volantexrc RC Plane, 4CH Remote Control Airplane for Beginners & Adults | Sport Cub Trainer RTF, Prop Saver, 6-Axis Gyro Stabilizer, 3 Modes, Radio Controlled Aircraft, 500mm, Blue

I bought this plane last year. I've wanted once since I was a kid and finally got around to buying one. The gyroscopic stabilizer is great. Beginner is pretty fail proof, intermediate allows you to do some tricks and fly tighter turns while still being forgiving. Expert is hard, but I'm also no pro. The ailerons are a huge factor in making this great. A friend bought one without them and it's much less fun. Something to note, I have flyed a lot and gotten pretty good, but I have crashed mine probably 50 times flying in too small of an area in my backyard, a few at full speed. It held up very well and I was surprised how long it lasted before a crack. After many many head on collisions it did eventually crack the foam in the nose, but was easily repaired with some clear gorilla glue. Still flies great after the repair. If your more careful than me and fly in fields I would not be surprised if it never breaks. The prop is pretty durable and pops off if crashed. This is good since the prop won't break. The downside is it can be easy to loose them. I've debated spray painting one high visibility orange to make it easier to find.

Even though this plane is made of styrofoam, it's pretty durable! My dad bought one of these and on his first flight crashed it into a light post, and it didn't take much damage at all. Later on, he found he was losing control of his plane when he flew it, possibly something wrong with the electronics. But he sent it back and got a replacement at no charge! The different flight modes make this much more fun and easy to fly than it would be otherwise. This plane takes off within just a few feet and climbs great. The expert mode is really fun, although I generally only use it when the plane is at least 100 feet in the air. I often lose control in expert mode since I'm not too experienced, so this plane should have crashed dozens of times if it weren't for the different difficulty modes. I simply switch back to beginner mode and it straightens out of its tailspin or nose dive or whatever, which makes me more comfortable trying out complex aerobatics and risky maneuvers (as long as the plane is high enough). Anyway, this is an absolute joy to fly and has really helped break the monotony of quarantine. My dad and I often fly together. We make sure we pair our planes when they're both on the ground, though. Every once in a while, one controller pairs to both planes, so we always make sure our controllers are paired to the correct planes before taking off. I would recommend this plane to anyone!

I returned a similar looking red rc plane and got this one instead. Aircraft feels more sturdy and durable. POST MAIDEN FLIGHT UPDATE: -Fun to fly. Pretty easy -Wheels barely stay in place. Tail wheel worthless. Flew without wheels. -Cartwheeled and broke the first propeller. -Control surfaces might not respond the way you expect after takeoff. Beware. -Barrel roll loses altitude quickly. -nice 2s Batteries last around 15-20m each. Decent horsepower. -charging cable super flimsy. -Make sure you trim it out because the control surfaces will load off balance. Sometimes takes a few power off power on cycles to get level ailerons. I would recommend this plane, but would recommend the insurance, it will break after the 30 day return window. I broke a prop on the first flight with no wind.

My son and I both really enjoy this plane. It has unbelieve able flight duration for the battery size. Also Lots of power ,and flight Modes for Dad and Son alike. We live in an open area with lots of wind and we can fly just fine. We enjoy hovering against the wind and picking it out of mid air. I have larger planes, but for an after supper fly in the back yard, this one can't be beat. Ours is banged up because of too many near ground stunts. I take full responsibility . We will get another one. A cheap, enjoyable hobby. Get one. Have some Dad and Son time.

The plane flies well but the problem is with the propellers. First, they break easily. They're supposed to fall off with a crash without damage but they almost always break. The main problem is finding replacement propellers. The note on Amazon says: "Currently unavailable - We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock". That note has been posted for a long time. I ordered replacement props from EXHOBBY which were (allegedly) shipped from China. They mysteriously couldn't ship to my son's address so it was returned to the US warehouse????? The order is being sent again from China. I'm not getting my hopes up. Why can't Amazon get any props? Why don't they stock them in their US warehouse? I would think carefully before order from VOLANTEXRC.

This is my first RC airplane and it is very easy to fly. This is a 4-channel airplane so it has all of the control surfaces of the larger, more expensive airplanes. The airplane is made of a tough and durable foam. I have crashed it many times and it has not taken any damage. The battery compartment is very small so you are limited to the 360 - 380 Mah batteries. This airplane does not come with a camera, but I stuck a cheap $14 camera and VTX on just for the fun of it. I attached a picture and an FPV video so people can see what it looks like from the air. The Volantek Sport Cub 500 flies well even with a slight breeze. It's motor is not very powerful, but it has enough power for loops in intermediate and advanced mode. If you are just starting out, this is a great RC airplane to get.

This is a great flying plane straight out the box. The 6 Axis Gyro makes the plane very stable in fact I rarely take it out of full gryo mode. It will fly slow if that's what you like and quite fast as well. I'm more of a cruise around flyer and get a solid 15 minutes per battery. "See photos" I added the black water based craft paint on the underside just rough the surface with a light sand paper it helps for plane orientation when your flying high. Added popsicle sticks to the landing gear, and yellow to the prop. I mostly hand launch the plane but it will take off on a relatively smooth surface. It's best to fly in little to no wind as in 5 mph or less. I would purchase this plane again it's great fun at a reasonable price.

Likes: + The airplane is very lightweight and takes off very easily, with minimal rolling or release from a friend's hand + The gyro-based beginner, intermediate and advanced modes are a great way to ease into learning to fly it + The disposable and removable propellers are a nice approach for handling rough landings + The engine runs for a reasonable amount of time, about 10-15 minutes per flight Dislikes: - It's very easy to lose when flying at a distance. Impossible to tell which direction it's heading, it's then gone. - The u-turn mode didn't work for us. It needs a better "return to home" feature. - The build quality is very low. Our first purchase lost the lower wing "wire" link at the fuselage. The second purchase began flying erratically and uncontrollably, hovered like a helicopter, then dove deep into a forest. - The landing gear are only useful for takeoffs and possible for landing on smooth concrete. Landing on asphalt, the gear snaps off and scratches the lower nose. Landing on grass, it's a smoother landing without the gear. - The styrofoam build quality is poor. The aileron on our second purchase of this plane was cracked on arrival. - Price/value: I'd pay $40-50 for it again, but it's cheap fragile styrofoam and plastic, not worth over $100. - The Asurion insurance doesn't cover the most frequent scenario: Loss of the plane (due to a gyro, control failure, or disorientation during distant flight)