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**wonwinglo** · 17-02-2005

Well without going into the politics of this model the first issue is out,it appears to be no more than a reverse engineered ARTF,the Kyosho one in fact,first issue £1.99 then I think the others are £6.00,what they have done is just break the model down into manageable parts and get you to do the assembly,rather than the mass produced cheap labour imports.
I purchased the Kyosho Spitfire,MDS 40 engine and 4 channel gear for around £175 5 years ago,I flew her until she fell apart and the repairs got the better of her,she handled beautifully and would roll just like the full size machine,certainly not a beginners machine by any stroke of imagination but real fun to fly by someone with a few hundred hours under their belt.
Was intending to do a blow by blow weekly rundown on the construction but I do not think this one is frankly worth it and will give it a miss as it is not worth any energy expending on it,if anyone needs any help just yell out and the issues can be sorted.
This Spitfire training thing is nothing new,when I had the shops people would come in as raw beginneres and place the kit on the counter,as a responsible dealer I would point out the pit-falls of using the Spit as their first model,comparing it to learning to drive in a Mini rather than a Ferrari ! some understood but others still adamant went out with a Spitfire tucked under their arms,its a free country so my gain was their loss,but having said that a future customer is one that listens,and buys the bog standard slabby sided trainer that will give him/her many hours of rough and tumble epoxy consuming pleasurable hours of flying,teach how to set up and start engines,then and only then will they be ready for a low wing trainer ( not even a Spitfire at this stage !) we even gave tuition but some were too proud ( or silly ) to accept that either,there is no easy route to success in flying models,the days of learn to trim out a simple rubber job,progress to simple 2 channel gliders which teach orientation,positioning,distance of a remote object so essential for successful flying,spatial awareness is something that not all of us is second nature,this is a big part of flying a radio model successfully.
There is no short cut,every aspect of modelling and flying is a learning curve to be savoured but certainly not hurried.Just as we now learn how to get the best from our computer and learn from each other,flying is the same with different skills,my advice to anyone is not to give in,your first crash is all part of the essential process,it should not deter you but spur you on to not give the wrong signal again ! Many happy hours of building & flying pleasure will finally come your way.

17-02-2005	#4 (permalink)
wonwinglo Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery Posts: 5,610 Images: 49	Spitfire part works released & learning to fly. Well without going into the politics of this model the first issue is out,it appears to be no more than a reverse engineered ARTF,the Kyosho one in fact,first issue £1.99 then I think the others are £6.00,what they have done is just break the model down into manageable parts and get you to do the assembly,rather than the mass produced cheap labour imports. I purchased the Kyosho Spitfire,MDS 40 engine and 4 channel gear for around £175 5 years ago,I flew her until she fell apart and the repairs got the better of her,she handled beautifully and would roll just like the full size machine,certainly not a beginners machine by any stroke of imagination but real fun to fly by someone with a few hundred hours under their belt. Was intending to do a blow by blow weekly rundown on the construction but I do not think this one is frankly worth it and will give it a miss as it is not worth any energy expending on it,if anyone needs any help just yell out and the issues can be sorted. This Spitfire training thing is nothing new,when I had the shops people would come in as raw beginneres and place the kit on the counter,as a responsible dealer I would point out the pit-falls of using the Spit as their first model,comparing it to learning to drive in a Mini rather than a Ferrari ! some understood but others still adamant went out with a Spitfire tucked under their arms,its a free country so my gain was their loss,but having said that a future customer is one that listens,and buys the bog standard slabby sided trainer that will give him/her many hours of rough and tumble epoxy consuming pleasurable hours of flying,teach how to set up and start engines,then and only then will they be ready for a low wing trainer ( not even a Spitfire at this stage !) we even gave tuition but some were too proud ( or silly ) to accept that either,there is no easy route to success in flying models,the days of learn to trim out a simple rubber job,progress to simple 2 channel gliders which teach orientation,positioning,distance of a remote object so essential for successful flying,spatial awareness is something that not all of us is second nature,this is a big part of flying a radio model successfully. There is no short cut,every aspect of modelling and flying is a learning curve to be savoured but certainly not hurried.Just as we now learn how to get the best from our computer and learn from each other,flying is the same with different skills,my advice to anyone is not to give in,your first crash is all part of the essential process,it should not deter you but spur you on to not give the wrong signal again ! Many happy hours of building & flying pleasure will finally come your way. __________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/