Slow Stick Airplane: NPS

awesome plane. had mine for 9 mo now with tons a flights from it. as a beginner i pretty much learned how to fly using this plane. it took a learning curve, but once u get the cg right its very stable. very durable, sure can take a beating, minor tears can easily be fixed with CA

When I go flying, I usually carry 3 planes. The Slow Stick is always the first one up, to find out how the wind can be handeled, because it is easy to fly and it lets me warm up, to fly my more difficult (complex 4 to 5 chanel planes.)
Great trainer for new fliers and fun for more experienced RC pilots.

I purchased the Slow Stick NPS (no power system) purposely, because I was not satisfied with GWS' standard motors. They will fly the plane reasonably well, but the 400 motor is too heavy and performs less well than the 300 motor. The 300 motor has problems because it is wired backwards in order to spin the propeller the correct direction using the gearbox. This makes the motor not very durable. Neither motor is very powerful, making the Slow Stick more difficult to fly in the wind. It is still a great plane in spite of those limitations when purchased ready to fly.

I chose the NPS version because I could build a much more powerful and reliable version for a total price of about $100 including radio receiver. I already owned a Spektrum DX5e transmitter. I purchased from Hobby King a $7.95 OrangeRX radio receiver, two $1.69 HK15178 servos, a $13.00 Turnigy 2217-20 motor, a $39.95 Super Brain 40A electronic speed control (could have saved some money there but I had reasons...Read more