This plane was very difficult for me to get going. The first couple of attempts were failures. The elevators were very stiff, and this prevented the plane from getting sufficient lift from them. I would recommend that you bend the hinges good before you try to fly to give them the full range of motion. Also, the motor is very under powered. It makes it hard to get a good takeoff from the beginning. I love the plane itself though, so I may order replacement parts, and upgrade the motor.

Excellent flying plane, very easy to fly!! Easy to handlaunch underhand as well!!
it's quiet in the air and you can hear the air rushing out the tail pipe, sounds cool!
Can't say enough about it, I would highly recommend getting one.
The Mig-15 is next for me!

Love this plane. Truely one of my favorite planes in my fleet. I have had this plane since Spring of this year and I have flown it so much I have lost track of the times. I use 3s 1800 mah battery and a bit of nose weight to get the CG just right. Flies like a champ even at 6000 feet above sea level will roll and loop with ease.

Cons: I had to replace the battery tray with bass wood and am glad I did becaue the stock tray was very weak and the drop tanks will not always stay on and constantly require glueing but I have a tendancy to land kinda hard in the grass and I would rather the drop tanks come off and need to be reglued then damaging the plane

The other two reviews of this aircraft are poor, so I thought is was necessary to present a different perspective. After purchasing and flying the Mig for about a month, I decided to buy the Jolley Roger. The Mig has been a very nice plane for the money, and with the exception of two small launch mishaps when I first started flying the Mig, I have had zero issues launching and flying with the stock battery and power system. I now have about a dozen flights in on that plane and enjoy it every time.

When the F-86 arrived, I was immediately impressed with the quality of the aircraft, which was similar to the Mig. The assembly was straight forward and only took me about an hour and 30 minutes. All of my servos worked fine, and the plane balanced out perfectly with the battery all the way forward.

I to the plane out for the maiden flight, and she launched easily with an underhanded toss (which is exactly how I launch the Mig). I did have to put in about 5 clicks of up elevator on my DX6i, but after that, she flew virtually hands-off for 3 1/2 minutes. I could actually have flown longer, but on initial flights, I never like to push it. As far as performance is concerned, she is not the fastest EDF that I have (my Tigershark is MUCH faster), but that does not mean that she is slow, either. What I will say is that this plane flies in a very scale manner for an F-86, which is fine with me! As for landings, the plane glides predictably and landing only requires a small flare right at the end.

I now have a few additional flights in, and all have been very enjoyable. I personally have not experienced any of the servo issues that others have mentioned, and in my opinion, the power system is well matched to the plane. Sure, you can make it faster, and the beauty is that this is easy to do. However, for the money this plane is a great value and I will probably buy the Skyblazers version as well when it is back in stock.

This is my first jet and I love it. it flies great. I have around twenty flights on it. the jet flies smooth and steady, nice rolls and loops. One thing to check is to make sure you set the cg icorrect. if the jet is nose heavy it will dig a hole on launch. other than that pretend you are in the Korean war and chasing some migs. You will have a ball. use the recommended battery for the jet. I get around 4 minutes of full out flight. I tried to use a larger battery, 1800ma, but the weight was just too much. one thing i will note is to strenghten the mounting plywood board inside the plane. one nose in and the board becomes dislodged. i used some 5 minute epoxy to strenghten up the joints. It is really a great bang for your buck.

Yeppers two stars.
Only because it looks good.

And here's why...

Maiden flight (after a through pre-flight) ... about 30 seconds in... the elevator stops responding to "climb" commands. Plane noses in after, blowing apart the front of the airframe.
Repair... repair... replace elevator servo, triple check the aileron servos while I'm there.

Second flight... Wow!!! Flies great, I need to dial down the elevator throw. Fly out the rest of the battery with a grin and a perfect landing on thick grass.

Third flight... two minutes in... the right aileron intermittently hangs in various positions. Spirals into the field, total loss of the air frame.

Should I have replaced ALL three servos after the failure of the first? Yes. Oh well. Will I spend $90 on the replacement airframe... hmmm, perhaps.

Eric

Hello,
This is the first F-86 Sabre "Jolley Roger" EPO Jet ARF that I purchased, I purchase a couple of the Mig-15 models, well as for as I am concern the Mig-15 has much better quality than this F-86 Sabre "Jolley Roger" EPO Jet ARF, I would not at this time recommend this jet to anyone, it had 2 bad servos and does not have the added strength on the nose and the bottom as the Mig-15, I believes that HL will make it right, they have not let me down yet, I will let you know..