MrClean
Well-known member
The Durafly Ugly Stick from HK is pretty light but other then that flies like any stick. Just go bang it around, it's already ugly.
I kinda thought the plastic engine was cute. You should see folks hop when I put the plane down to fly and leave it. Folks will walk up to look at it or look at it from afar, obviously I've gone back to get my starter or nistarter. Then when the prop starts turning on their own it just bugs the snot out of em. Saw one guy jump, I didn't let him get close enough to get his hands close to a live prop. The gear is mounted into a plastic bottom with two itty bitty machine screws. I don't have hopes that it will stay there for long on a non paved surface or on a paved surface with one of my more eventful arrivals. But as of now I've got about 50 flights on it and I haven't any complaints.
Like I said, it's a stick, go fly it. Easily the most popular thing Phil Kraft ever did, make a competent plane and just a competent plane, function over form. Everyone has had a Cub, a P-51 and an Ugly Stick. Two of those are from misconceptions or love of the greatest combat airplane. One is because the darn thing works so good and is just ugly enough not to worry about. As we all know, ugly planes fly so much better then their prettier, brand new counterparts.
I kinda thought the plastic engine was cute. You should see folks hop when I put the plane down to fly and leave it. Folks will walk up to look at it or look at it from afar, obviously I've gone back to get my starter or nistarter. Then when the prop starts turning on their own it just bugs the snot out of em. Saw one guy jump, I didn't let him get close enough to get his hands close to a live prop. The gear is mounted into a plastic bottom with two itty bitty machine screws. I don't have hopes that it will stay there for long on a non paved surface or on a paved surface with one of my more eventful arrivals. But as of now I've got about 50 flights on it and I haven't any complaints.
Like I said, it's a stick, go fly it. Easily the most popular thing Phil Kraft ever did, make a competent plane and just a competent plane, function over form. Everyone has had a Cub, a P-51 and an Ugly Stick. Two of those are from misconceptions or love of the greatest combat airplane. One is because the darn thing works so good and is just ugly enough not to worry about. As we all know, ugly planes fly so much better then their prettier, brand new counterparts.
You have the skills to fly it and the knowledge to fix it so it isn't a bad purchase for you. For me it is tough because I know what I can build and put together for what the Tundra costs..but, I come from a different time in radio control, a time before places like HK were around. I will be completely honest, I remember the days when things were made to be quality and felt like quality products, I do not get that with todays products, and HK's shipping costs are completely outragous and I have a hard time throwing $70+ to have something shipped.
