-=> Kelly Butler was writing to Bruce Eaton on 08-13-95  09:47 <=-
 KB> That Super Sportster looks like it would be fun.  I've been
 KB> flying my Thunder Tiger Windstar glider a lot lately and
 KB> switching back and forth between the glider and the airplane is a
 KB> bit disorienting.  I suppose I can get accustomed to the plane's
 KB> higher stall speed.
The biggest adjustment will be that everything happens faster.
The Stik remains more stable at lower throttle settings. The
Sportster will also slow down fairly well, but gets a little
"wobbly" at very slow speeds which would be handled smoothly
by the Stik. It's not a great big difference between the two.
I agree with Lance Maresh's message wherein he suggested that
your piloting skills would progress more quickly with the
Stik. If your goal is to become the best pilot you can be,
as quickly as possible, get the Stik. You'll spend less time
adjusting to the flight characteristics of the plane. If
your goal is to simply fly planes you like, go Sportster.
When I was at your stage I got a Dynaflite Fun Scale P-51,
and I had a blast! I probably lost a summer's worth of
progress as an aerobatics pilot, adjusting to the plane and
trying to keep a silver plane in sight. I didn't care.
I was busy doing strafing runs on Axis field mice!
Most important, you should agonize over which to get. Deciding
what should be your next project is the sweetest sort of
daydreaming. Well, almost...
Bruce
... Hard work never killed anyone but why take a risk?  
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