What beginner plane?

[f-35lover]

Hey, where are you from? If it happened to be Madison, WI, I could help you out. I ask because we recently got F35s at Truax Field here in Madison, so I though there’s a chance that you’re from around here.

That would have been awesome. but I happen to be located in south Korea.

 

[FlyerInStyle]

Probably the 5th plane to be an edf would be good. I believe the legacy is stol, though building it without landing gear and hand launching it is a good idea. Never built the storch, but it is an older design, with less planning going into wher what goes imho.

 

[f-35lover]

Probably the 5th plane to be an edf would be good. I believe the legacy is stol, though building it without landing gear and hand launching it is a good idea. Never built the storch, but it is an older design, with less planning going into wher what goes imho.

Thanks for the answer, are pusher jets hard to control? I was thinking that maybe a pusher jet could be a 3rd plane.

 

[dap35]

Thanks for the answer, are pusher jets hard to control? I was thinking that maybe a pusher jet could be a 3rd plane.

Pushers can be just fine. My first plane was a pusher.
I agree with the other posts. My biggest challenges were in perspective and orientation of the plane. So plenty of room to fly is a good thing. Find a club if you can, having other pilots to mentor you and learn from is a good thing.

 

[f-35lover]

So some of you guys recommended the ft explorer, which is a pusher. then since it's a pusher, could I go for the FT master series f-16 or jetworks f-16 in pusher configuration? it's a pusher, right?

 

[Oldrover TJ]

Nope, an EDF is not a second plane. The masters series planes require a lot of skill to build. Get a few simple series under your belt first.

EDFs are faster. They don't have the same thrust as prop planes, which makes them harder to recover when you get yourself into trouble.

At best a simple EDF is an ok 3rd plane but even then you're gonna crash. I'd recommend Grifflyer's grunjet https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/grunjet-50mm-edf-jet.65408/

 

[f-35lover]

Nope, an EDF is not a second plane. The masters series planes require a lot of skill to build. Get a few simple series under your belt first.

EDFs are faster. They don't have the same thrust as prop planes, which makes them harder to recover when you get yourself into trouble.

At best a simple EDF is an ok 3rd plane but even then you're gonna crash. I'd recommend Grifflyer's grunjet https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/grunjet-50mm-edf-jet.65408/

thanks for the post!

 

[f-35lover]

I have an A2212/6 2200KV brushless motor, and I don't want it to go to waste. are there any FT planes that can use this motor? I gave up on the power pack c, too expensive.

 

[FlyerInStyle]

I have an A2212/6 2200KV brushless motor, and I don't want it to go to waste. are there any FT planes that can use this motor? I gave up on the power pack c, too expensive.

I would recommend building a flyer or one of those earlier swappables, maybe even a simple scout, I know lots of people love them. A 7 or 8 inch propeller would be a good match, no larger

 

[FlyerInStyle]

Thanks for the answer, are pusher jets hard to control? I was thinking that maybe a pusher jet could be a 3rd plane.

Depends on the plane. It is generally not the motor configuration, but the plane, one model Leda fuer a fighter jet would be hard to control, but one with straight large wings, would be easier to control and more floaty. I think the ft22 is the exception

 

[f-35lover]

I would recommend building a flyer or one of those earlier swappables, maybe even a simple scout, I know lots of people love them. A 7 or 8 inch propeller would be a good match, no larger

the swapables have power pods right? in what power pod could my motor fit in?

 

[FlyerInStyle]

the swapables have power pods right? in what power pod could my motor fit in?

They do indeed have power pods. The simple scout powerpod is different than all the other ones though, just a heads up. Other than that, just use a standard power pod, not the mini

 

[f-35lover]

They do indeed have power pods. The simple scout powerpod is different than all the other ones though, just a heads up. Other than that, just use a standard power pod, not the mini

Then does that mean that I could use my motor to power the storch or any swappable that uses a normal power pod?

 

[FlyerInStyle]

Then does that mean that I could use my motor to power the storch or any swappable that uses a normal power pod?

Yes, and receiver and generally batt.

 

[f-35lover]

Thank you guys so much for the helpful information. I'll go with the storch first. thank you all!