?
ARF means the plane is around 90% assembled and covered, nothing more, nothing less. RTF usually means just that, ready to fly. add fuel, charge the batteries, and go flying.
as exeter_acres mentioned, the cheapest you will get off the ground with a glow plane is around $300. tower has a duraplane ultimate combo for $280 or so, but that doesn't include flight gear. (fuel, starter, glow plug, fuel pump, plus quite a bit of other stuff...)
