I bought my Aerobird two weeks ago and I had a great time flying it, battery only lasts 18min but I got an hour of flying in by getting it to a high altitude and letting it glide. Towards the end of the flight the wind picked up and causes it to loose control because the wing bent and went into a spiral, right into the ground. Well I got a replacement wing and put it on, since it was to windy that day I thought I could even out the trims and totaly messed them up. The following time I flew it it turned rigth when throttle was nuetral and when I pushed the throttle all the way to the left it flew straight and I can not seem to get it back. Any tips on what I can do? I think their might be a small defect but the company will probaly say it was due to the crash. I love this plane and I am looking at getting a more powerful electric or possibly the nexSTAR trainer or the Alpha RTF trainer by Hanger 9. Any tips on what I can do to fix the aerobird and tips on whether to go glo or stay electric. I am planning on getting lessons in december by a guy who has a charter club. I would greatly appreciate advice on correcting the Aerobird, good electric planes (near/under 400), good beginner glo planes. By the way, I spent almost a whole day periodically reading advice you were giving to a highschool student I believe on getting into the Hobby under 250 and I must say all your advice was amazing. This forum is truely the best I have found, and the only one I check. Good job !

GET A NORMAL TRAINER THE SKILL YOU GET FROM THAT THING ARE USELESS IT FLYS NOTHING LIKE A NORMAL TRAINER

What are some good trainers?

Hobbico Avistar RTF or ARF

if you want ready to fly check out horizon hobbies hangar 9 planes but if you want a arf look at midwest's aero bat they fly great mine has a rossi53 on it and will torque roll the tank out after you get the hang of flying it dos very good aerbaticsc

Thanks for the information...Ive checked out planes by hanger 9 and I like most of them.

There is one of those flying around here. The guy has had similar problems with his. What has happened is that one servo jumped out and turned 180 degrees on him and that led to a similar situation with the spiraling on power up. The problem now is a servo changed center on him when he plugged in the battery. He is calling the company on this one to see what is up. So this sounds like it will be a common problem.
Call them and see.
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