Micro Stik RTF

After about 5 minutes i figured out how to fly this sucker !!!! Great little plane only problem ive had is the landing gear fell off after the first hard landing and the positive battery lead broke off the mother board after a very light crash....gotta figure how to reattach this ????? I just purchased my second plane i would recommend this plane for first time flyers but go to a park where there is alot of grass and not concrete.

Micro Stik is the plane that this hobby has needed from the start. Completely ready to fly right out of the box ! I wish this technology existed when I was a kid learning to fly RC planes. So easy to to fly with no help needed. You can takeoff and land in the palm of your hand or open up the throttle and do fun aerobatics with it. The plane will climb straight up out of your hand on takeoff or you can use any hard surface for easy touch and go's. The tiny LiPo batteries included with it will power the plane for a considerable amount of flight time. You can even fly this plane in a large living room with some practice. Thank you to the inventor of this plane. I can't stop laughing it's so much fun!

Fun with one, super fun with two! Flies slow enough to easily catch in your hand, or fast and aerobatic enough for some serious streamer combat fun! Or terrorize your dog with 4 foot diameter circles right above their head. Bought one so far, will be getting another for sure. Can't beat it for the price.

2nd THOUGHTS,
I only gave this 2 stars on first review because motor died after one day, BUT >> HOBBY LOBBY sent me a new one, and this one is great. It is extremely responsive and manuverable, although sometimes a bit jerky. It is so light that it is very unlikely to get damaged on hard landings or even crashes (with motor shut down). I have to recommend this neat little plane VERY HIGHLY!

hey steve kukolich! I kniw why your motor wont work. The micro stick has had some faulty servo boards in the past. I had both of my micro stiks fixed by HL.(they gave me 2 new servos) If they isnt it its probably a faulty motor but since it is giving you little bursts of power i think it is the servo box. HOPE THIS HELP Also anyone else with any moving part issues probably have a bad servo too.(My elevator didnt work)

Hello Steve from Arizona. Just call or email Hobby Lobby and tell their customer service person that the motor died and they should replace it at no cost to you since your airplane is less than 30 days old. I have found HL to be super when it comes to helping me with faulty merchandise.

I have 2 Micro Stiks and one motor died after 35 flights and the other just died after around 105 flights. I time each flight to be at least 11 minutes long and those 105 flights came out to be almost 19 and half hours of constant use. Even the motor that died at 35 flights gave me almost 6 hours and 45 minutes of constant flying and it only cost me $5.99 to replace it. (mine was older than one month)

I've been flying RC Helicopters for 3 years and I've gotten bad motors with them too, it just happens sometimes. I wrote to their helicopter forum and had 2 new motors (it was a coaxial heli) within a week. Reputable companies will help you and not make you send your aircraft to China for repairs. Hobby Lobby has always been up front and helpful with me and I feel certain they'll help you too.

Good luck,
canewalker

THis WAS a great little plane, FOR ONE DAY ONLY! Flew great. Kind of JUMPY on the controls. Next day > TOTALLY FAILED. THrottle would not work. Occaisionally got a brief burst of power. Mostly nothing.
-sk

5 stars from me on this little airplane.
It's just plain cool AND super responsive.

I've been flying electric RC helicopters for over 3 years and decided to try my hand at flying airplanes so I ordered an electric J-3 Cub from Hobby Lobby. It looked too good (scale wise) for me to take out and crash the first time so I ordered a Micro Stik to learn on. Boy Oh Boy what an airplane!!! I have 15 flights of around 8 minutes each (150mah batteries) and it's still going strong. That's 2 hours of constant flight on that tiny motor!

I've gotta admit that I have a Clearview Simulator that I've been practicing on and it has helped immensely.

This Micro Stik will do outside loops (give yourself at least 50 feet of altitude to try it) or hover straight up if you're quick on the rudder and the wind's just right, then it'll power on through that and keep on climbing (on a fresh battery). It turns tighter than one of my helis and will even land in a near hover if you're flying into the wind at low throttle.

Hobby Lobby, I'm impressed.

"You done good" as the lady doctor told Sean Connery at the end of the movie "Outland"! :-)

Got my micro stik in yesterday and took it to work and after everything was done flew it in the shop and it flies great. Big bang for the little buck. Plenty of power and will fly slow also

Fun, fun, fun! Not possible to beat this for the price. More maneuverable than you expect, and so light that minor mishaps (who moved that tree?), haven't dented it yet. A magazine would probably rate this a "Best Buy"!

Wow! just wow!
this is probably the most fun I've ever had with a RC plane, and it didn't cost hundreds of dollars like some of my others either!
In, the daytime, this sucker can flip, fly, and touch-n-go like no tomorrow, its such a blast and then at night, with micro brite lite LED's installed (which i HIGHLY recommend for this plane) i fly at 1/4 throttle real low to the ground and it's a totally different, straight tracking plane

If there is any plane that i could recommend, this would be my top for beginners and experts alike. I'm writing this review because Hobby lobby has really hit a home run here, I'll be ordering another micro stik for sure =D

I have been flying indoor micros in a couple of the gyms in our area now for about 1 year. I just got this Micro Stik and I am very impressed with it. As another reviewer stated, mine also had a few bubbles in the finish on the top of the wing, but did not deter in anyway the performance of the plane. I took off on the maiden flight from the large gym floor at full throttle for about 2 feet and the Stik went straight up to the ceiling where I cut throttle and looped it back down about half way for a couple of half throttle loops without losing any altitude. I then slowed it to about 1/4 throttle and flew it around the gym exactly like it was my Ember 2 at half to 3/4 throttle. This one is a winner. Slow fly or fast fly with aerobatic maneuvers, it is your choice. I do wish I could bind it to my DX6i, but that isn't bad enough to drop any of the 5 stars I gave. The little transmitter works fine.

Pros: Lots of power as others have said. Very responsive as well -- surprisingly responsive and powerful. Nice design.

Cons: Minor - Decal needed lots of work pin pricking and smoothing because of severe bubbling.
Minor -- prop was out of balance right out of the box.
Moderate -- wing supports attachment to fuselage is weak. Reinforce this before you fly.
SEVERE: The transmitter is a very weak link. There (apparently) is no way to bind this to a better transmitter that has dual rates and expo and that is a deal breaker. The transmitter is a toy. It's very small for large pawed guys -- but would fit a 5 year old very well. I'd recommend this plane to all of my club members if they could put it on a real transmitter. I'll be recommending the Ember with a 168mAH battery.

Amazing. I got into this hobby in late fall and have spent all my time on the simulator. Finally got mine after missing Christmas shipment and it was so worth it. Fun, no Amazing to fly. It was the first time I had flown outside. I did loops and turns and chased my kids around the field for 10min. Hey they got exercise. Turned to the left hard but easily got that adjusted. Thanks to the Hobby Lobby Staff for everything you have done to help me. Go get one of these.

This plane rocks! It takes off from the ground in 3' and the power will pull it straight up. Loops are so easy and you don't need perfectly calm conditions to fly either. At full speed you can over control the plane so you need a little experience to fly it at full power, but at slow speed this thing is a floater.

The plane I got had a bad circuit board as there was no range, Hobby Lobby sent out a new one in 2 days, you can't beat their customer service which is why they will get all my future business.

Nice plane!

The micro stick is very powerful. You can do any type of loop without any trouble at all. You don't even need full throttle to make it. Not like the ember 2 where you need to dive first. I recommend adding glue or gorilla tape support on the vertical support brackets for the wing. It adds a lot of strength and the strong motor make it handle no differently. This plane is a must buy. It is much better than any of its competitors. BUY THIS PLANE!

This is a great micro... Has great power for outdoor flight but can also fly very slow for indoor flight as well!

I have had several parkzone micro airplanes and this has all of them beat!

This airplane is a very pleasant surprise ! I flew one for a 10 minute maiden flight. (The throws should be reduced for beginners but other than that, it's perfect ). I've flown most of the "micros" and I like this one the best. Plenty of power for loops and inverted flight. Completely stable. And, only $75. What a deal !

Hobby Lobby has a winner this time. This is a great little plane for an unbelievable price.
Lots of power to spare. Will do loop after loop with no problem at all. Wing is sturdy and
does not flex unlike lots of the other small planes. Put the included batteries in Tx and
charge the two flight batteries and you are ready to go..About 10 minutes at most.
Our club is having a ball with them.

Just got my new Micro Stick 2 days ago, I like the micro's to take aerial video's, the Ember will just fly a 5in1 cam so I wanted something just a bit larger. The Micro Stick looks very well made, came with two batteries, looks very sturdy. Finally got a break in between storms so went out to the yard to try, instructions said launch with 2/3 throttle, being used to Ember I used full throttle, the plane climbed vertically ! So after a momentary "Holy Cow !" I reduced throttle, dove, regained level flight. Doesn't need more than 25% throttle for nice calm flying, flies very nicely, a re-application of full throttle and up she went vertical again ! Woot ! This plane looks to be an outstanding value, it has the wing and power to do a lot, in addition to aerobatics it carried the 5 in 1 cam with no problem whatsoever, I am pretty sure it will hoist my fly-cam also, that would be awesome. Haven't been able to do an extreme range check yet but if it has good range this plane has everything and more that you would want in a micro, and the price is unbelievable in my opinion. Very very happy with it !