I am thinking about getting a plane. I had a Blade CX2 but sold it. I now want something to fly around in the backyard. My backyard is huge. It is about 100feet wide x 300+ feet long. There is 1 tree in the yard but it is off to the side so I could fly under it or off to the side. I want a mini plane and was looking at the park zone planes. They seem like a good deal. I just want to find out which one I wanted. I want something that can take a bit of wind, can do loops, and is durable. I was looking at the vapor but I don't like how slow it flies and it just seems like it wants to fall out of the sky at any second. I haven't watched any videos on the ember 2 and Cessna 210 Centurion. So which plane do you think would be right for me?

Thanks, Tyler

Also what is the difference between the Micro Citabria and the Cessna 210 Centurion?

Its hard to get something small to do acrobatics unless its the Parkzone SU. I dont believe any of parkzones micros can do acrobatics and their SU is just way out of range for a newbie to planes. I would suggest a kit foamie such as
Strega P-51 Mini Reno Racer (not a foamie)

(Heres a few warbirds)
http://www.2dogrc.com/ecommerce/os/c...76f6518ff9b468

(More of a toy but still RC)
http://www.2dogrc.com/ecommerce/os/c...-c-90_173.html

The smaller they are the harder to fly!
MAX

Parkzone says the cessna will do loops and in the demo video they do a couple. I think the cessna is going to be the one. I know all of the controls so I am not completely new. I just want to be able to learn new stuff with the plane. I understand the larger the plane the easier it is to fly but I don't have any where to fly a big plane.

Doing a loop is very easy on these planes. But know that this is about the total extent of aerobatics that these planes will do. They are very limited in what you can do with them. Also be aware that these planes really aren't well suited for flying outdoors. If you do fly them outside it's going to have to be almost totally windless. These planes are more suited for flying indoors than they are outside.

Ken

Hmm! they can do loops. Learn something new everyday.

You want a micro plane that does aerobatics? This fits the bill nicely:

[link=http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=PKZ3580]Sukhoi BNF[/link]

A few online stores have them in stock (or did a few days ago).

Most of these micros can only handle a little wind, say 5mph or less, though.

I just picked up my little Sukhoi yesterday. It definitely is not the plane for a new pilot. I fly all sorts of aerobatic planes pretty well including a 1/4 scale Sukhoi and even I thought the little Parkzone version was a handful at first. It definitely does not fly like a vapor or other micro flyer. It is faster than you might expect and extremely responsive. I figured the street in front of my house would be plenty of room but it covers a lot of ground quick and trees seem to get in the way pretty easily. After a few flights I've gotten a much better feel for the airplane but I would not recommend it for someone just getting started.