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4.5
THIS is a plane for all beginners. I will say this is my third plane and I had three successful flights. I was a bit skeptical after watching videos about which planes were great for beginners, and testing and badly damaging the first two.The first plane was very light, which turned into a fight in 5 mph wind and not being able to land in the field that I was flying, but instead landing in the road and having someone run over it.The second plane was very big, it had big wheels, I could fly that thing well in pretty high winds, had one successful flight in 20 mph gusts. Until one day during takeoff i nose dived into the ground.The reason these two stories are important in because my maiden flight with this plane was the best of both of my first two planes. This plane was a little difficult to fly in the 10 mph winds, but I still maintained control of it, even though it is as light as the first plane. I got a LOT of altitude, which was a bit scary if I’m being honest (the higher it goes the higher the winds). I was able to cut it into the wind and then the scary part..... I had to nose it down to bring it in closer for my preparation for landing. The most awesome thing happened though, I did NOT have to pull back to get it level! It leveled out perfectly as soon as I put it back center. I had three successful flights, with a little wind, it was awesome to allow the glide effect and just enjoy the flight time.I recommend THIS for anyone’s first plane. You can tell the durability from others like it, and it definitely has a forgiving flight stability that allows the beginners to understand the flight patterns.Update: i took a risk in 15-20 mph gusts, I would not suggest doing such a thing for beginners, the plane was all over the place, I thought that I was going to lose the plane at one point but was able to recover. Had the battery entered into low power mode, I most like would have lost it. However I was able to make a pretty rough landing. The plane is fine, I did get it back in the house in one piece. VERY durable, even after wrecking into a tree. VERY worth the money to learn how to fly.My experience level is now 20 full hours of flight.UPDATE 2: I have flown this for more than 80 hours now. Probably going to need to get some battery replacements at this point. I’m not getting the 15 minutes of flight any longer. It’s more around 10 minutes on two of them, I’m not sure if the third battery is ever getting charged. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does not. But this plane has definitely served THE purpose. It has taught me a great deal about flying. I’m now waiting on a larger scale of this model of plane. It’s still in great working order and I’m still as pleased as I was with the maiden flight. I’m moving up to a 1400mm model that seems to be the next step. Although I’m very shocked at how well this particular model can do tricks (inverted flight for a few seconds , sort of air stalls, loops, etc.) it still lacks maneuvers because of the lack of ailerons. Again, I’m going to keep this running until the rudder falls off, it’s such a fun little plane that is so durable and is easy to fly in 25 mph wind (for the more advanced flyer). I’m now ready to move on to the knife edge, air stalls, snaps and other such tricks.I love that the propeller is not in the front. The prop always falls off my other plane when it crashes but the prop never falls off this plane. Very solid plane ✈️It arrived intact and undamaged. The instructions were difficult to understand. After multiple attempts to bind the plane to transmitter, only the electric motor and right rudder work. Elevator didn't work. I requested a replacement and it arrived the next day, (Before UPS came for the return) Replacement works as it should.Love everything about this plane, just needs to be trimmed up. If u feel ur gonna get into motor gliders or just RC planes in general this is your plane. My only complaint is the brushed motor, it doesn't last to long and limits this glider to only about 100-150 flights. I've flown it about 50 times and I'm notices weird clicking noises and wear and tear already. Most people will crash it before then but still annoying. Great for 1st timers or glider enthusiasts.Got this to teach my brother to fly.This plane is by no means maneuverable, being that it's only elevator and rudder, with that being said, for the money it's really great for a beginner with plenty of room to fly. It seemed to have good range and worked with minor adjustments out of the box. With the battery all the way forward the plane did need a little weight in the nose for it to not be so twitchy in the the pitch axis (elevator). It flew alright without the weight, but after adding and re trimming the plane, it was significantly smoother and handled more like a bigger rc plane. All in all, it's worth the money.On my third, not because they break, but I get careless and lose them. You have got to keep your eye on the plane. 2 ounces of fun! I installed blinking LEDs on my third, so if I lose sight of it, I'll find it when the sun goes down.Great giro for beginners, rear pusher prop -- so the propeller never breaks in a crash. If you do crash, check down the fuselage to see if the flap wires are still in their guides. It's an unbreakable type of Styrofoam. Also order extra batteries so you can fly longer.Realize that this ultra-light is for use in low winds (0-6 mph). You need to find wide open places with few trees. I like the desert.I never travel without this plane.
