Hi, my name is Adam and im 14 years old and iv ben flying rc for about a year .My brother is 11 and wants to start flying to. Since I have a Firbird XL I told him to get a Firebird Outlaw becase I dont think he is ready for a XL. :stupid: The problom with that is I dont know much about how whell it flys and how hard is it to reck. Do you know if it flys basical like a Firebird XL?

IF you dont know about the firebird outlaw are thare any other trainer planes that are any good for under 110bucks. I dont mind if I have to spend a day or two to put it togeter.

thanks for reading! Have a niceday

They really don't look like a good airplane. Too cheap for me. Have him fly your XL for a little bit and see if he can handle it.

I would let him fly the XL but it has ben acting funny and is not looking to good.

Your afraid he going too crash it? Just take the controls if it looks like he's having troubles.

Thanks but have u ever heard of a Power Air Sufer.U can get one from a Wal-mart and are about $50. iv had 2 of them

tlcDennis,

firebirds Fighterbirds, and Air surfers are in my opinion not worth the money if your goal is to learn how to fly R/C planes and PLAN on progressing to different types of planes.

Do a search on firebird fighterbird hear and on Ezonemag.com (the specialize in e-flight).

If I was looking for an inexpensive small electric I Would look at the GWS Tigermoth, Pico Stik or Slow Stik. These planes fly and are controlled in the same manner as more traditional R/C aircraft they also allow you to transfer the gear from one model to the next. The downside is that all the equipment you will need to get started will cost more the either of the planes you mentioned however if you stick with it the intial cost can be spread over several models

tlcdennis,
Couple of things. First, welcome to RCU. It's a great place with a LOT of people who are very willing to help.

Second, please do NOT post the same thing over and over. It takes up RCU web space and is a PAIN for us to have to weed through.

Next, you'd probably get much better response by posting in the "electric" forums, under "trainers" I would guess. Or go to EZone. They are dedicated to ONLY electrics and have hundreds of people talking about Firebirds.

http://www.ezonemag.com/

Good Luck,
Dennis-

I have been thinking about buying a fb for awhile now... I'd go ahead and buy it. Looks like an awsome little plane to learn on. After he gets good on that he can save up and buy an aerobird.

hei you seem to be a very sweet elder bro.
hope all the best for you and your bro and teach your bro well.

Try something else ....... FB OL seems to be a fun flyer, that will crash ....... it has no control, diffrerential thrust controls on the motors dont really teach you how to fly.

And once you break the pipe between the 2 motors ....... its all done!!!!!

go for something else

It may not turn the same (I don't know why it would be different!) but it is an exellent way to get oriented. I would recommend one. I hear the just beefed up the fuselage too!

You could also try the Firebird II. It is in between the Outlaw and XL. It has a smaller motor than the XL and is a good little flyer for what it is meant to do. My 13 year old son started out on one and really liked it. Once you get the handle on running it on the 4 cell pack put a 5 cell pack in and it flies even better.

My son has moved up to a GWS E-Starter and still messes around with the frirebird. He built a new wing out of foam and made it 7" wide X 36" long. Now it gluides around great. Plus he doubled the size of the controll surfaces. Now he can turn as quick as he wants. Anyhow just another option for him.