ORIGINAL: poorwboy
Well I maidened the electristar today, and it came back home in one piece. A little rough on the landings, but they get better every flight. The plane flys really nice and has plenty of power. Purchase well made. I was shaky the first flight second flight was like a dream. If you have never flown before make sure you have somebody there to bail you out. This plane can get out of control real fast for a beginner. I had about 3 weeks on the pz spitfire with no crashes, so I figured I would take off the electristar. And now All I want to do is keep flying. All well thanks for all the tips and advice everyone.[sm=thumbup.gif]
Poorwboy,
Glad to hear that you were successful this time around. Before I maidened my Estar, I had to adjust the ailerons so that they are both even and on the same plane as the wing. The elevator had to be adjusted towards the up position. On the radio, I reduced the expo to -20 so that it is not so sensitive around the center position. I find that if you pull up w/o having enough take-off speed, the plane likes to squirm a bit.
I've had 10-12 flights with it already, initially with NiMh, now I've switched to 2 x 7.4v 3000 lipos. I haven't crashed yet (knock on wood) but had a couple now so sweet landings, where the plane bounced a couple of times. When I feel daring, I fly when the wind is blowing 10+ mph in the same direction as the (dirt) run-way. It is fun landing at a snails pace while the wind keeps the plane aloft.
For $185 shipped (Tower Hobbies - $25 dollar promotional discount), this has to be the most "bang for the buck" RTR trainer on the market. I'm thinking about buying another just for parts.
Oh yeah, add $70 bucks for batteries.
Good luck on your future flights!!!