Horizon Hobby vs HobbyKing

[Awesomest_Dude]

New to hobby, and need the best place to buy planes.

 

[LitterBug]

https://store.flitetest.com/

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

https://store.flitetest.com/

pretty much only has diy stuff ;

 

[Ligbaer]

pretty much only has diy stuff ;

so diy it

 

[bigdano711]

If you want RTF and have the $$, Horizon Hobby all the way. Just finished painting my Carbon Cub and got a chance to really see the design. Very nice design, flies very well. Might be a little much as a trainer but very doable.

 

[bigdano711]

These guys aren't gonna start making real money until they release a true RTF...and drop those shipping prices...

 

[Taildragger]

These guys aren't gonna start making real money until they release a true RTF...and drop those shipping prices...

who?

 

[Ligbaer]

These guys aren't gonna start making real money until they release a true RTF...and drop those shipping prices...

ft adventure and beaver? tutor getting started bundle? you have to some assembly but they put recommend radios and recovers in the description of all their products. but i agree i live in virginia 16 dollars is wait too much considering that when i bought a jta the shipping was only 4 dollars

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

ft adventure and beaver? tutor getting started bundle? you have to some assembly but they put recommend radios and recovers in the description of all their products. but i agree i live in virginia 16 dollars is wait too much considering that when i bought a jta the shipping was only 4 dollars

shipping on hobbyking is $20

 

[Ligbaer]

shipping on hobbyking is $20

20 bucks from china isnt as bad

 

[bigdano711]

Shipping at Horizon is free on orders over $100, I believe. Amazon is free if you're a prime member. It's an old way of making some money, over-charge for shipping. Just a little shocked.

 

[bigdano711]

These guys could mass produce one of the mini's, sell it RTF for under $100 and make $$

 

[Taildragger]

ft adventure and beaver? tutor getting started bundle? you have to some assembly but they put recommend radios and recovers in the description of all their products. but i agree i live in virginia 16 dollars is wait too much considering that when i bought a jta the shipping was only 4 dollars

I'm in idaho and shipping was like 5 bucks

 

[Ligbaer]

I'm in idaho and shipping was like 5 bucks

odd, but why complain if i already paid

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

20 bucks from china isnt as bad

20 bucks from us. fifty from china 😡

 

[Bricks]

Not cheap but great service Horizon Hobby and a quality product.

 

[Ligbaer]

20 bucks from us. fifty from china 😡

oh! never mind

 

[bigdano711]

The new guy, starting out with nothing and not wanting to spend a fortune, will almost always go for a recommended RTF from a reputable online retailer. The FT guys say they want to bring in the new guy at an affordable price but don't offer an RTF. For someone who's never built, the building process can be daunting. Maybe they don't have the time or physical dexterity to get it right.

I say sell an RTF with the exact same plane in build-able form. When the new guy "learns" on the RTF and destroys it, he's got a new one waiting to be built. That would crush.

 

[Bo123]

I have been a Hobbyking person all my life. They have all the items you need for making aircraft, that is situated in Australia, and they have some pretty good pnf planes there. As far as im aware, the hobbies direct planes are quite expensive.

 

[LitterBug]

Do you have any local hobby shops? If so, look there for some Horizon Hobby / E-Flite / Hobby-Zone (all same company) BNF or RTF models. Then if you have issues, there will be somebody you can go back to for support.

I also fly a LOT of http://ReadyMadeRC.com models