Hi Bernie... Looks like we live in the same neck of the woods!
I am the proud owner of a Super Cub, my first plane. So far I have roughly 2.5 hours of flight time on it and I will say that I am having a great time with this plane. Having never flown a RC plane, I would wager that this is the BEST plane to learn on.
It took me three attempts to get this in the air because I did not have the confidence to goose the throttle enough to get her up there, but after the initial fear of destroying my first plane on the first flight, I settled in and got my nerve up. All these tries were rolling takeoffs.
The first flight was a good 150 yards at low altitude, maybe 25 ft or so. That was mistake #1. It crashed, no damage other than a few scratches in the prop. Lesson learned: Go 2 or 3 mistakes high so you can get a feel for the plane. Practice trimming it too.
The second flight was a total disaster. I went to our village park to fly. I had this strange feeling that there was not quite enough room to fly it there but I did it anyways. Got it stuck 20 foot up in a tree and it was stuck good too. Went to Valu and bought 3 10foot sticks ov PVC pipe and used that to retrieve my plane. Lesson learned: If you think theres not enough room, then there IS not enough room.
The third flight was a blast. Take off and climb 2 mistakes high. I used the whole 10 minutes in the air , then crashed while trying to land. Minor damage, no tape or glue needed. Lesson learned: Practice landing. Get a feel for the glide slope.
The next several flights were spent practicing landings. I can now land it on grass without flipping it over (even with the cubs small wheels) and I do very well on pavement. Lesson learned: Take the battery out of the plane when you are finished. I forgot to do this and now that battery is toasted.
I did a few things to maintain the plane also. I taped the leading edge of the wing with matching blue vynal tape. The edge is beginning to get a bit chewed up. I also taped the cowl with white vynal tape and it was getting beat up by my rough landings.
One battery will not be enough... I bought 2 more as it take an hour to charge one. I am getting solid 10 minute flights per battery. I would suggest getting a few more spare props also. I would wager that Fields Hobby Shop has them on the shelf.
My next move is to take some areal videos of the Arcade and Attica steam engine...
