Oh, BTW...

Oh, BTW...

Written by:Jon Craig
Published on March 24th, 2009 @ 08:57:33 am , using 184 words, 405 views
Posted in R/C Flying

... since my old post is still up, praising the E-flite T-34 ePTS, I thought I better post this update.

It's a bad model, honestly. It flies ... oddly, compared to other, quality electrics. It's very hard to describe what's weird about its flight characteristics, but it's definitely there. And I've flown 3 of them now, so it's not a problem with just mine. It "hangs" oddly in turns; doesn't really have much authority when maneuvering. It's also (and this is a typical e-flite problem) woefully underpowered with the stock Power 25 motor. I have heard it flies a ton better with a Power 32 or similar motor.

Not only that, it's really not that much easier to fly than, say, a Mini Pulse XT or a Mini UltraStik. But it's sold as a trainer. O_o Anyway.

My flying buddy Emmett still loves the model, and so I sold mine to him. He has 3 of them now. Heh. One was a replacement free from Horizon because the canopy on his came off in flight and sheared off half the elevator, causing an "interesting landing situation". (i.e., crash).

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