Lucas
I was wondering which one to purchase---a remote control buggy or a plane? What would be the most fun? Thanks for your feedback!
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Hi Lucas
Your question depends on you like more and price.
RC planes are a lot of fun but you need access to open areas to fly one. You will also need to have an idea of what type you would like to purchase as this can impact on the amount of fun you want to get from the model.
What do your friends have? Planes or cars?
RC cars are great if you like to do jumps, back flips or go drifting. The advantage with a car when you are just getting interested in RC is that when you crash, the car in most cases suffers little or no damage (depending on what you buy).
Get on YouTube and search for things you like in the remote control area, there are thousands of videos to look at.
Hope this helps with your search
Hi Lucas
Your question depends on you like more and price.
RC planes are a lot of fun but you need access to open areas to fly one. You will also need to have an idea of what type you would like to purchase as this can impact on the amount of fun you want to get from the model.
What do your friends have? Planes or cars?
RC cars are great if you like to do jumps, back flips or go drifting. The advantage with a car when you are just getting interested in RC is that when you crash, the car in most cases suffers little or no damage (depending on what you buy).
Get on YouTube and search for things you like in the remote control area, there are thousands of videos to look at.
Hope this helps with your search
Parkzone F4U Corsair RC plane?
Shogun
If I am relatively good at flight sim video games and know relativley well how to use ailerrons, rudders etc... would I be able to fly a Parkzone F4U Corsair RC airplane? And if I DID land too hard, they seems relatively "repairable" ?
I am also quite an experienced modeller and am more than adequate at doing small repairs...
I just don't want to blow 279 dollars on a toy that I destroy in 7 seconds :) I tried the Pheonix RC simulator with a Corsair at this shop and id fairly well with it, but I'm still not sure.
Answer
This is a highly maneuverable plane, BUT it is NOT the plane for a beginner for several reasons:
1. It is a low wing aircraft, and the "gull" wing makes it a bit tricky to land, especially in "breezy" weather unless you can land DIRECTLY into the breeze. (I have a "scale" Corsair using a .60 with retracts and flaps, somewhat larger!)
2. It is a "tail-dragger", which DOES require additional skills for takeoff as they do NOT handle as easily as a "tricycle" gear, nor do they land the same, REQUIRING you to know how to "flare" on landing IF it is close to scale.
This plane does NOT have retractable landing gear, so it SHOULD be able to take slightly rougher landings than similar planes with retracts.
Note that it is FOAM construction, therefore very light AND difficult to repair, (parts are USUALLY replaced, rather than repaired, and that CAN get expensive.)
My suggestion would be to buy a high-wing trainer FIRST, and work up to more advanced models.
Sims are fine, (I use one myself to keep in practice somewhat,) but REAL planes DO fly differently.
You MIGHT also consider a kit WITHOUT radio, and buy a 6 channel, (or greater,) radio so that when you DO move up to more advanced models, you will not need to replace your radio transmitter; since you say you are an experienced modeler you should have no trouble assembling a kit plane.
This is a highly maneuverable plane, BUT it is NOT the plane for a beginner for several reasons:
1. It is a low wing aircraft, and the "gull" wing makes it a bit tricky to land, especially in "breezy" weather unless you can land DIRECTLY into the breeze. (I have a "scale" Corsair using a .60 with retracts and flaps, somewhat larger!)
2. It is a "tail-dragger", which DOES require additional skills for takeoff as they do NOT handle as easily as a "tricycle" gear, nor do they land the same, REQUIRING you to know how to "flare" on landing IF it is close to scale.
This plane does NOT have retractable landing gear, so it SHOULD be able to take slightly rougher landings than similar planes with retracts.
Note that it is FOAM construction, therefore very light AND difficult to repair, (parts are USUALLY replaced, rather than repaired, and that CAN get expensive.)
My suggestion would be to buy a high-wing trainer FIRST, and work up to more advanced models.
Sims are fine, (I use one myself to keep in practice somewhat,) but REAL planes DO fly differently.
You MIGHT also consider a kit WITHOUT radio, and buy a 6 channel, (or greater,) radio so that when you DO move up to more advanced models, you will not need to replace your radio transmitter; since you say you are an experienced modeler you should have no trouble assembling a kit plane.
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