RE: Is this plane any good?
Hi!
Sorry!
That airplane is not good!!!! Not compared with the Graupner foam trainer I showed above.
Forget about taking off from the ground...it's not possible for you as a newcomer to do this ...and besides the airplane doesn't have the power to climb out the way you want it to do...the way you see it in your mind...
For competent pilot take offs from the ground (paved asfalt runway, grass NO) would be no problem but the power wouldn't be there as this airplane is just powered by a brushed cheap electric motor and uses ordinary Nicad or Nickel hydrid cells.
You see... many of todays electric airplanes uses litium jon batteries and brushless motors (outrunners) which gives even better power than with a glow engine.
Here is a picture of one of the the best small electric motors available, an AXI which weights only 25g.
Regards!
JanK
Sweden