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Hi


Im new to this and i ordered a RC plane on Monday and I'm hopeing it arives soon. i was hopeing u guys could give me some Professional help :confused: . There is no1 that has a RC plane within 50 miles of me that i know of. the plane i got is a Sky Scooter PRO 2 here is a pic.

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Its electric run 31inch wingspan and 30 inch length

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no1 wants to talk to me so ill be bacl later

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check out in the US http://www.hitecrcd.com/ and look under funtec

We sell them in the uk - not a bad plane but we really struggle to get spares

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I dont' know anything about the sky scooter, but it looks like a fairly durable airplane. If you can't find an instructor at least fly away from people and property so the worst thing that happens in a crash is the loss of your plane, but no damage to person or property.

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thanks for replying

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Be patient about waiting for replies. Sometimes the forum goes dead for a while or nobody knows anything about your question. You'll get plenty of help here. :)

Also, your first post is kind of vague. If you're more specific with your questions you'll get more responses. :)

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PS. Do you have a local hobby shop? Often they can put you in touch with local clubs where you can get help in person and hopefully a flight instructor.

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i checked around at the local hobbie shops and none of them have any rc stuff :^( . yea i c i kinda didnt say anything much in my first post sorry. does any1 know how much runway this plane needs?

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They work allot better if you hand launch in to the wind

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ok thats good to know.

A little about myself:I am a 14 year old boy who lives in the middle of nowhere and loves RC's ive had 3 rc cars (the crappy kind that u get at wallmart for $50) and have been saving for a RC plane and now i'am finnaly getting 1

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Well, I would say that if you have to drive 50 miles to get some instruction then it's probably worth it. I wish I could tell you more about that plane, but I've never even seen one at our field.

The best advice I can give you about flying is get a flight simulator if you have a computer and learn to fly the plane coming at you. The controls are reversed so to speak. In other words, left is still left to the airplane, but it's to your right.

Also, if you get into trouble, pull back the throttle and let go of the sticks. That will slow the plane down and give you a chance to think for a second. I don't think that plane is self-correcting judging from the looks of it.

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ggod advice abot the sim but i dont think a skyscooter is the best thing to learn on you would save money by geetin a proper electric powered trainer
This is a good one and you should have no problems using the rc gear from your skyscooter

http://www.acehobby.com/acehobby/pro...rky/index.html

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thanks for the help. good site for what i need rchobby.co.uk. :^)

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Thanks let me know if we can help we have 24hr email support and really try to help newbies such as your self

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ive been reading andpeople talk alot ablout breaking in gas engines on the ground. do i need to do this with an electric motor??

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yep - im sure i will be corrected but the way i do it is to run a 1/4 then 1/2 then 1/4 then 3/4 etc just in small bursts at higher throttle openings do a battery pack. What your trying to achive is to bed in the brushes - If you dont do this then the motor will run hotter and draw more current from the battery, reducing flight times

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anyway im off now your welcome to drop me a email [email protected]

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thanks i think thats all for now. :^)

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I learned with a skyscooter and had tons of fun with it, The forums are the best for answers but for the electric planes the E-zone is the best forum http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php?topic=air-elec
There is tons of info on the Sky Scooter there RCUniverse is the best for glow planes, When you fly the Scooter don't try to climb too fast just keep it level until you get up a little speed and climb out gradual and bring 5-minute epoxy because if you nose in the nose tends to break off, I actually put packing tape on the foam on the nose and it holds together well, Here is a pic of mine and my brothers when we got them 2 yrs ago. I fly mainly glow now but had a blast with the scooter for my first plane.

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Servocity.com is another great place get parts and whole scooters. I think they still have free shipping. Good idea to have a spare fuse/wings. Once you get past the first couple of flights you probably want to invest in an extra batter pack or two with high MAH for longer run times. The 300MAH it comes with only gives a few minutes of fun.

Good luck.
-THX

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The Sky Scooter Pro II is a great plane. Good choice. When I bought my Aerobid, the II was not out yet. The SS I was $100 more than the Aerobird. Today I would have a hard time making the choice.

By the way, I love the Aerobird. Great first plane. I would recommend to anyone as a first plane.