hi, new here
I've flown a plane before, one of those toy ones and was capable of keeping it up for a few seconds before it crashed and the wings broke.[] I'm planning to buy a real "trainer" in the future and possibly getting help from an instructor.

I'm curious if this plane will be decent enough to mess around for a while even though it doesnt look too good and might be a toy. So if its capable of getting off the ground and lasting a while, that would be good for me to know. If it appears to be a complete waste and won't even get off the ground please tell me that and I won't consider buying it.
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http://www.raidentech.com/rarecosurcfl.html

Thank you for your time and help!

Notice the word stunt in the discription? It probly wont be easy for a beginer to get the handel on. An entry leavel plane that a beginner will have some sucess with is the aerobird series of planes. replacement parts are avalible for when the enivitable happens.

http://www.redrockethobbies.com/Hobb..._p/hbz2500.htm

You cant beat going the full on trainer with instruction rout!

replacement parts readily on hand for a new flier is great. lol Heck I haven't even got mine in the air yet and I already broke my rudder

get some foam safe CA and kicker to repair foam parts...if thats what its made from.

judging from the way it looks, i would say that you'd be able to fly it and crash it. it's mean to be a toy rather than a hobby.

it doesn't seem to have any moving control surfaces so don't expect to do any "stunts". it should be quite stable in no wind and allow you to turn left and right. a toy but could be fun. who knows... for the price, it's not bad.

as for a beginner's plane. a multiplex ez-star is simply the best.

Looks like it steers by varying the two pusher engines. Another Park-flier I've seen that does that is not very responsive and somewhat frustrating to fly.

i've owned a flyer similar to this one. two motors...very difficult to control. i think i got maybe one really good flight out of it in all of the attempts. these things dont cost much so they're fun to mess with i guess. mine was the real begining of where i am today. more money, yes....but so much more fun. if i did it all over, i would go to the local flying field and just hang out and watch. talk to some people. these guys are so eager to help. maybe you could pick up a starter plane and controls and whatever else you'll need. dont forget to ask for help flying as well.......single most important thing. you'll save big money in the long run if you're going to be doing it a while, thats for sure.

If you check a local Toys "R" Us, Wal-Mart, Shopko, K-Mart, or Target store you should be able to find a little electric airplane by Air Hogs called the Aero Ace. The Aero Ace is available in either a "jet" body or a biplane body and normally sells for $29.99:

http://www.toysrus.com/search/index....S/2254197&sr=1

The Aero Ace has a tiny LiPo battery in it, flies well, and can stay airborn for ten minutes or so.

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts this would be a better choice, and less expensive, than the little biplane that Raidentech is selling.

I completly agree, I got a couple Aero Aces a few weeks ago. I gotta say, thier really tough, and watching them buzz around my living room is just as much fun (well almost) as flying my glow planes.

bigedmustafa.....cool suggestion. have you flown one of these? the plane i had required an absolute calm ...no breeze sky. the trick to mine was to trim the control surfaces by cutting and bending them and hand launching before you turned the motors on to see if you had a half way decent trim for flying the thing. trouble was, as soon as the air deflected of these surfaces, naturally they were pushed back to center, and you were right back to square one. here's a picture of mine when i got done with it. hahha you should have seen wife's face when i did this with the truck tire....( this was an e-bay 99 cent plane so no great loss) it was so busted up i thought i'd have a little fun and run it over.....she laughed.

I bought my wife an Aero Ace after she saw one of the guys at my flying club farting around with it. She thought it was SOOOO cute! We do some indoor flying when the mercury plummets and the snow piles up, and I sometimes take it to play around with.

The biggest "mod" I've had to do to the Aero Ace to get it to fly well is to tape a dime onto the nose of the plane to level it out a bit. It tends to climb steeply and "porpoise" a bit without the nose weight.

The Air Hogs stuff that I've played with is inexpensive, flies well for "toy-class" R/C, and is nearly indestructable. In addition to the Aero Ace, I bought one of their Helix micro helicopters. The Helix flies really well, but I've got to send mine back for a brand new one due to a recall. I also bought my 5-year old nephew an Air Hogs Room Raider for Christmas. It's a single channel plane with a joystick style controller. You simply hold in the throttle trigger and the plane flies around in an 8-foot circle until you let go. It's perfect for younger kids who can't quite master proportional controls.

thanks a lot guys. ill take a look at the planes you've mentioned.