Everyone let get a good thread started here about the Hobbico Extra 300s I just bought one and I am putting it together now looks like a great plane I can not wait to get it out and give it a run. What does everyone else have to say about this great plane.

I have one with an OS .61 in it and I like the way it flies. I'm new to aerobatics and it's a little hot for me since I'm now flying it with a radio that does not have dual rates. I'm gonna set up my 9CAF for it later. I also love the way it looks. Don't even think about letting it set for any length of time on those sorry foam wheels. If you insist on keeping them, support the plane with the wheels off of the ground or they will flatten.

Is this the ASAP or AWARF version?

I have the ASAP version.

I had the ASAP 40 size version, it looked great, flew great, and was fairly lightweight (unlimited vertical with a Supertigre 45). Unfortunately, an incident occured on takeoff that damaged the foam skin. I managed to get it somewhat repaired, but when I tried to start the engine again the firewall broke right off. That's when I started to notice the lack of glue in a lot of joints. The plane is now semi-retired, but I might go back to it some time and see about getting it back in the air. Only got to fly it a dozen times, so I never really got used to it. The problem is that foam skin; there is no real way to repair it if it gets damaged. I'm sure the All Wood version is much more durable.

I "HAD" the awarf, it was a very nice plane being my 3rd plane & my first arf. The only thing I didn't like about it @ first was the fact that I couldn't seem to slow this plane down for landings. I was running an os91 four stroke, I tried several different props finally settling on an apc13x6. I had about 6 crashes with this plane due to different reasons, mostly pilot error & managed to rebuild the plane each time. The sticky shelf paper really sucks as it has a layer of clear plastic on top of it & monokote would not stick unless you would peel the clear layer off. Also I couldn't find a perfect matching color. The plane was a very good flyer, I learned a lot of aerobatics with this plane & finally lost it when it went dead stick about 20 feet off the ground right after taking off. There were 3 other planes flying & a helecopter hovering nearby & I couldn't hear that mine was dead, in a matter of 5 or so seconds it was history. But I did manage to fly this plane for about 2 1/2 years. "good plane" just strip the covering off & recover it with monokote or any good covering, It will make it easier when repairs are needed.

Gil

My ASAP (60 size) does land pretty fast. I've only flown it about six times as this is my first aerobatic plane. I have many bigger planes but I first want to learn on this one.
Two flights ago, I managed to tip stall it doing something crazy and managed to break the fuse in half right in front of the servo tray. Since most of the repair was close to the CG, I was able to repair it quite easily and it lived to fly another day. Plane is very responsive.