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Old 04-05-2004 | 05:22 PM
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I want to get a electric airplane this summer.
Is "Hobbico SuperStar EP Select 3-Channel RTF 48.75" good?
I want a electric plane that can do 360 spins. I will mostly fly in a park.

Does the RC airplane has something like Failsafe to prevent the crash like the one for RC car?

What other electric plane is also good?
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Old 04-05-2004 | 07:28 PM
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I know of two people who have had one of these and love it.
Takes a while to charge but other than that, it is a great bird.
Old 04-05-2004 | 08:04 PM
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The Hobbico Superstar EP doesn't have ailerons on it, meaning you can't do spins. I guess I can say this a nice plane to train on, but it's still on the large side for flying at a local park, especially for a beginner. A first plane I'm guessing? So I'd go with the Gws Slow Stick, or even a better looking plane, The Gws E-Starter. These planes aren't ready to fly but they are Almost ready to fly kits. You can get either of these planes under $50 bucks. But for radio gear and micro equipment, you're looking about another $150. Also I'd recommend you go check out an experienced flyer and go to a very large area before trying. Even though these two planes are about the easiest it gets for as flying, but you'll still need some coaching for it. Also, No there is no Fail safe mechanisms for planes. Once something goes wrong in the air, theres nothing you can do but watch.

P.S. Unless you want to attach a parachute for bad times.
Goodluck!
Old 04-06-2004 | 07:37 AM
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Unlike a car, which can just stop, a plane will crash if you lose control. It has no other option; even if it did recover to straight and level flight automatically, it would just fly off until it ran out of fuel/battery, and crash somewhere else. You're much better off having the plane crash in the flying area than flying off and crashing into someone's house several miles away.

The vast majority of planes have no failsafe system built in. You can get a more expensive radio with PCM, a digital encoding with a failsafe, but it can't recover the plane because it has no idea what direction the plane is going. With PCM, you can only program how the plane crashes. There are also autopilot systems on the market now, but they're expensive too. On top of that, what happens if you can't regain control? The autopilot happily flies your plane until it runs out of fuel/battery, and crashes into God knows what...

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