Micro Stik RTF

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"! :-)