After getting my Great Planes ARF I was worried that the construction my not be--well--you know. As I scroll thru the forums there are all sorts of problems with ARFs coming apart in flight. There was the Hangar 9 Edge wing problem, the Hangar 9 Extra flutter problem, the Sig Sukhoi problems, the list goes on and on when I noticed not too many Great Planes ARF problems. Did I miss something with their ARFs or do they just not have many structural defects. What do you think--

Hey i just purchased the gp extra arf i haven`t noticed any problems so for. I have put it through its paces And still flies great.
good luck with your arf

That's because everything from Great Planes is always on backorder!

I havea GP Big Stik 40 that I crashed once and it held together. Only damage was to landing gear. It went in level so there wasn't much stress on the wing. I think the quality is excellent.

Just don't get their Warbird ARFs! They are piles.
IMO

Jeff

I have 4 gp arfs. The first was a heavy ,snap happy cap 231 ex, now no longer available( thank goodness), one would ask why I ever bought another gp arf, well, reviews and forums convinced me to try again and I can say gp is now much better. The extra 300,spacewalker, and the new ones out now are much better. I dont think you will be disappointed.

Cuda

Could you please elaborate on that a bit? I was given a P-51 ARF as a gift, and it seems like its a decent plane. Though I haven't flown it yet.

Anything I should look out for?

I have a P51 and put many flights on it. (Retired it to the garage ceiling museum) As always the landing gear is the weak spot and the covering is that egg carton crap. HOWEVER, its one of the best flying airplanes (ARF) around but IMO way over priced.

I had a gp 51 arf and it flew very nice and smooth and would nife edge forever(thats how it dyed,my fault not the planes)I bought it at a swap meet engine,radio,and plane for 175 and everything was new.wish i could always get deals like that.

I have a great planes easy sport and it was an ARF it flies awesome but the instructions could have been better!

I had one but it was earlier and it was ral hevay. I think the newer ARFs are much better. Main thing to look for is one made of Balsa and ply, not plastics nor the plastic like covering. Monokote or ultrakote, or something similar is better, especially if you have to do a repair.

I have the GP Cap 231ex, and it is one great flying bird. Knife edges all day long, very stable, crawl landing, and is a beautiful bird. You must have just got a bad one. I wouldnt sell mine for anything. Daz...