Parkzone F4U-1A Corsair Parkflyer Unboxing, Maiden Flight, and Review
 

I would describe this one best as a fourth plane option, especially if you don't have someone to trim (tune) it for you so it flies well. If you do, then this might make a decent third plane if you have mastered your aileron trainer.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3H2_GPF0Ek [/QUOTE]


My review notes for the F4U-1A Corsair, which is the newest Parkzone F4U Corsair are as follows:


Cons:
- The paint is very fragile
- The bomb drop fasteners are weak
- Landing gear hardware could be better
- It needs a lot of trim out of the box


Pros:
- Nice looking plane
- Upgradable
- Flies nice once trimmed
- Takes off on grass with stock landing gear


Takeaway: This is a very nice RC plane, but it is not a T-28 Trojan! This plane was flown 100% stock with the exception of flying with a Gforce 2200mAh lipo battery.

Looks like a nice foamy, scale lines are decent but it definitely needs the retracts.

Hey, when you fly at Bender field just remember that I was there first! Last time I flew out there was the summer of 1985. I flew there and at the Lynden airport when it was out in the country. Here is a picture of me flying my 1978 built Top Flite P-47 and 1974 built Sig Skybolt at Bender field
!http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=1942460http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=1942459

Wow!!! That brings back a lot of memories! If you ever flew out there when kids were around, I was probably one of them watching you fly. I have wanted to do this for years, but never had the means or knowledge as to how to start and do it.

That changed a little under three years ago and I haven't looked back since!

I agree that this is a nice plane and needs retracts. Once I get really good at landing it, I may invest in the retracts :)

So after getting it more dialed in, here is video of this plane taking off and landing much closer to the camera and in soft, muddy grass with stock landing gear:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkhZxpdhXlY

This video features the Parkzone F4U-1A Corsair rough field landing gear in a review and maiden flight with the new landing gear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnxAVKJR-ys My review notes focus on the landing gear and for the F4U-1A Corsair Parkzone, which is the newest Parkzone F4U Corsair:


Cons:
- Not very scale
- A bit bouncier than the stock landing gear on landings

Pros:
- Easy to install
- Inexpensive
- Have made nose overs next to impossible
- Makes it possible to taxi on rough damp grass


Takeaway: This is a very nice RC plane in the Parkzone Corsair with the rough field landing gear and it makes it far more flexible of a flying option than my T-28 Trojan! This plane was flown 100% stock with the exception of flying with a Gforce 2200mAh lipo battery and aftermarket landing gear.

Hey guys!


I have been practicing my landings (in what little free time I have these days) and I finally got a new video up for this plane. It was a lot of fun and boy did it feel like some good summertime flyin'! :)


This is my second pair of rough field landing gear (it likes to bounce with the wheels pulled forward if I don't land just right and one landing took a weird bounce to side wrecking the first pair).


I would also like to note that other than the paint chips/flakes that are starting to add up, I have had no other issues with this plane so far.


Enjoy!


http://youtu.be/1oDrGtJ_B74