Hobbyzone Float Set Super Cub LP

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* Pre-built and sealed Z-Foam?Ö for remarkably easy installation
* Packaged with all mounting hardware, including pre-bent wire struts
* Can be utilized with original Super Cub thanks to included rear float mount
* Weigh 5.5 ounces (150 grams)
* Includes a high-performance 10x8 propeller

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If you have?áprogressed past the teach-yourself-to-fly stage and?áare looking to add even more excitement to your RC flight experience,?áthe Super Cub float set is the perfect option.?á?á?áThis lightweight, Z-Foam?Ö float set includes?áa larger prop (10x8) to maximize the performance of the Cub on floats.?á

These floats are a Zone 3 product, and are not recommended for beginners due to the difficulty of flying off of water.?á

Hobbyzone

Part HBZ7390

 (3 customer reviews)

Pros:

1) Fairly easy to fly.
2) An added adventure.
3) Nicely balanced.

Cons:

1) It requires 20 minutes of assembly!
2) The screw heads strip when trying to tighten - poor quality screws.
3) They have fallen apart twice.
4) It really eats up the battery.
5) The plane is much less stable when using these.
6) They are fairly expensive.

Overall, I'm going back to wheels. I've gotten a wheel set that is larger than the original wheels so I can take off from lawns without flipping.

The Super Cub is a great beginner plane, and its versatility adds to the ability to keep it interesting to fly after you pass the beginner stage. Putting ailerons on the plane is one possibility, but adding the floats and then taking off and landing on water is a whole new skill level. You have to be careful to keep an up-elevator during take-off and landing phases to prevent the possibility of the floats to submarine when the plane taxis or lands, which would result in getting the motor and electrical components wet and damaged. Once that skill is mastered, it really is a joy to fly this plane over the lake.

I got a set of these floats when I bought my Super Cub for the purpose of landing on snow. They work fantastic for this purpose. I still have to hand launch the plane, unless it is very cold out and the snow is super crusty, then it will take off from ground IF there is a headwind. If there is no wind, the plane cannot take off and must be hand launched. I crash landed and the float broke in half, which actually saved the plane itself from damage. I saved the pieces, and glued the float back together (and the plastic mounting bracket) The floats have a hollow in the foam, that fills up with water, and it makes the plane un-flyable.

I ordered a second set of floats to use on the water.