Hi all,
First I'd like to say this is my first post on this forum, and Im glad to be here. I've been flying on my own since mid June of this year, I started with a Sig Kadet, and an instructor in the early spring. I have a passion for warbirds, and am trying to work my way up to them. For the last 6 months I've been flying a PK Trojan, I have over 60 flights with it with only one crash, my fault I was flying in wind conditions that were over my skill level (15-18 mph). Last July my brother and I went to Motion RC, and I bought a 1400mm V7 P-51, it's built, and was flown by a very good pilot in our club, but I hav'nt flown it yet as I don't think Im ready for her yet. My brother ordered an FMS 1100mm Hellcat from Motion RC, and I flew it with no issues, but it's roughly the same size and weight as my PK Trojan. I've been told that while a bigger plane is easier to fly, their weight make them harder to land because you have to keep more speed on them while landing to keep them from stalling. I won a GP Escapade at a club raffle, and thats my winter project, all the guys told me that I should fly the Escapade before I fly the P-51 because the weight is about the same, and they're both tail draggers, and the Escapade is a much more forgiving airplane than the P-51. I also would like to get the FMS 1400mm Trojan I figure Im already flying a PK Trojan, so it should be a good learning plane as it's much heavier than my PK Trojan, but still has tricycle landing gear. Hopefully the Escapade, and 1400mm Trojan will get me ready to fly my P-51, and other warbirds, hopefully by mid summer. At this point Im not sure how to classify my self, Im either an advanced beginner, or a beginner intermediate pilot.
Paul
First I'd like to say this is my first post on this forum, and Im glad to be here. I've been flying on my own since mid June of this year, I started with a Sig Kadet, and an instructor in the early spring. I have a passion for warbirds, and am trying to work my way up to them. For the last 6 months I've been flying a PK Trojan, I have over 60 flights with it with only one crash, my fault I was flying in wind conditions that were over my skill level (15-18 mph). Last July my brother and I went to Motion RC, and I bought a 1400mm V7 P-51, it's built, and was flown by a very good pilot in our club, but I hav'nt flown it yet as I don't think Im ready for her yet. My brother ordered an FMS 1100mm Hellcat from Motion RC, and I flew it with no issues, but it's roughly the same size and weight as my PK Trojan. I've been told that while a bigger plane is easier to fly, their weight make them harder to land because you have to keep more speed on them while landing to keep them from stalling. I won a GP Escapade at a club raffle, and thats my winter project, all the guys told me that I should fly the Escapade before I fly the P-51 because the weight is about the same, and they're both tail draggers, and the Escapade is a much more forgiving airplane than the P-51. I also would like to get the FMS 1400mm Trojan I figure Im already flying a PK Trojan, so it should be a good learning plane as it's much heavier than my PK Trojan, but still has tricycle landing gear. Hopefully the Escapade, and 1400mm Trojan will get me ready to fly my P-51, and other warbirds, hopefully by mid summer. At this point Im not sure how to classify my self, Im either an advanced beginner, or a beginner intermediate pilot.
Paul
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