Which Stick ARF
09-02-2006 | 01:57 PM
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Which Stick ARF
Looking to pick up a 40 size Stick for my second plane.I noticed several companies make there version of them,Hanger9,Great Planes etc. Is there one that shines better than the other,or are they all about the same?Thanks.
09-02-2006 | 09:47 PM
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RE: Which Stick ARF
The great planes stick is great. One of my favorite planes is the 60 stick with a .91 4 stroke.
Flys slow or fast, and with that engine, I can hover it.
Flys slow or fast, and with that engine, I can hover it.
09-02-2006 | 11:30 PM
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I built a Thunder Tiger Tiger Stick .40 as my very first ARF and it was amazingly easy to put together:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKF84&P=7
http://www.thundertiger4u.com/tiger-stick-p-7363.html
http://www2.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=TTRA1840&P=O
http://www.acehobby.com/ace/TTR4509.htm
I've flown my Tiger Stick .40 with an O.S. .46 FXi and a Magnum 52A XLS on it. Performance was great with the O.S. .46 FXi, and upgrading to the Magnum just took it to another level. This plane is gentle and fun and 1/3rd throttle, lands like a trainer, but can be cranked up for terrific aerbatic performance. I can do Cuban 8s at full throttle with it.
I picked the Tiger Stick because I wanted something a little bit different. There are a lot of GP Big Stiks and H9 Ultra Stiks at the clubs where I fly. In my opinion, I like the Hangar 9 Ultra Stik better than the GP Big Stik. I think the GP Big Stik has a little too much dihedral and is too forgiving. The H9 Ultra Stik and the TT Tiger Stik are both designed with little to no dihedral and are more aerobatic as a result. You could certainly make a GP Big Stik with less dihedral. I think if you want to look at a Great Planes version of the stik and you want a .40 sized plane, the Great Planes Easy Sport .40 ARF is a better choice. Great Planes simply put a canopy on top of a stik and renamed it - the Easy Sport is a terrific sport plane.
You can also find the Fun Fly 90, Joss Stik, and Lucky Stik by Model Tech, and Global distributes a low wing stik under the Sportsman Aviation brand name that retails for $79.99 that looks like it would be a fun flyer. World Models sells a stik clone in both .40 and .60 sizes under the name of Super Stunts. Goldberg sells the Wild Stik .40 and Wild Stik 1.20 as well as their new Hot Stik .40 ARF; these Goldberg models are much more aerobatic than typical stick ARFs, however, and not suitable as 2nd planes unless VERY LOW RATES are used on the control surfaces. Lastly, VMAR is not a widely respected manufacturer by most accounts, but they sure sell a lot of versions of the stick. They make a shoulder wing and low wing version of their Xtreme Stik ARFs as well as their classic V-Stik ARFs. Richmond RC sells the Xtreme Stik ARFs for $89.99 plus s&h, and they look like very close copies of H9's $129.99 Ultra Stik .40.
I don't really think there's a turd in this whole bunch. There is such a wide variety of choices for ugly stik clones because it's such a terrific flying sport plane design and flyers snap them up in every size from .10 size (Balsa USA Chea Pass Stik) to 1.20 size airframes and they run them with every kind of motor. EFlight and Goldberg even sell electric versions of their stiks.
When you consider value for the money, I'd have to rate the Hangar 9 Ultra Stik as best in class. I've never talked to anybody who bought one of these who didn't LOVE their plane.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXKF84&P=7
http://www.thundertiger4u.com/tiger-stick-p-7363.html
http://www2.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=TTRA1840&P=O
http://www.acehobby.com/ace/TTR4509.htm
I've flown my Tiger Stick .40 with an O.S. .46 FXi and a Magnum 52A XLS on it. Performance was great with the O.S. .46 FXi, and upgrading to the Magnum just took it to another level. This plane is gentle and fun and 1/3rd throttle, lands like a trainer, but can be cranked up for terrific aerbatic performance. I can do Cuban 8s at full throttle with it.
I picked the Tiger Stick because I wanted something a little bit different. There are a lot of GP Big Stiks and H9 Ultra Stiks at the clubs where I fly. In my opinion, I like the Hangar 9 Ultra Stik better than the GP Big Stik. I think the GP Big Stik has a little too much dihedral and is too forgiving. The H9 Ultra Stik and the TT Tiger Stik are both designed with little to no dihedral and are more aerobatic as a result. You could certainly make a GP Big Stik with less dihedral. I think if you want to look at a Great Planes version of the stik and you want a .40 sized plane, the Great Planes Easy Sport .40 ARF is a better choice. Great Planes simply put a canopy on top of a stik and renamed it - the Easy Sport is a terrific sport plane.
You can also find the Fun Fly 90, Joss Stik, and Lucky Stik by Model Tech, and Global distributes a low wing stik under the Sportsman Aviation brand name that retails for $79.99 that looks like it would be a fun flyer. World Models sells a stik clone in both .40 and .60 sizes under the name of Super Stunts. Goldberg sells the Wild Stik .40 and Wild Stik 1.20 as well as their new Hot Stik .40 ARF; these Goldberg models are much more aerobatic than typical stick ARFs, however, and not suitable as 2nd planes unless VERY LOW RATES are used on the control surfaces. Lastly, VMAR is not a widely respected manufacturer by most accounts, but they sure sell a lot of versions of the stick. They make a shoulder wing and low wing version of their Xtreme Stik ARFs as well as their classic V-Stik ARFs. Richmond RC sells the Xtreme Stik ARFs for $89.99 plus s&h, and they look like very close copies of H9's $129.99 Ultra Stik .40.
I don't really think there's a turd in this whole bunch. There is such a wide variety of choices for ugly stik clones because it's such a terrific flying sport plane design and flyers snap them up in every size from .10 size (Balsa USA Chea Pass Stik) to 1.20 size airframes and they run them with every kind of motor. EFlight and Goldberg even sell electric versions of their stiks.
When you consider value for the money, I'd have to rate the Hangar 9 Ultra Stik as best in class. I've never talked to anybody who bought one of these who didn't LOVE their plane.
09-03-2006 | 06:11 AM
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RE: Which Stick ARF
I haven't flown it yet (hopefully this weekend
), but I just finished assembling the Hangar9 Ultra Stick 40 and was TOTALLY impressed with the quality of the ARF. There wasn't a single wrinkle or sag in the covering that needed follow-up attention. It went together extreemly quickly and easily. The only difficulty I had was getting the radio programmed to utilize all the control features of this plane. But even if everything were equal, the US40 has an adge over the others in that it comes with both full ailerons and quad flaps and complete instructions on building the wing with either option. You can download the manual from Horizon Hobbies and evaluate the instructions and the detailed radio setup instructions for many popular radios.
), but I just finished assembling the Hangar9 Ultra Stick 40 and was TOTALLY impressed with the quality of the ARF. There wasn't a single wrinkle or sag in the covering that needed follow-up attention. It went together extreemly quickly and easily. The only difficulty I had was getting the radio programmed to utilize all the control features of this plane. But even if everything were equal, the US40 has an adge over the others in that it comes with both full ailerons and quad flaps and complete instructions on building the wing with either option. You can download the manual from Horizon Hobbies and evaluate the instructions and the detailed radio setup instructions for many popular radios.
