New to flying wings

[NighthawkF-117]

Hi, my question is are flying wings hard to fly?

[dekan]

No.... you just have to get used to flying with elevons. Build a Simple Delta it's a very good simple plane to learn about elevons on...

[NighthawkF-117]

build one myself,from my own plan?

[Paul.GT]

I'm new to flying and brought a 47'' zagi and can fly it straight away,it's awsome.

[Xpress..]

Wings generally are easy to fly, and can be pretty stalbe in the air, but they are tricky to setup properly, and can be tricky to launch without cutting your finger to pieces. BUT, if you get into trouble, they could crash harder. Not ap problem as they are made of EPP usually, so they can take quite a beating.

[Flatulator]

build one myself,from my own plan?

No, the Simple Delta plans can be found here (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=867083). The one I built weighs less than 6oz and can fly slow or fast and I've even flown it in winds over 20mph. For about $60 totally outfitted, it's got to be the best bang for your buck out there.

[NighthawkF-117]

Your link is broken.

[Flatulator]

Your link is broken.
Try it now, my fault :rolleyes:

[aaron_jeffrey]

I taught myself to fly on a Zagi.

The combination of being "easy enough" to fly and being durable was a winner for me. It survived hitting a chainlink fence, trees, the ground until I got the hang of things and stopped crashing as much.

I've since owned easier-to-fly planes but they never would have survived the beating I gave that Zagi. I finally lost it in a thermal.

[NighthawkF-117]

are there any plans for a wing like the zagi on this website, i dont like the one in the link.

[Xpress..]

Wait, so you're a beginner looking to get your first plane, yet you're already asking for a wing?

Wings are easy to fly- AFTER you have had prior flight experience. They can easily get into trouble, and a hard enough crash wil do more than just break the wing. It can destroy your batteries, which in turn can lead to a fire, or swelling, or ect. ect. overall leaving you with a dead lipo(s). For a beginner, a wing will last them all of a couple attempts before they feel like they just can't get it, and end up giving up. Now, I have heard of a couple modelers who spent hours trying to get a wing airborne after numerous failed attempts, but that was hours of trying. Nowadays it is possible, however you should get a simulator to help out.

Ya gotta walk before you can run, crawl before you can walk ;)

[NighthawkF-117]

aculy im learning to fly right now. Ive herad wings are preaty easy to fly after youv'e had experience.

[Flatulator]

Wings are easy to fly- AFTER you have had prior flight experience. They can easily get into trouble, and a hard enough crash wil do more than just break the wing. It can destroy your batteries, which in turn can lead to a fire, or swelling, or ect. ect. overall leaving you with a dead lipo(s). For a beginner, a wing will last them all of a couple attempts before they feel like they just can't get it, and end up giving up. Now, I have heard of a couple modelers who spent hours trying to get a wing airborne after numerous failed attempts, but that was hours of trying. Nowadays it is possible, however you should get a simulator to help out.

Ya gotta walk before you can run, crawl before you can walk ;)

This may be true for some people, but I actually taught myself to fly with a Superfly. I used a bunch of hot glue to make repairs, but I learned to fly.
The trick to reducing damage when learning to fly is to build it light and use light electronics. A 24" or 30" Simple Delta with a 1300kv Blue Wonder, 10a esc, 500mAh 2s lipo, two 5g or 9g servos and a Berg or Corona receiver should weigh around 6 or 7 ounces and will be very light, floaty, and crash-resistant. Keep the elevon throws to a minimum and resist the urge to give it full throttle until you are confident of your skills, and it could be a good trainer wing.

[NighthawkF-117]

Acculy now im going to build the one in the link above. Ill be useing a 2 cell lipo from my CX2, the AR6100e 2.4GHz resiver, also from my CX2. A E-flite brushless inrunner motor, a E-flite ESC, a folding prop( no undercarege, just foam bumbers), and 2 E-flite submicro s60 servos. And ill be useing the transmitter from my CX2.