I maidened her off of smooth pavement with the wheels on. Flew like it was extremely tail heavy. Throttled down and settled her into the grass. Rechecked the CG. Fine. All control surfaces were flush. Checked the gear. Turns out the gear was shifting in the air (screwing the plates down does not tighten the gear down. You could fashion your own out of thicker push rods) causing unmanageable flight. Took the gear off and hand launched. MUCH BETTER. High rates under 12mm very sensitive, but fun. Feels like you're really flying it. Haven't even tried out the low rates, but I'm sure it will be even more enjoyable.


Battery died. Pointed it into the wind. It floated. I thought it was going to stop in the air.


P.S. Sprayed the bottom of my F-35 with neon orange. Looks cool and very easy to see the orientation in the sky.


I recommend this to anyone getting into EDF. For the price, you just can't beat it ,and the build quality was far better than I expected. Make sure you remove the paint from the surfaces you are gluing to. Fine sandpaper works, but seems to damage the foam a bit. I used a hot glue gun to put a thin layer over the areas I wanted to remove the paint from. I let it set, but not for too long. Used the tip of a X-Acto to lift it from the surface. Brought the paint right up with it. Just be careful that you do not melt the foam.