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Old 02-26-2005 | 04:11 PM
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From: Cedar Park, TX
Default RE: 3D Hell Raiser

I'm still having a blast with my HR (about 50 flights now). It continues to draw an audience at any park I fly. Just last night I was flying it in 5mph winds and performed a nearly straight down elevator to a whisper quiet landing at a kid's feet. The plane rolled to a stop in about 6 inches. This 10 year old thought it was the coolest plane he ever saw!

Oh and I am excited to say I accomplished axial slow rolls and 4-point hesitation rolls for the first time just this past week! (I'm a sailplane pilot mostly) I love this plane!

I don't understand why there isn't more buzz about this plane. It looks so nice and flies very well. I think many people balk at the $80 price tag. But I think that is no big deal since you have to drop $200 of electronics and motor into any comparably sized aircraft. What's another $40 for a much nicer and stronger airframe (compared to something like a shocky).

I usually fly at 20-40' altitude so I've never crashed it even though I make many mistakes. Once I popped the battery out and the plane spun in. Landed in grass upright- no damage. Now the battery is strapped in not just velcroed.

Clark