I need to get an RC Plane now.
Yesterday I went out with my buddy who has a HobbyZone SuperCub I beleive it was the DSM model. Ive never flown RC planes or really every seriously flown on a simulator. (Few times with friends trying the hardest and most advanced planes on it.) Anyways my buddy let me take control of his SuperCub after he got it airborn. I only did a few circles left and right and attempted a backflip. (not enough throtle) He only had one battery so my flight time was cut short, but boy was it fun!
Im working with a slight budget, $200 is my very max for plane and controller, $50 more for extra battery and parts. I also have a size limit. I would LOVE a Super Cub with the Spektrum controller but its too big I would need a hangar to store it
. Im off to college at the end of this summer so I would like one small enough to take with me.
Im really liking the looks of the HobbyZone Champ, its small, light, and if im not mistaking can be stored in its box. The controller looks iffy but looks good enough to at least get me started. Parts also seem to be fairly inexpensive and they are sold in town if I cant for some reason get them on line. Where I currently live we have wind only maybe 3-4 times a month so Im not worried about the plane getting blown around. Where im going to college may have wind but I will worry about that later. The only thing that I have seen so far with the Champ is that the main wing is attached only by double sided tape, and when you remove it the fuesalage will kind of get beat up. But from what Ive read the Champ flys like the SuperCub
Im looking at the HobbyZone Mini SuperCub. Its wing is held on with rubber bands which I like, its wings are about as big as I want to go but from what I have read it is a fast plane and is very touchy and twitchy.
Thoughts on the two planes above? Any other planes in the size range of the Champ that are better?
Also Will a plane such as the Champ "train" me? Will it give me experience so that I might possibly be able to upgrade to a bit more challenging or different style of plane? Or is it considered a "toy" and useless for gaining any experience with?<br type="_moz" />