mudbogger
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I hope I'm posting this in the correct area, if not I apologize in advance. Anyways I've got back into flying again with my dad after nearly 12 years of being away from it (not counting simulator-time), and so far I'm enjoying myself. My dad "buddy-boxed" with me the first few flights I did, just in case something went wrong. But long story short (and 4 airplanes later-lol) everything is still in-tact and ready for the sky.
Now with that being said I'm already starting to look for a 5th airplane as a "winter-project" to keep myself busy in what free time I have. The question I have is, are the newer pump-gas or glow motors really better than electric motors for 3D flying? I have a UMX P3 Revolution I've been practicing 3D with, but it doesn't "float" in the sky all that well for hovering/harrier style maneuvers. If I go slow with the P3, it likes to start to drop altitude. As a side note, I've got somewhere around 50 flights with it so far. And I can get away with stall-turns, revolver rolls, low pass "wall-climbing", and things of that nature-but getting to do those maneuvers slow is nearly impossible for me, even on a calm day. So I'm thinking about finding a larger mid-wing airplane (preferably a 2 piece wing) with a balsa air-frame to get flying the way I'd like to. Something like the MXS, or Edge 540 maybe? If any of y'all have a 3D plane like that, could you please post a picture or flight video to see it?, thanks. I know there are lots of videos on youtube and such, but I'd like to hear some honest reviews and opinions.
Thanks for reading and all advice is appreciated! If y'all want to see pictures of the airplanes or other gear, please let me know and I can add them later on.
Now with that being said I'm already starting to look for a 5th airplane as a "winter-project" to keep myself busy in what free time I have. The question I have is, are the newer pump-gas or glow motors really better than electric motors for 3D flying? I have a UMX P3 Revolution I've been practicing 3D with, but it doesn't "float" in the sky all that well for hovering/harrier style maneuvers. If I go slow with the P3, it likes to start to drop altitude. As a side note, I've got somewhere around 50 flights with it so far. And I can get away with stall-turns, revolver rolls, low pass "wall-climbing", and things of that nature-but getting to do those maneuvers slow is nearly impossible for me, even on a calm day. So I'm thinking about finding a larger mid-wing airplane (preferably a 2 piece wing) with a balsa air-frame to get flying the way I'd like to. Something like the MXS, or Edge 540 maybe? If any of y'all have a 3D plane like that, could you please post a picture or flight video to see it?, thanks. I know there are lots of videos on youtube and such, but I'd like to hear some honest reviews and opinions.
Thanks for reading and all advice is appreciated! If y'all want to see pictures of the airplanes or other gear, please let me know and I can add them later on.