I have this plan and love it, purchase another battery and 3 new props. Crashed a few times and found the weak spot from the crashes, that being the section where the motor is and the plastic cage tends to become a bit weak. Black duck taped it and no issues, continues to fly. The bottom plastic "skid plate" got hole in it. I used a old debit card to patch it up so nothing would get stuck in it when taking off. Seems to work just fine. Still enjoying it.
I didn't glue the nose fully around, just a drop at the top and bottom, second waterlanding it came off ans sunk immediately. So I cut out a nose of styrofoam....do glue it, and glue it well. And take a long fishing rod with you if it gets in small bushes or only fly at a clear coast with no plants. With a little wind it tends to fall over in a turn ending it upsidedown when you turn to fast into the wind. Great plane though😅
Throttle to zero and then press and hold the right shoulder button will run the prop in reverse. Usually enough to back the nose out of the weeds. IF you've still got it right way up. 😉😊
Once these are setup correctly they are the easiest planes to fly...even on my maiden before to adjusted linkage on the plane and make any radio trims it still flew pretty good with gyro and never crashed...do you place battery in that cubby hole all the way up front? Or use velco in large compartment full foward...i my self used velco in main large compartment and it flies very well.
@@Pete-RcAirplaneWorld Leave it in the cubby-hole if using the stock 2s. If you go for a much bigger 2s you will reduce the take-off capability badly. You can go to a 3s velcroed into the front of the main hatch space and that will get it off the ground quite smartly. BUT watch the temps - even the battery lead will get VERY hot if you hammer the throttle! We've not burnt a motor or ESC yet though.
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Thanks for the tips. I'm going to stick with the stock 2S pack but it's good to know it will cope with a 3S so long as the temps are monitored. BTW love the username - sounds ominous, lol!!
Aerobatics are very limited - loops and vague stall turns (if you're lucky) are about it. Still a lot of fun though, and the elevator is powerful enough to cope with dives, and put it into steep climbs. Cheers!
I have this plan and love it, purchase another battery and 3 new props. Crashed a few times and found the weak spot from the crashes, that being the section where the motor is and the plastic cage tends to become a bit weak. Black duck taped it and no issues, continues to fly. The bottom plastic "skid plate" got hole in it. I used a old debit card to patch it up so nothing would get stuck in it when taking off. Seems to work just fine. Still enjoying it.
Good info about the weak spot, thanks for that. Also good tip for using an old debit card for repairs!! :-)
I didn't glue the nose fully around, just a drop at the top and bottom, second waterlanding it came off ans sunk immediately.
So I cut out a nose of styrofoam....do glue it, and glue it well. And take a long fishing rod with you if it gets in small bushes or only fly at a clear coast with no plants.
With a little wind it tends to fall over in a turn ending it upsidedown when you turn to fast into the wind. Great plane though😅
Throttle to zero and then press and hold the right shoulder button will run the prop in reverse. Usually enough to back the nose out of the weeds. IF you've still got it right way up. 😉😊
@@theoztreecrasher2647 it doesn't work when its in a bush with branches too thick to cut with the blade, but I like flying in hard mode lol
Nice landing!!
Once these are setup correctly they are the easiest planes to fly...even on my maiden before to adjusted linkage on the plane and make any radio trims it still flew pretty good with gyro and never crashed...do you place battery in that cubby hole all the way up front? Or use velco in large compartment full foward...i my self used velco in main large compartment and it flies very well.
Yes, I put the battery in that cubby hole and it flies perfectly. I will try it in the main compartment - if it ever stops raining here in the UK :-(
@@Pete-RcAirplaneWorld Leave it in the cubby-hole if using the stock 2s. If you go for a much bigger 2s you will reduce the take-off capability badly. You can go to a 3s velcroed into the front of the main hatch space and that will get it off the ground quite smartly. BUT watch the temps - even the battery lead will get VERY hot if you hammer the throttle! We've not burnt a motor or ESC yet though.
@@theoztreecrasher2647 Thanks for the tips. I'm going to stick with the stock 2S pack but it's good to know it will cope with a 3S so long as the temps are monitored. BTW love the username - sounds ominous, lol!!
Is it mildly aerobatic? Elevator needs to pull it out of a dive reliably.
Aerobatics are very limited - loops and vague stall turns (if you're lucky) are about it. Still a lot of fun though, and the elevator is powerful enough to cope with dives, and put it into steep climbs. Cheers!