i have one, have flown it twice and it will now sit in my hanger until eternity. yes it flies. No it will not do 3d type aerobatics. for this type of plane it is very heavy. I would not use any of the included hardware (including the hinges, mine broke as well before the first flight w/o and stress on them) for 99.00 it looks good, but looks do not account for much in this hobby. Frankly it flys like #$%&!