After taking a 10 year break from flying I'm ready to get back into it, I have been using my RealFlight sim, so not all my flying skill is gone. When I started flying as a kid it was all nitro/gas. Electric was not around and when it did start becoming more mainstream, I was getting out of the hobby so electric is 100% new to me.
I want my first plane back to be a Edge 540, to brush up on my 3d skills. With that being said some of the reading/research I have done some people are saying the motor in the "Flite Test Power Pack C "Radial Edition" which is a "Radial 2218B 1180kV Brushless Motor" is not powerful enough. I'm hoping I could get your input on that. I'm ok with buying each thing separately from the Power pack, because I really would like some metal gear servos, but I'm also 100% ok with buying the power pack, because its one and done. With me being new to electric matching up everything vs buying a kit seems better lol.
To top everything else off, I was dead set on ordering plane today, but as of last night they now offer a "maker foam" 540 which is only .99cents more than the normal 540. With some quick research it seems the maker foam is thicker and also a lot heavier then the brown water-resistant foam board, so if it is under power with the brown foam, the maker foam will be even worse.
Please help guide me on my path back to this hobby
I want my first plane back to be a Edge 540, to brush up on my 3d skills. With that being said some of the reading/research I have done some people are saying the motor in the "Flite Test Power Pack C "Radial Edition" which is a "Radial 2218B 1180kV Brushless Motor" is not powerful enough. I'm hoping I could get your input on that. I'm ok with buying each thing separately from the Power pack, because I really would like some metal gear servos, but I'm also 100% ok with buying the power pack, because its one and done. With me being new to electric matching up everything vs buying a kit seems better lol.
To top everything else off, I was dead set on ordering plane today, but as of last night they now offer a "maker foam" 540 which is only .99cents more than the normal 540. With some quick research it seems the maker foam is thicker and also a lot heavier then the brown water-resistant foam board, so if it is under power with the brown foam, the maker foam will be even worse.
Please help guide me on my path back to this hobby