The Easy Glider is definitely a good first sailplane. It is not EPP but Elapor foam which is more rigid making it better for this application, but still very rugged and very fixable.
Wing loading is under 6 ounces so it will float like a Gentle Lady or a Spirit with less probability of a trip to the repair table if you make a mistake. And the ailerons give you more positive control in the air. The upturned wing tips do give you some self leveling but not like a poly wing plane. It will launch from any hi-start and, if you replace the hook with a longer hook, it will launch very well off the winch. It also does well on the slope for moderate lift and the foam handles those rough slope landing sites. You will need a 4 channel radio to fly it using all controls, but I have heard that you can fly it R/E as well. I have tried it, but only for a few moments. Only real downside is that it does not penetrate very well, but I have never tried to ballast one up to see what effect that would have. Again, very much like a GL or a Spirit in this regard. Best Regards, Ed Anderson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
