ted
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Post by ted on Aug 6, 2019 17:24:52 GMT
So, yah I am interested in looking at a good 1st gas/nitro plane. I keep getting asked when I am getting a gas plane and its made me do a lot of looking lol
Just not sure where to begin with where/what to look for. I was thinking a beginner type of plane, as I am still learning, but at the same time, I am flying my apprentice on expert, Having no issues flying my AT-6 Texan (Has flaps and retracts) and not a single issue with the carbon cub s+. ( I think the cub flys itself tho as its that easy heh) or my Timber Turbo Elite.
So looking for your advice once more please. What would be better? Is gas a messy as the nitro? Ways to get around that? Should I look at a larger plane or stay in the 55-60" wing-span range etc? I dont want a 3D plane as I enjoy more slow type of flying and 'soft' loops and rolls - stuff like that : )
I saw some planes hanging in Hobby Haven today (gas/Nitro) and I was getting kinda lost on what I really should be looking for.
Trainer? Intermediate?
Definitely not expert and I don't want/need one that goes 100 mph : )~
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Gas/Nitro
Aug 6, 2019 17:59:29 GMT
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Post by alanannear on Aug 6, 2019 17:59:29 GMT
Hi Ted. If you are coming to the meeting tonight at West Field, I can talk with you about the differences between nitro and gas. Also can discuss types of planes you might be considering or want.
Alan
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ted
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Post by ted on Aug 6, 2019 18:42:49 GMT
Love to be there but Mon-Thursdays - I have to be at a doctors apt @5pm each night.. Have some pinched nerves in my back and going through therapy 4 days a week to fix it. Why I have only been out flying on Sat and Sun these past few weeks.
Thanks for the reply and I will definitely sit and gab with you about this the next time we meet.
Ted
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Post by alanannear on Aug 6, 2019 19:44:13 GMT
This coming Saturday is the coffee social and Summer Fun Fly. Come on out if you can. There are several advantages to gas engines. Talk to you then.
Alan
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denis
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Post by denis on Aug 6, 2019 20:56:14 GMT
My short opinion.........gas is best for the sound and really fun flying without the mess of nitro. Also I worry that nitro fuel is getting very expensive and harder to get. I would go with nothing less then a 20cc gas airplane. Alan and Scott have some perfect examples. I guess I have one also.
Nitro is still fun, I have 11 nitro planes. 2 cycle is loud and very messy. Four cycle sounds much more realistic and a bit less messy. 2 cycle is almost a no brainer, start and go. Four cycle takes a little more adjusting but once they are set up they are also a start and go.
People think their old nitro planes are worth a lot of money because they paid a lot of money for them. More often then not you can buy nitro at the auction in October for almost nothing. Hardly anyone flies nitro anymore so these planes are not worth very much so you should be able to get one really cheap at the auction. You can always tell a nitro plane because they often are soaked with fuel.
My real confusion is you statement that you don’t need to go 100 mph. What is up with that?
Denis
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ted
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Post by ted on Aug 8, 2019 20:21:23 GMT
Thanks for the replies folks! I will do some looking on the 20cc gas and what plane would be a good fit for that engine.
Ted
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Post by epoatilod on Aug 31, 2019 11:03:39 GMT
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Post by oyainumiz on Aug 31, 2019 12:21:50 GMT
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