My son, daughter, and I would like to start thinking about getting a park flyer. We picked up an Estes Sky Ranger Corsair, on sale for $17, but understand that this won't take us far. We're even thinking about returning the Estes Corsair back.

Does anyone have a preference towards either GWS vs. Parkzone? I'm looking more towards a system where we wouldn't have to make a lot of mods, AND we could learn together with. We need something that flies stable.

Both GWS and Parkzone are readily available at our LHS, down the streat.

Tks in advance.

Please read the post I put in earlier to day titled "The Bug".

This little jewel is pretty neat and not expensive, and will take abuse. It can be tamed down for beginners or made to be quite radical for some pretty interesting 3D flight characteristics.

Mail order, and easy to construct.

DS.

I'd say a hobbyzone super cub.

Thanks for the response. And I did check both of them out.

Still looking towards GWS or Parkzone though (I get a good discount at my LHS).

There is a nice Parkzone package called the Slo-V, akpilot, that is worth a good look.

The Slo-V is a graceful slow flyer, and it comes completely ready to fly with everything you need in one box. It flies so slowly that it can be flown in a large gymnasium when the weather won't allow outdoor flying.

The one thing that the Slo-V won't do well is fly when it's windy. You and the kids will be grounded if the wind is blowing harder than a gentle breeze.

Good luck and good shopping!

Edit:

Oh, I forgot that you mentioned GWS. The GWS Slow Stick is a wonderful electric parkflyer that a lot of folks first learned to fly with. The Slow Stick comes as "almost ready to fly" and you'll need some help from your local hobby store with picking out a Radio system, electronic speed controller, charger, and battery. You'll have more assembly to do versus the Slo-V, and by the time the Slow Stick is built and actually ready to fly, there's a good chance you will have spent more, too.

Price out a ready-to-fly GWS Slow Stick with your local hobby store and then compare it to Parkzone Slo-V. Which ever plane makes the most sense to you and the kids is probably the one to go with.

Parkzone planes are RTFs . GWS planes are kits so you will need to buy a radio system and build it.

If you prefer RTF, and have very little room to fly ( say about an acre, about 200X200 ) then get the Slow V
http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Def...ProdID=PKZ1300

If you have more like 3-4 football/soccer fields, about 9 acres, about 600X600, then he J3Cub may be a good choice
http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Def...ProdID=PKZ1100

I like the HobbyZone Super Cub better but that is up to you. Hard to ignore a discount.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HBZ7100

The Stryker B ( not the C ) will be a little more challenging for a new flyer but it is a tough bird
http://www.parkzone.com/Products/Def...ProdID=PKZ1200


In he GWS fleet

GWS Tiger Moth has been the trainer for thousands of people
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHCJ9&P=7

The Slow Stick is likewsie a legend of a trainer
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHCJ1&P=7

The EStarter is often considered a second plane for self trainers, an aileron trainer,
but many have done well with it as the first plane:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHCL2&P=7

If you are going to focus on small electric planes or hand lanched gliders, the the DX6 is an excellent choice for a radio for your GWS plane:
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=SPM2460

If you plan to include glow planes, 2M+ gliders or large electrics, then the Futaba 6EX 2/4 GHZ might be a better choice.
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXPZT8&P=ML