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Essential RC 09/01/2020
Despite the fact this P-38 kit is not easy to assemble the results were rewarding. Carl had to use his significant experience of aero-modelling to assemble this kit because the instructions were not very helpful. He also had to make several minor modifications. These included adding a carbon spar to the horizontal stabiliser, adding lead weight to the back of the fuselage so the centre of gravity (CG) was correct and retrofitting some plastic to the bottom of each side of the fuselage to prevent the propellers getting damaged on landing. We opted not to fit the landing gear as it looked weak and would not have looked good in the air. He also found some of the hinges were not glued in correctly so worth double checking those and gluing in anything that requires it. Despite all that it flew extremely well for what is a relatively cheap RC aeroplane ! 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM2dP_xMCOY
MD P38 1200mm Wingspan EPO RC Airplane Lockheed P-38 Lighting Zoom Aircraft PNP Fixed Wing
US$219.99 US$220.79
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Essential RC 09/01/2020
We don't come across many ready to fly model that are good for indoor flying. Any RC aircraft for indoor flying needs to be very agile and very durable in our hands and these Cubs were surprisingly perfect for our 2 hours of indoor flying fun. Note that the Super Cub does not have ailerons so is not as agile although I enjoyed the challenge of flying it in that configuration. Outside theses are brilliant RC aircraft from Volantex RC. They are perfect for anyone wanting to try out RC for the first time ! Just charge up the provided flight battery with the provided USB charge lead, put 4 AA batteries in the transmitter, switch on the transmitter and make sure it is in beginner mode, then a gentle hand launch and have hours of fun learn to fly. When you are ready for a bit more agility, move the switch to the MIDD position...and then when you want unrestricted aerobatic fun move the switch to the EXPERT position. While flying in the BEGINNER and MIDD modes use the AEROBATIC button to perform loops and rolls. Note that there the Super Cub does not have ailerons. It is a 3 channel RC aircraft and you need to use rudder to turn. This makes it easier to fly but not as agile as the Sport Cub which does have ailerons and for an intermediate RC pilot is far easier to fly in a small space. 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSwrhR-Fpxs
Volantex Sport Cub 500 761-4 500mm Wingspan 4CH One-Key Aerobatic Beginner Trainer RC Glider Airplane RTF Built In 6-Axis Gyro
US$120.99 US$159.99
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Essential RC 10/01/2020
This is a fast brushless quadcopter or what we typically call a 'whoop'. Jason initially tried it out in a sports hall and found it to be too quick for the first familiarisation and setup flight so we met at our local RC flying club and tried it outside. It rips ! It climbs out of sight in less than 2 seconds so you really need to fly it FPV using the provided goggles. You get everything you need in the box to get flying including the goggles which are basic but provide a good enough FPV view from the Whoop to fly it accurately. This Whoop can be flown on a single 1S pack or two 1S packs. A beginner would want to use 1S so it is slower and more manageable but an expert will step up to 2S and get competitive speeds for some awesome racing. The flight packs can be charged by provided USB lead or from your own lipo when at our flying site. You may want to go for the Fly More package with this Whoop as it comes with 10 flight packs to keep you flying for longer. We will shoot another video in the near future showing the onboard view and some action flying around some gates. 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxYNzVDsbY
Eachine Novice-I 75mm 1-2S Whoop FPV Racing Drone RTF & Fly more w/ WT8 2.4G Transmitter 5.8Ghz 40CH VR009 / VR005 Goggles
US$181.90 US$198.43
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Essential RC 09/01/2020
We don't come across many ready to fly model that are good for indoor flying. Any RC aircraft for indoor flying needs to be very agile and very durable in our hands and these Cubs were surprisingly perfect for our 2 hours of indoor flying fun. Note that the Super Cub does not have ailerons so is not as agile although I enjoyed the challenge of flying it in that configuration. Outside theses are brilliant RC aircraft from Volantex RC. They are perfect for anyone wanting to try out RC for the first time ! Just charge up the provided flight battery with the provided USB charge lead, put 4 AA batteries in the transmitter, switch on the transmitter and make sure it is in beginner mode, then a gentle hand launch and have hours of fun learn to fly. When you are ready for a bit more agility, move the switch to the MIDD position...and then when you want unrestricted aerobatic fun move the switch to the EXPERT position. While flying in the BEGINNER and MIDD modes use the AEROBATIC button to perform loops and rolls. Note that there the Super Cub does not have ailerons. It is a 3 channel RC aircraft and you need to use rudder to turn. This makes it easier to fly but not as agile as the Sport Cub which does have ailerons and for an intermediate RC pilot is far easier to fly in a small space. 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSwrhR-Fpxs
Volantex Super Cub 500 761-3 500mm Wingspan Beginner Self-stabilizing Stunt RC Airplane Fixed Wing with 6-Axis Gyro System RTF
US$104.49 US$113.99
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Essential RC 09/01/2020
The Plug and Play (PNP) version of the Fly Baby can be ready to fly within 15 minutes of opening the box thanks to its clever design. The wing simply bolts on as well as the undercarriage and tail assembly. The rigging wire are pre-made and simply require clipping in place. The decals are pre-applied but are quite thin and fragile to the touch so spraying some clear lacquer over the top would be a good idea. The wheels are very hard so if flying off asphalt you may want to swap them for softer foam wheels of the same size. We found that the CG was better about 30mm further forward than recommended in the factory instructions. We also recommend using 30% exponential on the ailerons and elevator for a smooth flying experience. Unfortunately this model does NOT come with a pilot so we took this from another model to give it that perfect scale appearance in the air. Otherwise that is one small negative point for a model that would be ideal as a second model for any enthusiastic RC pilot. Full flight test here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKgKmgASP5I
Taft Hobby Fly Baby 1400mm Wingspan RC Airplane Plane Aircraft Fixed Wing KIT/PNP
US$151.49 US$204.00
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Essential RC 09/01/2020
Jason, our resident heli expert, flew the simple fixed pitch E119 from Eachine. It's not vaguely aerobatic but it's not meant to be. It's super stable and that is what is important for first time pilots of RC helicopters. Simple to setup and simple to fly. A great first step in learning how to fly and RC helicopter before you moved to a proper collective pitch RC helicopter. 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1gDvEj4-KQ
Eachine E119 2.4G 4CH 6-Axis Gyro Flybarless RC Helicopter RTF 3pcs 4pcs Batteries Version
US$65.69 US$118.78
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Essential RC 09/01/2020
You literally need zero experience flying RC aircraft to have fun with this JJRC M02. Follow the instructions and you could hover this around in multi-copter mode before getting enough experience to try the 6G stabilised flight mode which turns this RC into a traditional flying aeroplane. A 3rd 'Vertical' position on the mode switch puts this RC into a nose up stabilised attitude where you can still use the sticks to move it around before flicking into either of the other 2 modes and flying away. 'Essential RC' flight test video here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWKqJBhtSc4
JJRC M02 2.4G 6CH 450mm Wingspan EPO Brushless 6-axis Gyro Aerobatic RC Airplane RTF 3D/6G Mode Aircraft
US$195.79 US$213.59
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