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Bought my son a Firebird XL RC plane a couple of years ago.
While it does fly, and you can control it (after a fashion), it is in general a disappointment. You control climb or descent with throttle, and turn with the ruddervators (which are non-differential). The control inputs to accomplish the desired results bear little resemblance to what pilots of real airplanes are accustomed to. About the only good things I can say about it are that it is relatively cheap and and able to withstand repeated crashes. I would recommend that anyone looking for a satisfactory RC model look elsewhere. I think that the additional cost to get a model with full controls is money well spent. A good place to start looking is www.hobby-lobby.com David Johnson |
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