Questioning my decisions

[Cheetah928]

Hey everybody! I've been trying to learn how to fly my fms 182 and I'm not sure if it's worth it anymore. At first it seemed like a great idea, but it's become a money pit. I mean I know all rc vehicles are money pits, but this doesn't give much joy. I spend more time messing with it to get it to work than attempting to fly, I break stuff a lot, it's hard to store, hard to work on, and I do all that for 10 minutes of dinkin around before something else breaks. I'm thinking of selling it, but I feel kinda bad, I mean I just bought the thing

 

[Tunedfrog]

Sometimes planes just don't work for us.
If you don't have one, I highly recommend a Realflight simulator.
It's exactly what I learned on, and my first flight was flawless.

 

[PonkyKong]

Get easier trainer planes

 

[Xraycer]

Good advices above!

I have a flight simulator and I'm pretty good at it, but I find its a different animal when I go real life. My brain just seem to be unable to stay cool under flying pressure.
The best flying experience I've had is actually with one of these tiny rtr. Granted I was never able to stay in full manual mode for too long, but in full training mode, it gives you enough control to enjoy flying. Kinda like flying with training wheels. Also, these things are very durable, so they can handle quite a bit of hard landing.

https://a.co/d/0f83CvFW

 

[majin]

planes scare me, their so fragile! and I'm so reckless, I've been considering a drone but havent gotten one for the same reason

 

[Edfrombama]

Good morning to all-

Many planes- the expensive ones particularly- are fragile. but the less expensive ones- the Eflite UMX series for example, are affordable and they hold up pretty well. And crashing and fixing is just part of the rc plane game. Drones are a completely different thing. Drones are slower, they are easier to control, and if things get sketchy, you just stop them, hover them, and think about what needs to happen next. Drones are easy.

you all be safe and keep ell- Ed

 

[SuperFLY91]

planes scare me, their so fragile! and I'm so reckless, I've been considering a drone but havent gotten one for the same reason

I'm also too reckless...lol! I know if I got good enough to not crash immediately, I would start buzzing my neighbor's patio and try to "thread the needle". I did get a small drone and some goggles, but I don't use it much ever since "the incident" in my shop. (drone vs drill press)

 

[HPIguy]

How much flight experience did you have before buying this particular plane?

 

[Cheetah928]

planes scare me, their so fragile! and I'm so reckless, I've been considering a drone but havent gotten one for the same reason!

Yeah I probably should have thought about that before I got it. My grandpa has a DJI I might try out sometime, I've been looking at one of those

 

[Cheetah928]

How much flight experience did you have before buying this particular plane?

Hah, none

 

[Doom!]

Always a good idea to start with a high wing trainer.

 

[Cheetah928]

Always a good idea to start with a high wing trainer.

Well the thing said it's a trainer it's a Cessna 182 sky trainer. I got it for a great deal.

 

[desmobob]

My recommendation for a "trainer" that can later become a ton of fun is the Multiplex FunCub. It can fly REALLY slow (I've flown backwards when pointed into a steady headwind) and is made of the durable type of foam (EPP -- Elapor, instead of the fragile EPS --Styrofoam).

Later on, with flaps enabled, it's a fun STOL model that can take off from a picnic table. And you can also add floats, which really opens up the opportunities for fun.

When I bought mine many years ago, the guys at the club couldn't understand why I flew it so much and hardly flew my bigger and "better" sport planes. It was because the FunCub was so much fun!

I'm not sure if it's still available new in the US.
https://shop.multiplex-rc.de/en/kit-funcub-ng-blue-made-by-mpx-p8210/