AFTERBURNER1

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Just think!!! If you fly em with no gear you can never tear them out!!!!![X(][X(]

Don't need a lot of runway either!![8D]

bcovish

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Thanks Kevin

hyperdyne

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I like the habu also for what most others say - you can take it out, slap a battery in it, and try all sorts of crazy stuff. I like practicing low inverted passes with mine. Heck, much more practical doing that then with an expensive turbine jet.

Then again, I like edfs. I have seen some jet guys thumb their nose at them, but I think they have their place. It always easier to learn flying an edf and moving to a larger airframe IMO. All my small EDFs happen to fly just like their larger counterparts (particularly military models). I figure getting some real stick time on a cheaper edf is a good way to learn the basic flight characteristics before tackling a large expensive version.

Anyway, I am debating putting retracts in my habu but I like the stock weight. The static gear stinks but then again it is rock solid on those bad landings.

Does anyone else's habu bounce 10 ft in the air unless you grease the landing?

i3dm

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Thats too funny !

Boomerang1

Let it really slow down & stall it onto the ground. This uses up a lot of strip, they float on
for ages, much like a lot of turbine models. - John.

GrayUK

I do not own one (yet) but have flown them a few times.
Great plane to fly, good fun for a good price.
If i was going to buy an electric, Habu is the one i would get.

My 2 cents [8D]

Paul

Wayne22

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Dang! never thought of that!! I think I still have a Zagi in the basement somewhere.........

GerKonig

Well, Andy asked: Who thinks the Habu is boring and overrated? We have a clear answer: Just Andy

Thanks for asking, people really love their Habus, will have to get me one:-)

Gerry

AndyAndrews

Hey, there was like one dude.... lol. I guess I'm unique, weird or what ever. It is interesting what happens when a person goes against the tide here on RCU.

But, I already gave mine away so its a mute point for me now. Thanks for all of the replies, even the (-) ones.

LGM Graphix

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I'm not totally sure why, but I nearly spit out my coffee when I read this line LOL

GSR

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Habus are tons of fun for the money. They do exactly what is expected of them. And if you cant hit a 700 foot strip with a Boomer they just might be the ticket for some competency training. Scotty

erbroens

No .... this is quite my opinion too.


not that Habu´s or any other EDF are bad at all. It is just about the plain fact that flying turbine jets is uncomparable to anything else. (r/c related, of course LOL)



Enrique

JeffH

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try switching hands.....

GerKonig

Well I'll be darn! Muito obrigado Enrique (I am (originally) from Argentina. The thing is that you have to judge the chunk of foam by itself (not compared with other things) as you do:-) Back to work, the cup is taking big chunks out of my schedule, I am sure the same happens there:-)

Gerry

Woketman

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Well, I think they are kind of boring too....

erbroens

Please don´t take me wrong! Foamie EDF´s are nice, but there is always that inner voice that keeps saying "seize the day and go fly the best you have on the hangar.. flying weekends are counted for us all!"


By the way, congrats on today´s game.. Well deserved victory for Argentina and happy to see Maradona making a spectacle by himself.. that guy is larger than life.

erbroens

Of course you think they are.. you are used to put some giant chunks of foam in orbit!

ajcoholic

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I like my Habu. Its a lot of fun for evenings when I dinbt have enough time to drag out my other gear & aircraft. But the most fun was flying in a group of them.

People are saying the plane is $400 - but really, thats for the battery, charger, receiver and servos and fan and motor. The plane itself is quite cheap.

At our fun fly a few weeks ago, we had a limbo pole set up about 48" off the ground, maybe 10' wide. I made repeated passes under it with my Habu before slamming one of the 3/4" hardwood poles Ripped off the fin, broke the nose and damaged one wing. A little CA, filler and tape and it was back in the air the day following.

Habu combat is fun... you should try it

AJC

causeitflies

I'm getting my eyes checked in a couple weeks. I thought it was age []

DeferredDefect

Can you seriously justify spending FOUR HUNDRED dollars for a plane that is just "fun" ?!?!?

It is just not worth it! If I want something "fun" I would go to Nitroplanes and get a similar model for a quarter of the price, and brushless and Lipo RTF. These fly just as well, and are fun too - or I could spend the same money on a balsa model that will last longer.

I am amazed that this model has so much support - I laughed for hours when I first saw the price. I couldn't believe it.

Thanks, (yes it was kind of a rant...)

Graeme

smaze17

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Andy wrote:

I guess I'm unique (um......NO), weird (definitely) or what ever (yes).

SM

rorrock

I looked at a Habu.. and decided to go with one of these instead...
Now just have to comlpete the build and decide on a custom paint scheme..
70mm fan putting out 2.2kg on 5s..

TommyWatson

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Hand up who thinks Soccer, is overated and boring.

Regards

ajcoholic

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If you can show me a plane, that comes with all servos, edf unit and motor, 60 A esc, a spectrum receiver, and a battery pack and charger - for 1/4 the price ($100 US) then PLEASE let me know, I will buy a half dozen of them.

And, if I hit the limbo pole with my Balsa/FG EDF it would be in a million pieces, not flying the next day.

Like so many have said - it is what it is, a simple but decent flying plane, that comes RTF and takes minutes to set up.

AJC

victorzamora

I'm raising my hands...WAY up there!!!