New to Planes. looking for info on scale stuff.

FurryTrex · 03-14-2011, 06:51 PM

I am looking to MAYBE get into planes. I would like to mostly fly scale stuff.
I know there are different levels of planes and quality. EDF foam planes, moving on up to fiberglass fuselage ones.

I am looking for a step up above the EDP foam stuff. but i don't want to get really expensive $1000's with Exact replica retracts and detailed cockpits..
kind of something in the middle..

anyone got any good links i could check out?

Kington99 · 03-20-2011, 02:00 PM

you seem to have skipped over Balsa, the most popular material for mid-priced scale planks. Depends what you want, you can get a Piper Cub J3 from hobbyking with loads of detials for under $100 as a strating point. you need to have a think about e-power, glow or gas, and the approx wing span you're interested in.

invertmast · 03-21-2011, 07:25 PM

if you have never flown a plane, you also don't need to start with "scale". you ought to get something that is going to be a bit more forgiving to fly, and then as you get some experience upgrade to those scale planes. Even some of the foamie scale warbirds and jets are a handful to fly compared to a slightly larger balsa model.

FurryTrex · 03-28-2011, 03:34 PM

Well I plan to stick with electric. And i usually just jump right in to things big time.
I learn to fly helis on a 450, no training gear, no simulators. and have only crashed 4 times so far..
so basically looking for something a step up from foamies.

Elios000 · 04-03-2011, 09:02 PM

Cub is a good scale trainer and E-flite has a T-34 PTS set up just sell the DX6i that comes with it if you want
if you get the t-34 pick up an extra servo for the flaps for the start
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=EFL4800

it comes set up for new pilots as you get better you can raise the flaps then take off the droops and have nice looking sport scale T-34
its a great setup and the colors are easy to see

03-14-2011, 06:51 PM	#1
FurryTrex Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix	New to Planes. looking for info on scale stuff. I am looking to MAYBE get into planes. I would like to mostly fly scale stuff. I know there are different levels of planes and quality. EDF foam planes, moving on up to fiberglass fuselage ones. I am looking for a step up above the EDP foam stuff. but i don't want to get really expensive $1000's with Exact replica retracts and detailed cockpits.. kind of something in the middle.. anyone got any good links i could check out? __________________ My tutorials: Trex 250 Carbon Fiber Tail Push Rod http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=238095

03-21-2011, 07:25 PM	#3
invertmast Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grottoes,Va	if you have never flown a plane, you also don't need to start with "scale". you ought to get something that is going to be a bit more forgiving to fly, and then as you get some experience upgrade to those scale planes. Even some of the foamie scale warbirds and jets are a handful to fly compared to a slightly larger balsa model. __________________ Comparf Eurosport 1/7 F-14D Rave 450, scorpion -10, DS285MG, 3500G, Spartan, 4s 2200 outrage, 6100e, 350mm radix lookin for another Vibe 50

03-28-2011, 03:34 PM	#4
FurryTrex Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix	Well I plan to stick with electric. And i usually just jump right in to things big time. I learn to fly helis on a 450, no training gear, no simulators. and have only crashed 4 times so far.. so basically looking for something a step up from foamies. __________________ My tutorials: Trex 250 Carbon Fiber Tail Push Rod http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=238095

04-03-2011, 09:02 PM	#5
Elios000 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Springfield MO	Cub is a good scale trainer and E-flite has a T-34 PTS set up just sell the DX6i that comes with it if you want if you get the t-34 pick up an extra servo for the flaps for the start http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=EFL4800 it comes set up for new pilots as you get better you can raise the flaps then take off the droops and have nice looking sport scale T-34 its a great setup and the colors are easy to see __________________ DX8 mSR, T-rex 500ESP 3G, Compass 6HV Savox servos Vbar 5.3Pro Rail Blades AMA#948801

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03-20-2011, 02:00 PM	#2
Kington99 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Warwick, UK	you seem to have skipped over Balsa, the most popular material for mid-priced scale planks. Depends what you want, you can get a Piper Cub J3 from hobbyking with loads of detials for under $100 as a strating point. you need to have a think about e-power, glow or gas, and the approx wing span you're interested in.