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07-15-2006, 07:27 PM | #3 |
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I am: Michel G
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Its one of the best , I was told to buy this airplane by the club members , and they didn t steer me wrong . Although I didn t perchase the kit I bought a seperate engine and radio gear . I was asked to put in an OS ax .46 (great engine ) . The combination is perfect , there was no mistake . I also perchased a diferrent radio because I have bigger plans . You will not be making any mistake . Michel ( Mike ) |
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07-16-2006, 10:03 AM | #4 |
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I am: George S
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I learned on an Alpha. I started with an old 40 I purchased at a swap meet. Later I purchased a used OS 46 FX and flew with that for a while it was far easier to learn new things with the extra power on board. Just remember you may sone want to fly something sportier fairly sone so you should get an engine you can use in your next plane. If you are buying the plane new I would also look at possibly a Hanger 9 arrow it has a semi-symetrical wing and will be capable of basic aerobatics. Not everyone will agree with me on this point, but in my opinion trainers are not always the easiest to fly. I live in Sask and we have typicaly strong winds. I was getting frustrated watching other members flying their low wing planes with ease while my trainer flopped in the wind. If I was to do it over again I would have bought a Sig 4star or Mid-star ( My instructor agrees).
Hope this helps. George |
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07-16-2006, 12:51 PM | #5 |
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George I don t think youre far off the mark of the truth , there are not many days when there is no wind . The dihedral on the Lt 40 is ment for a trainer . Myself and a buddy of mine are learning how to fly at the same time , he has no dihedral , although it is also a trainer , the wind seems to floop it around less than mine . Or maybe its just the pilot , but it sure seems that way And when its on the runway it has more of a habit of flipping over , well not flipping over completly , just enougth to catch the prop and have to make a restart . I think a wing with a flat straight bottom might be considered , or is it just me looking at it the wrong way Michel ( mike ) |
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07-16-2006, 03:38 PM | #6 |
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I'll agree with George and Mike, I learned on an Avistar which is also a semi symmetrical, alot better to fly than a flat bottom, too much dihedral trainers, see it training students all the time.
Mind you nothing is wrong with ALpha, but if you have to pick between Nexstar and Alpha, I'd go the Alpha route.
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