Is this flight flex really as durable as Great Planes makes it seem? In the U Can Do video the flight flex seems to be very durable but is that just the magic of film making or is it for real? Anyone have any bad experiences with it?

Thanks
Brendon

Has no one owned a flight flex?

I have both the U-Can-Do and the Yak. Got the U-Can-Do first and loved it. This plan really builds your confidence, as most crashes only take a few minutes with a hot glue gun. I've learned all the 3D maneuvers with it and even taught my 7 yr old to fly with it. Since I loved it so much, I just got the Yak and Wow. Maybe because it's just new and not glued back together a dozen times or designed better, but the yak flies knife edge and inverted harrier better and does real tight snap rolls. The only shortcomings I am aware of is that if you strike the ground with any throttle at all you have to replace the spear gear ($3.50, properly 8 of them over the last year) and the fact that the Li pols really get hot. The new balanced packs have better venting and appear not to get as warm. I have a garage full of gas planes and these electrics have become my favorite to fly, especially since you can fly them anywhere. One final drawback is that the fun of flying these planes diminishes in winds over 10 to 12 mph, although I've flown them in more. When you set up the plan, set high rates for as much as you can get with about 40% expo and you will have a blast.

Check out my review of the UCanDo EP right here on RCUniverse

Obviously the plane is not indestructable, but it is signifigantly more robust than your typical rigid foamie or balsa plane. Dang thing wiggles like a funoodle, but flies just fine nonetheless. I've dorfed the thing in more times than I can count, and the worst thing that happened was a little tear in the wing skin around an aileron servo. Glue gun or regular CA makes a quick-n-easy fix.

A piece of advice: Do NOT attempt to "stiffen" or "beef" the plane up. Many people have, and it only hurts the flying characteristics and durability of the airplane.

Also keep in mind that the construction techniques may be different than what you're used to. Sometimes people get set in their ways and think CAing sticks of balsa together is the "only" "right" way to build. Hot gluing foam may be a bit of a culture shock, but believe me, it works.

Keep it out of the heat, they flop around alot and twist around alot when trying to pull man tricks.

A few people have cut them open and installed some light weight carbon fiber tubing to make the plane more predictable and have had success in doing so.

I have the yak myself and it is a handful do to being very unpredicatable.

I plan on taking an exacto knife to it very soon.

I have just recieved the Flight Flex Yak,
Its a bit different to what I am used to and I am not sure about assembly. GP recomend using a glue gun, is this the best way or is there no disadvantage using foam safe CA.

I have small doubt regarding the gearbox, it seems extreamly fragile, is there one available that will handle the expected misshaps.

One last thing, I had everything shiped from the USA to Kuwait but Tower would not supply the Lipo's, I have found some in country but not sure if they will be ok. they are, 3 cell, 11.1v, 10-12c, 1700mah, 120 grams.

I got the full spares list to go with it and the Acu lite elite charger.

This is my first attempt at Electric flight, and I dont want to fluff it first time round.

Thank for the help.
Dave H

They are as flexable as advertized.

One thing I am running into is there is poor ventalation inthe battery/ESC compartment and the ESC has a thermal
protection circuit, so if the max temp is reached the ESC limits the voltage to 70% to the motor. This stinks if your doing multiple flights as you must let it cool.

I had the original and taught myself to fly with it just over 1 year ago. The stock motor gets very hot causing me to lose 1 of the 3 wires that connect to it. Yeah, so hot it melted the connection! The plane is alot of fun though, there are mods that need done to it to make it stronger and take harder hits if you have any. Frankly I would trash the stock motor and put a outrunner on it and run TP batteries if I was to have another which I would never do. There are too many other choices out there and believe me, many are stronger and better flying then this plane. I did have fun with it but it was my first plane so of course it was fun right? I'll give you a clue on a really, really tough foam plane to check out. Copperhead. Thats all I'll say here becouse this forum is not about other companies. If you have question PM me and I will tell you more and no, I am not part of their staff but a believer after owning their product.