Markerbeacon
Veteran
Location: Charles City, Iowa
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| a .15 trainer will be one of the worse things you can do
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Agreed!
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| get a Dura Plane!! My buddy and I got tired of rekitting our first planks and bought a pair of those. YOU COULD NOT BREAK THEM!!!
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If you want something that flys like a brick, go for it!
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| parkzone super cub flies pretty good
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Ha, ha! Now that's funny!!!
There are definitely worse choices than a Nexstar
Listen, I'm not trying to say I know everything there is to know about this hobby, but I'll tell you this. I've been flying these things since 1974. I've taught more folks to fly than I can remember. (folks who know will say that doesn't mean a whole lot since he can't remember squat anyway! ) There is no such thing as a .15 size 'trainer'. To small to see at a reasonable height for learning. Wing loading is generally so high that they have to fly wide open all the time just to stay in the air.
Get some that's built to FLY and NOT built to CRASH and your learning curve will accelerate like you won't believe.
If this person REALLY wants to learn to fly, then let me suggest this:
1) A large airplane with a flat bottom wing, low wing loading, and will fly just fine on a 46. Something that flys slow (gives you a little time to think) and that you can still easily see 3 mistakes high. I've flown a lot of these so-called trainers. For your money you'd be hard pressed to find anything easier and more FUN to fly than a Sig Kadet Senior ARF. You don't need anything fancy for a radio with the Kadet, however if you do have a computer radio with mixing, once you've got some time under your belt, you can turn the Senior into a pretty fun airplane for what it is. My son still has the one he learned on in the 6th grade. (He soled with it the third time out to the field by the way) It will do rolling circles all day long with an old worn out Thunder Tiger 46.
2). Some qualified help to get this person going in the right direction. This is just as big a factor in success as choosing the right aircraft.
-Mark
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