Man I'm pissed. I'm a fairly experienced flyer, and picked this thing up a few weeks ago because I just moved, and there's nowhere near the house to fly my gas planes. I needed a fix ... so at $200, I figured what the heck, have always thought the electric fan jets looked fun.

The Diablo is super duper slow in its stock configuration, and if you've got any headwind, fuhgetaboutit.

I ordered the dual motor pod and the stubby wings, and today was the first day the rain stopped and I could try out the new setup. Holy crap. What a P.O.S.

One other commenter on here said he had trouble gaining altitude. I'd call that the understatement of the century. Mine flew like a rock for about 20 yards ... couldn't climb for my life. Adjusted a few things - battery placement, radio and manual trim, elevator throw - and still no good. It really feels like it's just way too heavy with the dual pod for the extra motor to compensate for. Add to that the smaller wing surface, and how the heck is this thing supposed to even get airborne?

Will tinker with it some more - am thinking of trying the dual pod with the original wings, and the single motor with the stubbies. But I'm not optimistic. Looks like you get what you pay for.

Part of me wants to spring for the brushless motors and step-up ESC ... maybe the extra power and lighter weight of the motors themselves will do the trick ... but I'm a little trigger shy after today's disappointment.

Has anyone out there found a way to make this thing work like I'd hoped it would???