if u can already FF your heli thn the chances of losing orientation in the air is much lower
most high wings are good trainers .. cessna 182 included
but being scale planes .. they are more prone to crashes during landing than those glider types .. so u choose
props can be purchased at most LHS from rm5 upwards depending on what u want

That's what I am worry also, without mastering the landing skill it is very likely that I will land the plane with nose down and breaking the propeller.
Hehehehhehe, nvm lah since the prop is not very expensive .... just try with cessna first because it gives me more realistic flying experience compare to a glider.

Good enough ar?

This post has been edited by daddoo: Oct 13 2010, 12:28 PM

cessna was my 1st plane with WHEELS ...
my 1st fixed wing was a ZAGI ... i flew that til i was good with leveling out the landings ... then i got the CESSNA
as long as u know how to level out then u should not have much prob with the cessna
the weakness i find in the cessna is the front landing wheel .. not strong enuff ... even for that 1400mm wingspan cessna .. unless u go mod it abit laa .. hahahaha

It looks like you also one of the victim of the weak nose wheel

I heard it can break easily even though your landing was not too hard, do you have the information about the mod or it is very common over the rc forums?

just change it to the ones with bigger thicker steel wheel support (available at your LHS) ... thats the best u can do without going into cutting up foam and replace with wood
if u do not wanna do that ... then learn to land 747 style .. nose up FLARE type landing ... the wing wheels touch ground 1st then only front wheel touch ... this way the wing wheels absorbs most of the impact from landing

Someone is letting go 4G6S RTF in MRC, check it out .....

was supprise with lama v3 durability
i hitted on the second floor wall , and it felt
only the stabalizer dropped out
still can fly after i installed it back.....

lolz

Don't be torturing your V3 hard lah ......
Later you bring this habit to your CP heli then only you know .....

im not a good pilot
i dont want it to crash too><

practice makes perfect
discipline increases your learning rate with much lesser crashes .. try to do/learn ONE THING at a time .. no need to rush

noted

it was too far from my sight at the time which i thought it was still far from the wall, thats why

i can now finish 1 battery without touching the heli on the floor, im not saying that im good, because when i try to land on a box, it took me a few tries

and i found that, my heli is not so stable even when no wind, no like what i have seen in youtube><

it will spin a little to and i need to adjust and adjust according to the battery level

is it normal?

NORMAL .. u have 2 motors .. they can almost never the EXACTLY the same or have the exact same load
as your batt level goes down the power output of the 2 motors will not be the same as when the batt is fresh

Qiw, any good tips to land the airplane smoothly besides practice?

Take your previous Cessna as an example ......

nope ... practice is the answer to most applications
real lie practice will minimise your fears of landing .. same like heli .. the more u practice the more confidence u will have

The technique to do a good landing?
like when we are closing to ground, push throttle to half or lower?
More like gliding instead of flying down right?

Hehehehhehe, my cessna should be reaching me very soon .... poison coming already

yes ... its more like gliding with very little power
the plane wings are made naturally to "float" on air when there is speed .. so decrease speed until floating power is very little to land

where did u order your cessna from ??

rcsmart ....... why? They have 55' version so I think quite large to a beginner like me ....

rcsmart ahh .. good laa .. LHS can ship to u fast fast
what radio system are u using ??

Hehehe, dun know .... still not shipping out yet, waiting for tracking number.
But still no use although they shipped me the plane. I am waiting my 2801Rx from OHS. I will use my 2801Pro as I bought the ARTF package.

Battery I will use my BCP 1800maH LiPo, should be good enough to power this plane .....

This post has been edited by daddoo: Oct 15 2010, 01:47 PM

i oso dunno which plane u bought except its a cessna so dunno which batt is suitable .. most planes of wingspan 800-1000mm will take 1800-2200mah 3S lipos happily la
kasi the link ..
the 2801P is rated for 100mW ... thats the same as most radios in the market .. should be no prob .. dunno about the range it ... do a range test b4 u fly just in case .. the instructions should be in your 2801P manual on how to range test