RE: Good First Planes
Hi, I have never flown RC airplanes before, but just received A FlyZone Select Cessna 182 RTF as a present. This is an airplane with 5 channel control (4 channels and flaps). I researched it a bit, and opinions whether it can be flown by a newbie are mixed. I also received a flight simulator with it. One positive might be that I am a quite experienced full scale pilot with 3200 hrs and every fixed wing rating there is, on the downside I live in a very rural area and don't know any RC flyers, so an instructor might be hard to find. Anyway, the airplane sits on a desk assembled and ready to fly, but I don't want to destroy it on my first flight (less because of the money involved, but more not to hurt the feelings of the person who gave it to me). So do the experienced pilots here think I can fly this by myself without pulverizing it on the first flight ( I am able to fly the simulator ok with even more advanced planes), and does have anyone any tips for my first flight?
Posted on: 4/1/2009 4:12 PM by Author "bernhardjwolf" in the forum "Electric Training"
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