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Ordered one of the BNF versions last night and already have my old DX6i programmed to fly this thing once it arrives hopefully. This will be my first RC plane so I'm excited to get to try it out. These look to be great beginner planes. I still struggle with my many quads after flying off and on for 6 years now lol. This looks a bit more idiot proof! I have 12 batteries (220mha) for my 2 Inductix Pros so having those already helped push me toward this plane.
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Having never flown an RC plane before this thing is a blast and MUCH easier than flying quads. Crashed a couple of times right off the bat trying to fly in a tight wooded space under the trees but moved across the street into a large open field and have quickly gotten the hang of this thing. Not sure all my modes are working properly on my DX6i but at the same time haven't really tested that out yet. I'll wait until I get a little more time flying under my belt. It Mah.seems to fly much better using one of my E-flite 200 Mah batteries that came with a new Inductix than it does with the supplied 150. Have yet to try a 230.
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BTW: Let me introduce you to my new little friend. She's a 3 channel but, flys like a 4 channel. It's a delta wing. The Delta Ray One. This plane is a hoot. Very big bang for the buck. I love this plane. She is now my "go to" plane. I will never leave her home. Never !!! The BNF is cheaper: https://www.horizonhobby.com/delta-ray-one-rtf-efl9500 |
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First the DX6i is a great TX. I owned one myself. Sold it and bought a DX9. For me (at the time) was a good upgrade for me. It will be the last and only TX I will ever need. Second, print a label with your name, address, tele # and any other pertinent info like FAA # and/or AMA card #. Make sure you include "REWARD $." It worked for me when my Cub was treeded just outside a park. I went around and dropped flyers in all the neighbors' mailboxes. Yeah, it's illegal but most people won't complain and turn you in. I'll be damned about a week later I got a call and the guy said he found it in his back yard. I knew my plane would eventually blow out of the tree. So, I consider this very important if you want to get your plane back should you have a bad experience Third, always make sure you have plenty of fly area. Reading your post at first you did not. Plenty of fly space = plenty of fun. Especially for a newb. |
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I'm a complete beginner and into my 2nd week of ownership. My problem is a combination of smaller flying areas (for a beginner, living amongst the trees) and wind/breeze. I bought a Carbon Cub S+ which is too big and fast (with my lack for skills) and the Sport Cub S seems almost too small and flighty in any kind of wind, especially when the plane gets higher. Looks for a plane somewhere between the two.
The SCS can fly so slow there's no drama when needing to keep ahead of it and out of the trees or it does something you didn't expect. I bet it'll fly even better when my confidence builds and I can fly it faster. Anyway, the Sport Cub S is very easy to fly and very easy to launch just by chucking it and then powering the motor. I can't take off from the ground as it's mostly stubble and bumps and I float it in to land with the motor mostly off. Definitely buy some spare props and the 4 pack of batteries. The battery that came with mine lasted one flight before it won't charge and the standard batteries last a few mins only. The top of the rubber broke off mine, it's very flimsy, but it doesn't seem to change how it flies. I'm not worried as I don't expect the plane to last me through a few more flights. I have a DXe transmitter from the Carbon Cub S+ that binds to this plane no problem. I just bought the programming cable for the transmitter as all the functions don't work, like the rate and stabilization switches, it seems to be in beginner on all settings ... no bad thing. -Steve |
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About four or five years ago (nearly 70 at the time) I started with the Sport Cub S while staying with my daughter in Florida. I am a terrible flyer, but it was a great plane to get started and find out I could actually fly. A few weeks later I bought a big Apprentice and found the Sport Cub S had prepared me quite well to move on to the Apprentice and many other planes, so I do appreciate what the Sport Cub S did for me. There is a big "however" coming. As soon as I moved on to other planes with 2S and 3S brushless motors and batteries, I really did not want to be bothered with the 1S brushed motor system of the Sport Cub S. The motors are underpowered and wear out quickly, and charging the batteries was always a pain in the neck to me. A year or so ago Horizon came out with their Cessna 182 which has a 2S motor system which uses cheap 2S batteries easily found on AliExpress, and it comes with the newer SAFE Select. I think the Cessna 182 is the new "best plane for a beginner" by far, and its price is not that much more than the Sport Cub S. I have spent a good bit of time in Arizona and realize desert areas are not the best for taking off and landing, but you can fly the Cessna from the infield of a local baseball diamond. As I said earlier, I am not a skilled flyer, but I can manage to take off and land on the street in front of our townhouse, but it is not all that enjoyable since there are so many trees all around and I always feel like I am flying on the edge. If I were in Arizona, I bet I could find an open area behind a nearby Walmart or Home Depot where I could take off and land on a paved area. Best wishes, Dave Wile |
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I have been thinking about doing the wheel and tire mod to the damaged one and will also do it to the new one as soon as I start flying it . I have read about the doing the L4 grasshopper mod . Now I see your way of doing it . I have also been considering purchasing a set of UMX Timber landing gear and wheels set for the new one . What is considered the best way for the gear/wheel mod now . I may in the future mod the new one I have to a 2s brick after I get some air time on it or start to see issues with the stock motor ... |
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I also agree the Cessna is a thing of beauty, but you might not need to be so concerned about flying it. While in SAFE mode, it is a fairly tame plane and will practically land itself, and that is why I think it is such a great plane for new folks. Maybe I am wrong, but I did not think the Cub had SAFE in it. When I first started flying in 2015, I bought a Phoenix simulator because I was told it was a "necessity" for new folks. I never could fly much of anything on the simulator, but I was progressing from a Sport Cub S, to an Apprentice, and then on to 1100mm warbirds in which I installed Apprentice receivers. I still have the Phoenix, simulator, but it was just a waste of money for me. Give your Cessna a go. Best wishes, Dave Wile |
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Like the original Apprentice, the Sport Cub S has the original version of SAFE which featured three modes (Beginner, Intermediate, and Experienced) plus the Panic feature on the Bind or Trainer switch. As I have always said, my flying skills are limited at best, but right from the beginning with the Sport Cub S I would do most of my flying in Beginner Mode. Once up in the air high enough, I would switch to Experienced Mode to do loops and rolls, and if I would start to lose control, I simply switched back to Beginner Mode which would set the plane straight and level again. I never used the Intermediate Mode, and I never used the Panic feature. Switching back and forth between Beginner Mode and Experienced Mode was all I needed to fly with SAFE. I did use Experienced Mode a few time to take off and land just to know I could do it, but it was more relaxing for me us use Beginner Mode for most of my flying, and it still is. The Cessna 182 has the newer generation of SAFE better known as SAFE Select, and with SAFE Select, SAFE is either ON or OFF depending on the position of your switch. Actually is very similar to switching back and forth from Beginner Mode to Experienced Mode on the original SAFE versions. My first flight with SAFE Select was a P-51 Mustang in which I had installed an AR636 receiver, and I was a bit worried about how it would work since I was used to flying only with the older SAFE versions. I quickly found I could not tell any difference between the SAFE Select and the old version of SAFE. With my Cessna 182, SAFE is either ON or Off just as I was used to with Beginner Mode and Experienced Mode in the older SAFE version. I actually have two Cessnas - one I keep in Pennsylvania for summer use and the other in Florida for winter use. I did have one rudder servo that I had to replace on the one Cessna, but otherwise both planes are very much like new. Best wishes, Dave Wile |
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I finally got brave enough to try out the Cessna 182. She's actually a pussycat in safe compared to the Cub. My biggest issue is the area across the street I'm flying in is roughly half the size of a football field surrounded by tall trees. Once I was able to get enough altitude to clear the trees and open up my flying area a bit she was really easy to handle. I need to scout out a bigger flying area nearby to test it out off of safe. The Cub just struggles to get up high enough to stay out of those trees and has ended up in them a couple of times lol. And of course there is the issue of the wind up 100 feet or more. Luckily the tree landings were low enough I could knock it out with an extending boat push pole I have. Got a couple of short flights in at least before the wind starts kicking up this morning!
Hoping to be able to put the Cub away before the motor gives up although I did buy a spare, Ordered the UMX Timber last night to take its place . I like these small planes and not having to worry about the FAA crap. I pretty much put all my drones away because of it and seldom fly them anymore. ETA just flew the Cessna in 7+ mph wind with ease. Cub will not hardly do that! |
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