Young Generation

bit negative tom.
not saying you need lots of money, you need talent first.
get a simple plane that will do what you want, thrash the guts out of it improving your skill, while building the next step up plane.
by the time you have got this done, you should be winning the club comps or placing high enough to get noticed.

Tony B. AKA Blooper wrote: bit negative tom.
not saying you need lots of money, you need talent first.
get a simple plane that will do what you want, thrash the guts out of it improving your skill, while building the next step up plane.
by the time you have got this done, you should be winning the club comps or placing high enough to get noticed.

I'm a very negative person Tony means when things go right, I appreciate them more! Ok, I will look for a sporty and a jetty type plane for practice at the field. I know Garry and you suggested some the other weekend.

Thanks!

Tom ,I think a model that gives you stick time and confidence is the key.I actually improved when I flew an old Super Scorpion because I had to get it down low a long way off to land it ,which gave me confidence flying low,lots of stick time is whats needed ,and dont hurry the process.

Tom T wrote: I'm a very negative person Tony means when things go right, I appreciate them more! Ok, I will look for a sporty and a jetty type plane for practice at the field. I know Garry and you suggested some the other weekend.

Thanks!

You are not a negative person Tom & you don't need jetty or sporty, .... you simply need a model that you can push to its limits .... and still be in control.
You could possibly go for a very slow pattern ship that will allow you to fly precision aerobatics slowly ..... then you increase the speed.
I know you're too young to drive a car yet .... but who in their right mind would suggest you learn to drive in a fast car .... learn to steer the bugger first & worry about battering Shumacher later.
I do believe you're quite a competent flyer, you've described in Live Chat some of the maneuvers you can do. I'd simply advise that you practise these maneuvers in all weather conditions & let that test your metal.
Notice I said "practise" & not "perfect"?
Even the best of flyers can't perfect a single maneuver .... there'll always be at least a 1mm fault in the pattern.... but that's just me being pedantic.
Stick with a cheap disposable model for now & push it to your limit ... Try screaming inverted limbo down the strip & you won't shed a lot of tears if you plough it in .... but you'll love it if you succeed.

Pol.

Why not try the YT International Magic, Tom mine is a super model to fly it's fairly cheap at £90 is ARTF is a high wing, mine has a OS 40 and cheap analog servos in it and has unlimited vertical and it will fly at walking pace if wanted
It will do 3D so you can do all the things you want from beggining to the 3D flying, it will also take leccy power, oh and it is so easy to mend or rebuild, dont ask me how i know
Im thinking of making myself a couple of them as spares you could almost build them from the scrap box they are so simple

So I need to look for a model that is forgiving in a crash and can still pull of those maneuvers. The problem I have at the moment is with my 3D plane i use to have at home I can do all these stunts but I have never really done them down the field, either because my model is not suited for it or I am flying someone else's model which means I fly only what I am told even though I am told 'do what you want' (brave man this kind club member is)! I stick to the simple things for obvious reasons. Would something like the parkzone extra be too much? As you say, I need something I can fly about the sky and be able to perform these maneuvers and still be able to stick it back together afterwards if something went wrong. Hmm I'll try not hurry the process Beard but I am 16 next week already! Got 2 years of school left (after this one, yr 11)... hmm scary, those last two years of being in the hobby went fast!

Thanks!
Tom

Just been informed by Mr Ashby over on RCME that the article got letter of the month! I am sooo happy right now! I have never had anything published before! I wrote it just in general not thinking it would get in a magazine, thank you Garry for suggesting I send it over!

I DID say it was Good Tom

Congratulations from me, I am SO proud of you

Very well done, i am over the moon for you

Garry

Garry Pollard wrote: I DID say it was Good Tom

Congratulations from me, I am SO proud of you

Very well done, i am over the moon for you

Garry

Thank you very much Garry! As soon as Friday comes i'll be in WHSmith buying it aha

Nice one Tom
I will have a read when I manage to get to the newsagents to buy it

Thank you Dean,

Just got the Motor, ESC, programming card through the post today! Wow they are good! Can't wait to put them in a build, they are quite powerful, think it might remove the from off the MKll aha

If you are wanting to practice aerobatics , you could try the Speed Air. Its a largish model and will fly in any sort of wind conditions, except gale force obviously. The beauty about it is that you should pick one up for well under £70, it is also a low wing model, and very strong for an ARTF

Garry

I think most of that Blackhose range suit and I also found the Seagull Swift very acrobatic and forgiving but needed the front wing mount stremgthening.Comes with multiple choices and lota already done and looks excellant.

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Garry Pollard wrote: If you are wanting to practice aerobatics , you could try the Speed Air. Its a largish model and will fly in any sort of wind conditions, except gale force obviously. The beauty about it is that you should pick one up for well under £70, it is also a low wing model, and very strong for an ARTF

Garry

Watching these on ebay at the moment Garry

My Travel Air is excellant very enjoyable model to fly,but I think the Harmon Rocket is much better,and as Garry will testify so is the Pulse Xt 40.