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- From: harrisl@unssun.nevada.edu (Larry Harris)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Beginner questions (again!)
- Message-ID: <5138@equinox.unr.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 02:41:25 GMT
- References: <Bw44sn.1Fr@news.larc.nasa.gov> <95377@rphroy.ph.gmr.com>
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- Reply-To: harrisl@unssun.UUCP (Larry Harris)
- Organization: University of Nevada-Reno
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- In article <95377@rphroy.ph.gmr.com> pfoss@cmsa.gmr.com writes:
- >I have flown most of the Duraplane series and I feel they sacrifice too much
- >flyability in the name of durability. The US Aircore trainer is a pretty good
- >flyer though. I still like Midwest Areostars the best for a "with an instructor"
- >type of trainer.
-
- Pete,
-
- IMHO, the Midwest Aerostar .40 is one of the best trainers that I have ever
- built. The kits wood parts were excellent and the plans were easy to follow.
- I also learned to fly my Aerostar .40 only after ( 8 ) trainer cord flights
- with an instructor.
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- Larry
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- "The brakes were useless, the car was wandering. The rear end was coming around.
- I jammed it down into low, but it made no difference and braced for a serious
- impact, a crash that would probably kill me.....
- "My heart was full of joy as I took the first hit, which was oddly soft and
- painless. No real shock at all....Yes. These huge white lumps were not boulders.
- They were sheep."
- "Fear and Loathing in Elko"
- Hunter S. Thompson
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