Friday, December 12, 2008

Lanyu TW-747 Cessna

Over a year ago, I purchased a cheap foam 4 channel radio control plane which I was interested to see what the quality was like for China - well I think I came in a bit too cheap! Well it didn't take long for the wheels (wings?) to fall off. I got one flying session out of it and then the radio control gear stopped working (all landings were quite smooth). I have to say it flew quite well for a $NZ170 aircraft. The guy I purchased it off, sent me a new transmitter and receiver and ESC, but nothing fixed it. The RC was dead and there was no way of diagnosing the problem. Well I finally purchased a e-sky rc unit of the most popular online auction site here in NZ and we are flying again. Had about 15 10 minute flights so far and the plane goes well. Rolls are not too hot with the lifting wing section but she is fun to fly and doesn't require much flying space and is quiet. So a word of warning, you can buy too cheap. I would recommend spending around $NZ250 to get a reasonable RC unit with the aircraft.

Of course, I don't know how long the servos will last, or the brushed motor... yes no less there!!

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