RTF or ARF trainer for under $150?? Is it possible?
12-03-2006 | 04:08 PM
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RE: RTF or ARF trainer for under $150?? Is it possible?
hey found this today while browsing looking for planes 
id ask about the possible damage but otherwise it looks like a great deal, thought id let you know since the price is so good!
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...56#post6490309
only $180.00
id ask about the possible damage but otherwise it looks like a great deal, thought id let you know since the price is so good!http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...56#post6490309
only $180.00
01-05-2007 | 04:57 PM
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RE: RTF or ARF trainer for under $150?? Is it possible?
I researched this exact question before Christmas, to buy a gift for my nephew (18 year old). Can I buy a decent RTF plane for $150? The answer is yes, and here is what I found, in order of preference.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
01-05-2007 | 05:09 PM
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RE: RTF or ARF trainer for under $150?? Is it possible?
ORIGINAL: RKinder
I researched this exact question before Christmas, to buy a gift for my nephew (18 year old). Can I buy a decent RTF plane for $150? The answer is yes, and here is what I found, in order of preference.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
I researched this exact question before Christmas, to buy a gift for my nephew (18 year old). Can I buy a decent RTF plane for $150? The answer is yes, and here is what I found, in order of preference.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
01-05-2007 | 05:15 PM
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RE: RTF or ARF trainer for under $150?? Is it possible?
ORIGINAL: bruce88123
I guess this boils down to ones interpretation of "decent". In one area you say "and wind is usually pretty strong" on OK plains. You then list several "decent" planes that won't stand a prayer in those winds. I wish your nephew luck as this will be very frustrating as he chases these planes downwind.
ORIGINAL: RKinder
I researched this exact question before Christmas, to buy a gift for my nephew (18 year old). Can I buy a decent RTF plane for $150? The answer is yes, and here is what I found, in order of preference.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
I researched this exact question before Christmas, to buy a gift for my nephew (18 year old). Can I buy a decent RTF plane for $150? The answer is yes, and here is what I found, in order of preference.
1. Megatech Freedom Flyer for $119 from www.hungates.com. A 3-ch electric trainer, upgradable to 4-ch. A super deal, & replacement parts are cheap. Couldn't get it before Christmas, however.
2. Hobbyzone Super Cub for $160 from just about any store selling R/C. I bought this one for my nephew. It's a 3-ch electric trainer. It has a strong motor, is tough, and is easy to fly.
3. Also-rans: ParkFlyers.com BeginAir, $160. Parkflyers.com Cessna 182 3-ch or 4-ch for $160 or $180. ParkZone J3 Cub, $160. Several other Hobbyzone planes also had promise, from $110 to $150.
My nephew lives way out in the country on the Oklahoma plains, so he won't have an instructor, and wind is usually pretty strong. I wanted him to have a tough, easy to fly bird, with cheap, easy to replace wings/fuselage. All of these choices are electric.
I personally prefer glow-fuel. But there's really no way to get into that for less than $300. ARF trainer plane, at least $60. Engine: $50 TX/RX/servos: $120. Flight Box: $40. Misc kit build accessories: $50. One could build a S.P.A.D. (spadtothebone.com) and get a really tough, cheap plane, but most of the $$$ are for radio/engine/servos, so you won't save much.
Ken
