kkelly
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Hi all! Greetings from Denver, CO. I used to fly models in the late 1980s and early 1990s. My fascination with aviation in general was rekindled a couple years ago, then recently YouTube recommended a FliteTest video. Now I want back in. I'm back in college right now at 40 years old. I'm hoping to build my first plane after the semester ends and do lots of flying over the summer. I've been watching a lot of build videos (when I probably should be studying...). I'm thinking the FT Simple Cub would be a good place to start. Thoughts?
The hobby certainly has changed since I last flew. There weren't a lot of people flying electric back then that I knew of. I vaguely remember looking at the plans for an electric powered plane then deciding against it when I saw how much the motors would cost. I like the idea of building with foam board. I was always terrified of damaging a carefully built balsa plane because the repairs could be so involved. If I total a foam board plane I won't have much time or money invested in it.
The hobby certainly has changed since I last flew. There weren't a lot of people flying electric back then that I knew of. I vaguely remember looking at the plans for an electric powered plane then deciding against it when I saw how much the motors would cost. I like the idea of building with foam board. I was always terrified of damaging a carefully built balsa plane because the repairs could be so involved. If I total a foam board plane I won't have much time or money invested in it.