ORIGINAL: bigedmustafa
I think a lot of the guys buying Hobbyzone Super Cub RTFs are the guys who don't necessarily have the time or money to jump into the sport with both feet. They might be still going to school. They might be newly married and/or have young children at home. They might live in an urban area, and the nearest chartered flying field is an hour's drive. They simply might live in a small apartment and may not have storage for a larger plane.
Anyway, I'm sure you'd all agree I've droned on and on for far too long already. Try to put yourself in the new pilot's shoes and there might be plenty of reasons why what we think of as the "best" solution isn't necessarily the best fit for someone else.
Thank you! I fall into this category! Pay to get the privelege to pay again to get into a club?! Then go to a field 45 minutes away and spend more than an hour there only to fly my plane twice? OK I made that up...what's the typical meet like? I've never been, but you know what? I don't feel like waiting around to fly. Sure, I bet there are some really really cool planes there. I want to get in my car, drive to a park 10 minutes away, throw the thing in the air, fly around, hopefully land, throw the 2nd battery in, repeat, go home. All in 1 hours time. No clubs, no extra $$. All for $200. Scoff all you want! Yeah, I see the value in a club and all that, but I don't have the time for it. Hobbyzone was smart and realized not all 20 something quarter life crisis folk like me want to pay a bunch of dues to hang out with a bunch of old guys to fly their plane an hour away from their house. No offense to the older gents here!
A month or so ago I posted in the Super Cub thread that I can see myself getting bored with it, and wanting to step up to the Parkzone FW190 I bought too. I seem to remember TONS of members gushing about the cub. It's a little disheartening to see a lot of people calling it a piece of crap.
Hobbyzone saw a huge untapped market. I just want to drive 10 minutes to my local park, spend about an hour there, and drive 10 minutes to go home. And I don't want to pay to have to do it. And I don't want to spend more than $200.
I found the perfect match, thanks to these forums too! I love it here, but I'll have to disagree with what most are saying in this thread...I'm sure there are many out there just like me.