I purchased the VMAR Xtreme Stix about one month ago. What I wanted was something to get some low wing time on and not spend a lot of money. The plane certainly fit into my budget, the total was around $100.00 with shipping. The color I selected was green and that was a mistake. Its really had to see on cloudy days so I added some orange stipes to the L.E. well its still hard to see. But, if you have a nice blue sky to fly in, then its OK.

The engine I'm using is an magnum .52 4 stroke.

I really like this plane but only after:

On the first flight I almost crashed. I'm looking at the plane and its just looping, doing what ever it wanted to. I managed to get the plane on the ground without mishap and removed the wing for inspection. What I found was that the elevator and rudder control rods had free play, about 3/8 inch in both directions. The plastic rods where not supported properly and caused the slop. It was no big deal, once home I replaced both rods with 2/56 steel rods. The following day the stick flew much better but seemed nose heavy. So I got the balancing machine out again and decided that I should add about 1/2 oz. to the tail. The next day flying it was almost a disaster. The plane turned tail heavy and started all the crazy stuff again. I managed to get the plane about 20 from the ground heading towards the beginning of the field when she just fell out of the air. The plane went into a thicket of brush and as I walked up I considered the worst. But, the stick fell on its feet and just sat there looking at me. So I just dusted her off, removed the weight and resumed flying.

Now the plane flys sweet as pie and I really like it.

The Magnum .52 has plenty of power and is a good combo for me.

The plane still seems nose heavy and kind of zooms in for a landing. You have to watch it every second because it can get real quirky very fast. That is while trying maneuvers.

I call the plane; My Cheap Plane.

This is before I swapped the engine for the .52 4 stroke.