New guy. First post. Some questions.

[Mr NCT]

I don't like the sound of that. I don't need a plane that is hard to fly.

As they say, your milage may vary.

my brother and me found the Simple Cub not so great...

I've done 3. The first one was my 3rd or 4th plane and I had a terrible time with it - tip stalls from not keeping up speed in turns. The second one lasted longer and the third was great.

+1 on the Simple Scout. Either size. Very durable and forgiving. Easy build, too.

+2 on any scout though the big one might be a little tight in you field. But I'm spoiled, the smallest field around me is > 200 acres.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I've done 3. The first one was my 3rd or 4th plane and I had a terrible time with it - tip stalls from not keeping up speed in turns. The second one lasted longer and the third was great.

Yup, same here. (You can see where my brother had that happen in the build raury 2025 video on my channel)

 

[skymaster]

First post. I'm looking at buying and building the Mighty Mini Explorer and I have some questions.
First and most important question is I want to know if anybody already knows if the Mighty Mini Explorer with either the trainer wing or the 4 channel sport wing lends itself well to flying slowly in a tight space with frequent turns, better than the Aeroscout 1.1m. If it is no better than the Aeroscout 1.1 then there isn't any point to continuing down this particular path.
Mighty Mini Explorer Wingspan is 948mm and weight is 400g
Aeroscout Wingspan is 1098mm and weight is 639g
I have a small field next to my house. If I can fly in that little field I can practice every day. I need practice time. I can use the local club field which is a lot bigger but it is 25 minutes away and I need to meet somebody else there to use it until I'm qualified.
I need a plane that is pusher prop, belly land, slow enough until I get better, and controllable enough in tight turns. (I don't want to pull any more planes out of trees.) I've had smaller planes I could fly well enough in that field but I need a different solution. Maybe the mini explorer could work.

Thanks.

 

[skymaster]

there is always older models, I don't see anyone building the mini vector or the mini arrow which is like the tiny trainer almost indestructible except the arrow is a pusher. the mini vector is also a pusher, and it has a rudder under the body, and it is very light and other one you could look into is the simple cub and could put a prop saver. have fun.

 

[frankg]

there is always older models, I don't anyone building the mini vector or the mini arrow which is like the tiny trainer almost indestructible except the arrow is a pusher. the mini vector is also a pusher, and it has a rudder under the body, and it is very light and other one you could look into is the simple cub and could put a prop saver. have fun.

Thanks. I had no idea.