Yes, I love the plane. I had never flown before and I got it right up in the air no problem, then I got a little too confident and ended up crashing. My second flight will be tomorrow night. I've been considering trying to belly land on grass but I'm nervous about the prop hitting the ground, have you had any problems?
@RichMazzola It has such a low stall speed so you can basically cut the throttle completely and just add a little up elevator and it'll touch down really, really nice. The prop shouldn't be spinning, maybe a little if it is windy. Also, if there is a little wind, it can almost just land vertically. If the prop does hit the ground it doesn't hurt it. I'm about to upload an awesome video where I chase a REAL EDGE 540 with my little ole' RC plane. Yes, it was epic.
@RichMazzola They are really nice planes. I felt pretty comfortable with it after just a few flights. I actually took the landing gear off since it just basically fell apart every time I landed, even a soft landing. The grass is just too tall. Maybe when I fly on some pavement or something I'll put the gear back on, but it hand launches and belly lands great. I just put a new video up of some basic aerobatics!
Yes, I love the plane. I had never flown before and I got it right up in the air no problem, then I got a little too confident and ended up crashing. My second flight will be tomorrow night. I've been considering trying to belly land on grass but I'm nervous about the prop hitting the ground, have you had any problems?
RichMazzola 9 months ago
@RichMazzola It has such a low stall speed so you can basically cut the throttle completely and just add a little up elevator and it'll touch down really, really nice. The prop shouldn't be spinning, maybe a little if it is windy. Also, if there is a little wind, it can almost just land vertically. If the prop does hit the ground it doesn't hurt it. I'm about to upload an awesome video where I chase a REAL EDGE 540 with my little ole' RC plane. Yes, it was epic.
zzb0921 9 months ago
Handles great with a little video camera on the wing too. Good job, they are very tough and fixable.
Supercub1974 9 months ago
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Supercub1974 9 months ago
Nice maiden flight! I just bought the Apprentice as my first plane a few weeks ago. I crashed a bit harder on my first flight though.
RichMazzola 9 months ago
@RichMazzola They are really nice planes. I felt pretty comfortable with it after just a few flights. I actually took the landing gear off since it just basically fell apart every time I landed, even a soft landing. The grass is just too tall. Maybe when I fly on some pavement or something I'll put the gear back on, but it hand launches and belly lands great. I just put a new video up of some basic aerobatics!
zzb0921 9 months ago