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Old 10-16-2006 | 01:15 PM
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Default RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace!

Ok, I'm back! Here's my review of the Micro Ultrix Biplane:

The plane is rock steady and it was balanced perfectly right out of the box! Flew about the same speed as the AA, but none of the poiposing that you get from the AA. Controls were a little sluggish, probably due to the stability of the plane, but I was able to turn 180 degrees in about 25 feet. My only real complaint is that my flight time was about 2 minutes. I'm hoping it'll improve since that was the first charge of the battery. They claim that the "NiMH battery provides long flight times" but does not specify what "long flight times" is. Between the Micro Ultrix and the AA, I would say the AA is more fun to fly, but I had fun flying the Micro Ultrix Biplane and I would recommend it to others looking for something new.

Ok, just got back from my second outing and I found a definate flaw that makes the AA 100x better then the Micro Ultrix Biplane. It's no where near as durable!!! I had a somewhat rough landing with the right wing hitting first, nothing terrible though, so I picked it up and tossed it again and it pulled hard left and hit the ground left wing first. Here's what happened. Turns out on the first rough landing, the bottom right wing broke at the body. I didn't even bother to look at the plane because I've been so spoiled by the durabiltiy of the AA's I've been flying. When I tossed it the second time I broke the left wing at the base!!! So now I have 2 broken wings! I was quite upset, so I put the Micro Ultrix Biplace back in my car and flew my trusty AA a couple times and went home. The damage isn't fatal, I can definately fix it with some epoxy. However for a 2 channel plane that is going to have rouch landings here and there, it should be a lot more durable then what it is. So in conclusion, the Micro Ultrix is not a bad plane, but it is more fragile then the AA and you might end up fixing it a lot!