Good to start with a nitro plane?

[Ariffinh]

hey im quite new, my dad bought for me a nitro plane
everything is in working condition but quite nervous to bring it up to air.
any tips atm for me?
really could use everyone's 2 cents

[AceViperX]

Dont fly it on your own. Have an experienced person help you set it up and teach you how to fly it.

[Ariffinh]

well need to find kaki's now
want to go bbafc cause i live bukit batok but dont know anyone lol.
confirm feel weird .
anyone staying west area can drink kopi and talk about it
kopi on me i guess hehehehe

[boliao7378]

wah bro... how much the plane cost? really advise you to grab Sky Surfer first and do your training first. When I started off, I wanted to get those plane too, those balsa wood construction because they look good but was strongly advised against it. It will 100% crash and spoil within 1 min flying.

http://www.jethobby.com.sg/cgi-bin/ezsite/prod/manager.cgi?action=show&pid=2906&cid=73&idx=1&gid=33

I'm a beginner also. Even a electric plane can be quite difficult and nerve wracking sometime.

[joe yap]

By all means, go join BBAFC. Join the club proper, with proper runway and folks to help. It is the same as anywhere else, once you mingle with the people there, they'll help you out and invite you for coffee as well.

[joe yap]

wah bro... how much the plane cost? really advise you to grab Sky Surfer first and do your training first. When I started off, I wanted to get those plane too, those balsa wood construction because they look good but was strongly advised against it. It will 100% crash and spoil within 1 min flying.

http://www.jethobby.com.sg/cgi-bin/ezsite/prod/manager.cgi?action=show&pid=2906&cid=73&idx=1&gid=33

I'm a beginner also. Even a electric plane can be quite difficult and nerve wracking sometime.

Aren't you missing the main point? 100% crash and spoil? So does electric planes, aren't they?

The key point is that, you should get an instructor to help and follow through your learning curve. It is undeniable that foam planes that are easy to repair, and simulator helps a lot for beginner to speed up the learning curve. But the key to successs in RC plane flying is always proper guidance.

Afterall, most of us started with Glow engine powered planes, which are all balsa. There wasn't many electric foam planes and simulators then, so how did we do it?

Modern technogies offers better choice, no doubt. But that doesn't mean that old school systems do not work anymore.

[boliao7378]

Yap, so will electric plane but it's easier to repair comparing to a nitro, balsa plane right.

Anyway, you are the expert. So if you say it's ok, it's ok.

Cheers.

Aren't you missing the main point? 100% crash and spoil? So does electric planes, aren't they?

The key point is that, you should get an instructor to help and follow through your learning curve. It is undeniable that foam planes that are easy to repair, and simulator helps a lot for beginner to speed up the learning curve. But the key to successs in RC plane flying is always proper guidance.

Afterall, most of us started with Glow engine powered planes, which are all balsa. There wasn't many electric foam planes and simulators then, so how did we do it?

Modern technogies offers better choice, no doubt. But that doesn't mean that old school systems do not work anymore.

[dloh]

hey im quite new, my dad bought for me a nitro plane
everything is in working condition but quite nervous to bring it up to air.
any tips atm for me?
really could use everyone's 2 cents

Please fly at designated spots where ever that maybe since nosy neighbors/concern citizens just luv to call in to complain about noise pollution,...if that happens,..bad news for electric flyers cuz that particular "neutral" site will be off limit to flying, period.

IMHO, its always easier if not more convenient to go electric, its more quiet and setup is generally faster. lets face it, all lands thats not occupied belongs to the state, as such, if u happen to be on it (not officially), u want to just fly ur plane, pack up and go b4 anyone knows whats going on, at least thats what I do if I come across any isolated empty land, no need to announce to the world ur there. On the other hand, if u want to do go legit with flying ur nitro, go to that Bukit batok flying club, they have a "real" landing strip and I am sure more experts there willing to help out.

[romihensem]

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hey im quite new, my dad bought for me a nitro plane
everything is in working condition but quite nervous to bring it up to air.
any tips atm for me?
really could use everyone's 2 cents

u sounds like ipen...

[joe yap]

Yap, so will electric plane but it's easier to repair comparing to a nitro, balsa plane right.


Cheers.

I can't deny the fact, but with proper guidance, an intructor is there to take over the controls and prevent/minimise crashes in the first place.

Learning to accept crashes is okay, but we do not necessary need to crash a plane to learn.

I am saying all these not because I am an expert or not. This is an open forum and I am just sharing my experiences and thought, since I have flown both engine powered and electric powered planes. You can choose to ignore my posts or learn something from it. I am not very good in words and not knowing me personally, my posts can offend some readers from time to time, although the intention is not there. It's all up to you, the readers.

[baby_zyklon]

Personally, I feel that a electric glider or high wing foam plane is a better plane to start than a nitro balsa. Foam is just much easier to glue back.

BBAFC has a pretty decent runway, but I am not sure if a beginner can really land the plane on the runway. It can be very crowded on weekend evenings, which means lots of help available, but not much chance to fly. You might also want to try tuas rms which has a nice trimmed field.

[joe yap]

Agree. But since he already own the engine-powered plane, what do you think is his next best move?

Anyway, for a pure beginner, the take-offs and landings should be done by his instructor, right?

[chiadennis]

Ariffinh

Not to scare you, it be better if you hang the plane as a display for now.
If you do not have experience in flying, you won't have experience in handling nitro engines. Engine tuning, kill switch setup, spinning prop while you tune the engine.. etc...
Takeoff and flying are the easy part, landing in 1 piece is a different game. Landing on deadstick is the climax of your flight.

Someone's catch phrase, "takeoff optional, landing compulsory"

So as many brothers have suggested, go find a club, join some kaki, fly foamy first. You get better success.

[nic]

Afterall, most of us started with Glow engine powered planes, which are all balsa. There wasn't many electric foam planes and simulators then, so how did we do it?

I started with Nitro balsa too. Buddy cords were not available. Instructor by the side, all ready to snatch the tx over. First flight is always afew mistakes high, doing simple circles before graduating to figures of 8. I didn't crash my 1st plane myself. My trainer did so while taxing on the ground, straight into his field box.

EP was unheard of then. Helis with mechanical gyros was something new.

EPO foam planes are preferred now, but nothing wrong with starting with Balsa as long as there is a trainer.

Gosh... I feel old.

[Sunstorm]

Agree. But since he already own the engine-powered plane, what do you think is his next best move?

Anyway, for a pure beginner, the take-offs and landings should be done by his instructor, right?

Can la, buddy cords will do nicely.