Micro F22 Straaljager w / Auto Start en Stability Control RTF (borstelloze motor Mode2)

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Fit for purpose

Apr 18, 2017

I bought this because I wanted something small and RTF for traveling or whatever. It does everything as described and delivers more than you might expect from such a small plane. The case is big bonus.

Radio: Just amazing, you can customize DR, EXPO, EP, etc (you also have basic telemetry for flight battery with voice notification and, if I remember this correctly, RSSI). The only downside is that it drains the batteries quickly, I might try more mAh batteries. Not sure about the fail safe, in the manual it says it will enter a FS mode that will bring the plane in circles - I prefer the old school 0 throttle + preset elevon position, which doesn't seem to be available. Range looks OK with no glitches.

Plane: Good quality, classic servos and mine has a brushless motor. Minor trimming was required. Good power to weight ratio and feels durable.

Flight characteristics: 4 flight modes: Self leveling (gyro+acc: probably the best option for this size and it can handle moderate wind as well and it's very forgiving), Stabilized (gyro: more responsive but also can be impracticable, especially if there are wind gusts), Normal (might work on 0 wind, otherwise it will probably result in a crash). There is also an assisted mode that might be useful for a complete beginner, which looks to have auto-throttle, altitude hold, auto-land and takeoff - not sure how good they work as I haven't tried them.
Overall it's fun and can also be challenging if you want to try the normal mode.
Flight time is about 4 minutes, but I think you can add a slightly bigger battery w/o messing the CG - or just buy more 200mAh batteries - btw, you get 2 with this package.

You can charge the batteries using an external phone battery using the changer that is provided.

Even though the landings are slow, this is a fast plane and you need to fly it fast in big radius circles. Some flying experience is needed to be able get the most of it. I would recommend this for intermediate+ levels, for people who flew a RC plane before.

IMO, this size needs stabilization, not sure it can be fun w/o it.

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Feb 16, 2017

The brushless motor comes to tight to the mount and scraped a lot until it gained clearance making an annoying noise and the plane would only fly up to 1 min. After the first 3 flights and with the clearance gained by the engine, it has started to fly up to 2 and 1/2 minutes. Longest flight I got was 2 minutes 41 seconds. I've ordered new batteries to see if there is any improvement in the flight time.
Nice flyer that wants to do circles all the time but VERY LITTLE flight time.

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great plane, great transmitter

Feb 13, 2017

Why no spare parts offered?

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Customer Rated

Oct 14, 2016

Nice tiny model in a safe storage box, which can be easily hnadled everywhere. But this is not a model for beginners, because the speed is too high and it's very responsive. In addition to this, I've had several crashes because the stabilization did not work anymore. So no recommendation from myside for the product !

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Customer Rated

Sep 08, 2016

What a clever bit of tech this plane is, Im an experienced flyer and I thought I had seen everything but this little beauty is astonishing. Various modes from complete beginner right up to expert. I love this little fella and I can highly recommend it for anyone to leave in the boot of the car and have a ton of fun with it wherever you go - superb!

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Jul 21, 2016

I bought the same version, different color from BG. The same model bought here, was a few dollars U.S. less, but with Free shipping was a nice deal. A good quality plane,