GeeBee R2 EPO Plug-n-Fly (Brushless Rev 2)

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Mar 08, 2012

J'ai achet rcemment cet avion. C'est mon tout premier avion RC. aprs une vingtaine d'heures passe sur le simulateur (Pheonix V3) et un premier dcollage rat, j'ai fait deux vol trs russis. Un petit conseil toutefois viter les jours trop vents et prfrer les lancs la main plutt que dcollage du sol pour les dbutants. C'est un avion facile manier stable et pas vicieux, qui supporte les vols mi-gaz et vitesse rduite. un avion idal pour un bon dbutant voir un niveau intermdiaire, mais un pilote confirm prendra plaisir le faire voltiger. Moteur puissant.

This plane is my first try in Rc flying and seems a good choice for it.
After only tweenty hours on Phoenix simulator and a missed take off, I've been succesfully flying this plane for two maiden flights with succes. I've even started accrobatics on the second flight. It's an easy and gentle plane, that will still stand up for more expirenced pilots as it has plenty of power, and is a good stunt plane.
Can easely fly at half throtle and not to hard to land. but remember that begeners must not fly this plane on windy days.

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Jul 24, 2011

This is a nice plane. The con, when I opened the package, the lead weight used to balance the plane fell out, epoxy and put glass cloth on it took care of that, than the other issue I have is the mounting screw for the cowling, they were flimsy and some part of the foam came out with the screw, I epoxy it and put glass cloth over then screw assembly to reinforce it. These are the main 2 reasons for giving it a 4 stars. On the pro side, this plane flew wonderfully, I used Zippy 15C series 1300 mAh 3S batt and there seems to be no problem with power. Roll, flip, loop, inverted flight, u name it, it will do it with flying colors (just not hovering lol)...it flew just like that FMS F6F...u know what,..they even look alike lol..ya, take off the wheels...and dremel the tail wheel, dont need em. I would buy it again, the next great buy after that P47 kit.

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Jul 10, 2011

what a nice plane, this is my 2 low wing plane, (first was the AT-6) very easy to assembell just take your time, i set CG at 55mm from lip of the wing as the manual says, and not at 65mm as the stickers on the wings were puted. Plane flys very nice very easy to fly, as it was my maiden flyght i didnt went crazy so i just enjoy it with no acrobatic stuff. Landing was very easy it kind a just glids i didnt thing it was hard to, only problem was the landing gear, because i land in the dirt and i didnt see a hole, so they were riped from th wing, but the cowl handle it very well it didnt brake. i am happy with this plane. thanks hobbyking

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Jun 28, 2011

avion tres mignon et assez bien pr&#233 mont&#233 . il vole tres bien, tres leger et sain, et malgr&#233 s l helice slow fly, il peut voler a bonne vitesse avec une reserve de puissance importante pour les figures verticales. d ailleurs le moteur semble avoir un bon rendement car je vole facilement 10min en utilisant des 1300mah 3s de plus d un an et un vol acrobatique.
a essayer avec une "vraie" helice.
2 points sont moins bien:
un des supports de train n etait pas bien coll&#233 (il manquait de la colle) et au 1er atterrissage il est parti de l aile ! je vole maintenant sans train car notre piste en herbe est un peu haute en ce moment.
2: pas de pilote ni de tableau de commande dans la bulle, dommage....
sinon sympathique petit avion!

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Jun 05, 2011

I love the look of this plane. Fit and finish are not the greatest. Had to cut loose and realign motor mount stick, it was about 5mm off perpendicular to front of plane. Two of the cowl mounts were broken loose from fuselage.Had to realign the wing spur mount to align it with the fuselage. These minor issues were easily rectified.The foam spinner will not stay on without the use of glue. Overall happy with the finished product. You can even get a Zippy 2200 mah 3s in the battery box along the top running along the line of the fuselage. You will have to remove the steel weight in nose to get CG right. Will try to post more after maiden flight.

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May 05, 2011

Una volta messo a punto da pollici esperti vola che una meraviglia.Portate il baricentro in avanti (mezzo cm. pi di quanto indicato sul modello), cio tenetelo picchiato, vi ringrazier

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Mar 23, 2011

Just received my GeeBee and the foam under one of the cowl screws was broken. Not too bad. The aileron servo is hilariously set, the servo arm is at about 20 deg but the ailerons are level so would have been an interesting maiden. The body halves are glued slightly out of alignment like one half was molded longer than the other, as it is even at the front but panel lines are out of whack, again a minor complaint that should not effect performance.
I will mod the battery bay to take an 1800 or maybe 2200. For the price I am sure I can accommodate these minor issues. I have a Turnigy 2217 that should fit easily for 40 odd oz of go forward. Package arrived in OZ from HK in one day via ems, and then Australia Post took two days to move it 200 kms. What a joke.
Great value and service, thanks again Hobby King

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Mar 14, 2011

Awesome plane! It flies great and looks pretty in the air. I only give it 4 starts because of the flimsy landing gear, but they are easy to fix. Use LOTS of gorilla glue. I will buy another kit to keep around.

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Aug 15, 2010

Very cool model, fly well and only down side is wheel pants get caught in grass and makes it nose over on landings all the time. I put a power system the same as the Hobbyking Pitts in mine and flies fantastic. You can see my what's in the box and flight review here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YwBR3Iajw

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Aug 11, 2010

Just got this plane last week, assembled it in about half an hour, took it out yesterday for it's maiden flight, very stable plane and flies very nice. I really love this little bird.

Thumbs up HK :)