New Pitts S12 100cc ARF RC Model Gasoline/Petrol Airplane Green/Gold Color Scheme Version

Went to shop for a browse really and found the service very helpful and friendly. After a long chat she gave me some very good info to think about before buying anything.I will definitely visit again to purchase in the future.

First things first - I have last flown an RC plane roughly 8 years ago. At that time, I would call myself a rookie at best and someone that flew a gas powered indestructible plane, so I do have limited experience (enough to get myself in trouble). I bought this plane for 5 reasons: 1. I wanted a plane I didn\'t need to work on / build - don\'t have time, just want to fly something 2. My friend had 2 RTF planes and told me how great they are - he had the P-51 Mustang and the J-3 Cub. 3. I wanted something that would help bring me back into it 4. I did NOT want to spend a lot of money 5. Based on the recommendation of the guy at the local hobby shop - he recommended this Champ over the P-51 or J-3 Cub (and it was cheaper than both, so it was an easy sell for me). Today was my first day flying it (and I did not practice using the a computer game), I just jumped at the joystick: 1. Battery charged for 15 minutes. 2. Read a little of the instructions (not much) 3. Took it out to the driveway and played around with just the ground control (steering, acceleration, etc.). 4. Took it to the school by my house (you want it open on he first few flights to get down the plane). This plane is AWESOME. In the first day, this is what I have done with it: 1. Took off from a track with a football field in the center 2. Landed it in the grass a number of times (it wasn\'t smooth landings and flipped over, but didn\'t hurt it). 3. I nose dived the thing into the grass once (on accident) - didn\'t hurt it. 4. I got it caught in a tree (yes, I tried it close to home after I got confident and got it stuck). Pulled it down with a rope, caught it, did NOT hurt it. It\'s a blast. I would highly recommend this plane. It\'s cheap and out for a good time. If you are a beginner, start it out and get it 50 feet off the ground, if you mess up, just decrease acceleration and lay off the controls, it will correct itself and you\'ll be good. Now, the few disadvantages: 1. The thing is extremely sensitive to wind (just because it\'s all foam). Be cautious getting it up too high or you\'re fighting the wind outdoors. 2. No ailerons - I didn\'t realize this till I got home, but you have accelerator, elevator, and rudder, that\'s it (but this is what makes it so simple to control too). 3. Charge on the battery is only 10 minutes or so (recommend having a couple extra batteries on you for extended fun). 4. It won\'t do a loop (I\'ve tried and it just stalls). The instructions tell you that, but I saw it after I tried, easy to recover from the stall if you\'re high enough. I have not tried to get it upside down yet, maybe my task for the next flight :) 5. Be ready to trim trim trim. My plane came out of the box wanting to climb so much. I am still messing with the controls after 3 re-charges, but I would prefer it climb and fight that, than the dive.