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What FT swabable should i build first?
- Thread starter alidayvn
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I have the old speedster and it is a great plane! I love it. Thing about the scout is that it doesn’t really use a true swappable power pod. If you’re OK with that, then the scout would be a great choice. Is this your first plane? If so, id probably reccomed a old speedster over the scout as it does slow down more than the scout, and if you stall, it recovers a lot faster than the scout. But that being said it can fly fast. I learned on it and it is really easy to fly. Just put a bbq skewer spar in the crease in the wing. Good luck!
I agree with @Headbang, just because or new friend is new to FT doesn't mean new to flying...
Any of the warbirds would be good options for all around fun. They are intermediate to advanced builds depending on the model. All can be docile to very maneuverable, and modified to really open up your higher end skill set. The Mig 3 is a really solid plane and will be a lot of fun to fly.
Any of the warbirds would be good options for all around fun. They are intermediate to advanced builds depending on the model. All can be docile to very maneuverable, and modified to really open up your higher end skill set. The Mig 3 is a really solid plane and will be a lot of fun to fly.
There's a loaded question! If it's easy, it's not advanced. 
I'm going to throw your question right back at you. What do you mean by "easy" and what do you mean by "advanced?" Do you want easy to build or easy to fly? Are you looking for a more complicated build, or something more challenging to fly?
Easy to build and fly, assuming one has already flown and has the basics down? Simple Scout, hands down. It is still the smoothest plane I have ever flown. I also outgrew it pretty quickly. It flies wonderfully. But that's it. If you just want to cruise around in the air, that's the bird for you.
How about the Mini Scout? Doesn't get much simpler to build, but it's really finicky about the build. It's gotta be right, or it just won't fly. Assuming the build is solid? That's a whole lot of fun in a little, tiny package! It's been made into a biplane, and there are a couple threads where we're just seeing how fast we can make it go. That little plane has amazing potential.
My Storch build has been put on hold, but I'm feeling the need to fly it more and more. Then there's the Spitfire!
Whootts! Not simple in any measure. But man, she is a blast to fly! I could go on and on.
What I'm asking is what do you WANT to fly, and what do you mean by easy and advanced?
I'm going to throw your question right back at you. What do you mean by "easy" and what do you mean by "advanced?" Do you want easy to build or easy to fly? Are you looking for a more complicated build, or something more challenging to fly?
Easy to build and fly, assuming one has already flown and has the basics down? Simple Scout, hands down. It is still the smoothest plane I have ever flown. I also outgrew it pretty quickly. It flies wonderfully. But that's it. If you just want to cruise around in the air, that's the bird for you.
How about the Mini Scout? Doesn't get much simpler to build, but it's really finicky about the build. It's gotta be right, or it just won't fly. Assuming the build is solid? That's a whole lot of fun in a little, tiny package! It's been made into a biplane, and there are a couple threads where we're just seeing how fast we can make it go. That little plane has amazing potential.
My Storch build has been put on hold, but I'm feeling the need to fly it more and more. Then there's the Spitfire!
Whootts! Not simple in any measure. But man, she is a blast to fly! I could go on and on.
What I'm asking is what do you WANT to fly, and what do you mean by easy and advanced?
If you want a war bird, can't go wrong with the Spitfire or Mig 3 from what I hear. If you want planes that are very simple to build but a bit more challenging than a trainer to fly, that have very good speed envelopes and gentle stall characteristics, try something from the original three pack. The Nutball and Flyer are a blast as far as RET, but if you want something a little more serious, the delta should be exciting.
I just built the Sportster and maidened it 2 days ago...
I will say it is a solid airframe with great beginner to intermediate flying tendencies. I have only put 2 packs through it so far but it has the potential to be a really fun plane with camera mounts, bomb drops, streamer flights. And it can be super maneuverable as well. Just painted mine actually:
I'm with some of the newer posts @alidayvn . Not quite sure what it is you're looking for. Easiest? More Advanced?
Tell us some stuff about yourself and flying experience. Are you wanting to migrate from a 3 channel to a 4 channel? Have you been flying slow models and want to go to something faster?
Tell us some stuff about yourself and flying experience. Are you wanting to migrate from a 3 channel to a 4 channel? Have you been flying slow models and want to go to something faster?
Yeah, I'm not sure where the line is drawn. My first one never flew. Hai-Lee had warned me that it was a finicky build, and something just wasn't right.
My second one was a SBK. Not only did it fly, I beat the heck out of that bird, and it still flew with all kinds of repairs. I've since built a few more from scratch that flew just fine. I think @Hai-Lee was right about it. I just haven't been able to put my finger on what I did wrong the first time around. Something wasn't right, and it just wouldn't fly.
My second one was a SBK. Not only did it fly, I beat the heck out of that bird, and it still flew with all kinds of repairs. I've since built a few more from scratch that flew just fine. I think @Hai-Lee was right about it. I just haven't been able to put my finger on what I did wrong the first time around. Something wasn't right, and it just wouldn't fly.
