Hello BWJoe and welcome to the Squawk,
Based upon your description of where you are flying from and the smaller size of the warbirds your presently flying I would give a little pause to the acquisition on the 80mm Sabre for just a little.
As lead flight instructor at our club I would truly recommend that you get some flight time under your belt with that Marie.
The reason I say this is because it is twice the flight weight of anything your presently flying which brings with it another venue of characteristics that you need to become familiar with when flying these larger weight birds that have more torque & faster landing speeds just to name a few. Once your comfortable managing this bird versus it managing you on TO's and landings then the jump to that Sabre becomes a lot easier.
I've seen to many wide eyed pilots that run before they walk and more often than not get a surprise they weren't ready for which usually cost them money sooner than expected.
Just another perspective. ;)
With best regards,
Based upon your description of where you are flying from and the smaller size of the warbirds your presently flying I would give a little pause to the acquisition on the 80mm Sabre for just a little.
As lead flight instructor at our club I would truly recommend that you get some flight time under your belt with that Marie.
The reason I say this is because it is twice the flight weight of anything your presently flying which brings with it another venue of characteristics that you need to become familiar with when flying these larger weight birds that have more torque & faster landing speeds just to name a few. Once your comfortable managing this bird versus it managing you on TO's and landings then the jump to that Sabre becomes a lot easier.
I've seen to many wide eyed pilots that run before they walk and more often than not get a surprise they weren't ready for which usually cost them money sooner than expected.
Just another perspective. ;)
With best regards,
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