Just got back from my maiden flight with the Champ, all I can say is "Im addicted more!!"

Weve had some very strange weather lately so it was a bit windy but even with the wind I was able to fly it. (maybe its just a breeze but for where I live its considered wind) I was able to put three batteries through it and didnt destroy it. I was able to do a few back flips, take off from the hood of the car, few stalls (not on purpose XD), and almost took my head off when a gust of wind pushed it down at me while doing a fly-by.

Had a couple of oopsies and a couple of moments where the breeze got strong enough I landed the plane like it was a vertical takeoff jet. But other than that the only damge Ive done is to the landing gear (tried my first hard ground landing on concrete tweaked the one wheel) and to the body of the plane right above the landing gear.

The landing gear has little yellow walls/fins? on the supports. Im guessing just for decoration but I had a couple of rough landings so they were pushed up a bit and started cutting into the plane. Can I cut these walls off without harming how the plane flys? Or would it be better to just put packing tape where they hit to help absorb the damage? Its nothing major I would just like to keep all preventative damage to the body at a minimum.



I ordered a set of "tundra" wheels for it and a prop saver system from RC fun lab but I think I will just run the factory wheels untill the summer when I can start taking off from the ground.<br type="_moz" />