That could very well be the case. I confronted the Hobbico customer service team with this problem, however, and they did not deny what I was saying. By the way, I'm not saying that Hobbico products are bad, I'm only saying that I personally was not happy with the airplane I received. The NexStar came equipped with an O.S. 46 AX and a Futaba radio both of which are excellent plus it came with a RealFlight simulator which was a nice perk.