HobbyZone Super Cub LP RTF HBZ7300

This is the plane I learned to fly with, as have many people apparently. I bought the original Super Cub (the same model as this, except not the LP version) and then I had the mini-super cub, and now this. The LP version has more power, but otherwise is exactly the same as the original. The mini is identical but a smaller scale. I would recommend the mini to start. It does not have the power of this plane, but it is lighter, and therefore crashes tend to be less destructive. But the trade off is that the mini tends to be buffeted by winds more easily, so you really need to have a calm day to fly. Once you've practiced then this is a great next step. Bigger and faster, it can handle a little wind, and is great for practicing takeoff and landing. It's a very forgiving plane once you can handle the basic control of the plane. With both planes, while you're learning, don't forget to give yourself plenty of altitude so you can recover from any false steps. Also, when you do...Read more

I jumped into the world of RC because I was got one of the IR helecoptors you see flying around booths at malls. After having so much fun with that, I decided I wanted to leap to airplanes. I ordered this on Thursday, and it was here by Saturday and was extremely cheap for Saturday delivery. Love the shipping deals amazon gets with fedex/ups.

This plane is fantastic. Battery technology has come a long way due to the high demand of modern cell phones, and it's great that fun hobbies like this get to take advantage of the new technology. It gets a solid 20minutes flying, if you are throttling 50%... it flies so far away, and you still have control (2500ft), so you don't have to worry about it going out of range, because once it is a speck, you should probably turn it around anyway because you start to lose sight of what it's doing past 1500ft.

So far I have 'crashed' it twice. Both impacts were to the wings--1 on the left, and 1 on the right. Because of...Read more

This was my first R/C plane. My first flight actually went without a major crash. Just a couple of hard landings in the grass which didn't break anything major. Later on as I became better, I performed more daring stunts and it received some damage, but nothing that rendered it un-flyable. I find that repairing the Cub is kind of fun also, and as you take it apart and modify it you learn a lot about the plane itself.
The replacement parts are also very affordable, so if you do actually destroy something, it can be replaced without too much financial pain. Depending on how much you push the motor, you get to fly it about 10-15 minutes on one battery charge.
I bought a Muvi Veho camera for it, and you can tell that the Cub struggles a little bit with the extra weight, but it still easily goes to altitude and takes fun airborne footage.
I adjusted the elevator servo one notch so that it has more up travel than down. This REALLY helps landing the Cub as you have...Read more