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- From: bloom@inland.com
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: First Trainer Questions
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.080739.2559@inland.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 08:07:39 CST
- References: <1992Dec20.170241.973@bnr.ca> <43373@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com>
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- In article <43373@gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com>, johnson@charming.nrtc.northrop.com (Greg Johnson) writes:
- > Totally unnecessary. Counter-productive, in
- > fact. As a beginner that kind of power is a distinct disadvantage. You need
- > to take the .40 FP, and putt-putt a high-wing trainer around at about 1/3
- > throttle for quite a while (months at least) before you get a rip-snortin'
- > fancy, high-powered engine. It's like trying to learn to drive in a
- > Lambourghini. (sp?)
- >
-
- Gee, doesn't your throttle go both ways? This is the first time I've
- ever heard anyone complain about having too much power. The only
- valid reasons to choose the FP are lower cost and lighter weight (not
- really an issue for a .40 size trainer). The analogy about the
- Lamborgini is not the best: More like trying to learn to drive in a
- Chevy Caprice with automatic transmission and V8, if it had a 4 cylinder
- engine it would be no easier to drive and might not make it up the first
- really big hill.
-