I flew the Cub today at are flying field. Met a pilot named Bruce. I explained to him why I wanted to fly edf jets. He said I was doing ok flying the Cub, but feels I need more work on it. That I shouldn't jump into an edf jet after the Cub. Not to be mean to me, but for safety and expense reasons . So now I'm wondering what second propeller plane would be a good choice?
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Since you want to go into edf, i would try a T28, that would get you some trike gear experience. I would say the eflite 1200mm version -
I agree with Rifleman's suggestion for the T-28. Being a slow learner and a conservative pilot, it took me 5 years before I got my first EDF, and I rarely fly it. The speed isn't so much issue, since the UMX A-10 isn't fast at all, it is getting used to the need to build thrust. You really need to be ahead of the plane, much further ahead than a prop plane. If I don't like an approach or get too slow in the turns, I just add power on a prop plane. With the EDF, you need to be adding power before you need it to make sure you have it. Kind of like driving an old turbo car. You need to build the power before you need it or else it won't be there. Most of my flying club is made up of prop planes and the few EDF's that show up, usually go home in more pieces than they arrived. These pilots have years of experience. There just isn't too big of a margin of error with EDF.
Out of curiosity, what Cub are you learning on? There are a lot of them out there and fly at all sorts of different skill levels.Comment
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Learning in the HH Carbon Cub. It has beginner mode, intermediate mode and an advanced mode. It's fun learning on this plane. It's a tough bird. lol. I try to fly once a week here. Maybe it can be retrofitted with snow skis. Then I could fly in the snow. I'll have a look at the t28 then. PS. Will Lipo batteries be ok in freezing temperatures?Comment
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Yes they will be fine, just when you store them make sure you set them to storage voltage 3.8 volts per cell. This will prolong the life of your packs greatlyComment
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No doubt, T-28 is a great 2nd airplane. The Parkzone umx T28 was my 2nd (the umx champ was my 1st). Very stable and easy compared to most others.Comment
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Ah, the Carbon Cub. Pretty good plane. I got really close to buying one, actually had in my cart on the Horizon website and found a used Timber with a custom paint scheme that I went with instead. A guy at our club has one and really flies it well! Really impressive aerobatics with a plane that I would have not thought it was possible to those tricks with. Knowing that you are flying the Carbon Cub and not the 3ch Super Cub (which I learned on and it still a good plane), I would say the T-28 is for sure the way to go. Although, if you aren't set on warbirds, the new Cherokee might be a good option as well. Fly it on 3S while getting comfortable with it, and then use 4S to get yourself ready for something faster. It doesn't have retracts to worry about, but does have flaps. I don't know if the T-28 is approved for 4S or not. I know the newer P-51 1.2m is, and I think it has the same power system as the previous version. The T-28 could be ok on 4S then, but I would do your homework first. The Cherokee is cleared by Horizon for 3S and 4S. I would stick towards the Horizon planes as the spare parts are readily available and most hobby shops carry the parts. Amazon does too. Always good to have the ability to quickly pick up a spare prop or two when learning or anything else that might need repairing along the way. The Freewing/FlightlineRC stuff is incredible in terms of scale details, but might not be the best to learn on. Those are planes to work towards. I know I am still working towards one of them.Comment
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Oh great. Thanks for the replies. I'll do some homework like you suggested. Was thinking about flight simulators this winter. If I can't fly outside once a week, I'll do it inside.Comment
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I picked up a flight sim and used DX6i last winter after finding that I was really rusty come spring time when I could fly again.Comment
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