The ASPIRE 2M is a great wood ARF. Light, well made and looks great.
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From: Lincoln Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 2:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [RCSE] Beginner Sailplane...which one???
THis is an oversimplification, unless
THis is an oversimplification, unless you are comparing a Spirit to a
foamie. A good wood trainer is much easier to fly than a foamie because
it is much slower. I would rate them about even if you have an
instructor. Learing process will generally be faster with wood, but you
can be more agressive
If you are just beginning, your choices are:
Balsa = fly, crash, repair, repair, repair; fly, crash, repair, repair,
repair and so on until you give up or learn.
Foam = fly, crash, dust it off, fly, crash, laugh, dust if off, fly, crash,
laugh some more and so forth until you learn.
Tough cho
I highly recommend the MAD Highlander. It is a nicely designed airplane
that can give you decent thermal performance AND a perfecly good slope
plane. Since it is made out of EPP foam, it is extremely durable. It
will survive many crashes while generally requiring little or no repair
in the proc
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