Sport Cub S2:Community Opinion

[Awesomest_Dude]

I was wondering what people thought about the BNF/RTF Sport Cub S2 by Hobbyzone? Would you say it flies well? Would you recommend it to a beginner? To an intermediate? To a master? Thanks

 

[Ketchup]

I'd cast votes for all but "This plane is fast". It's a great and easy trainer but also an amazing plane to fly even if you are an expert with decades of experience.

 

[Ligbaer]

I'd cast votes for all but "This plane is fast". It's a great and easy trainer but also an amazing plane to fly even if you are an expert with decades of experience.

Agreed,it was my first plane and it was a blast.

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

Agreed,it was my first plane and it was a blast.

Thanks for the feedback! I will use this when deciding if I want to purchase this.

 

[bisco]

great plane in light wind or less, or indoors. i love mine, but a little small with my poor vision.

if the rtf, i would look closely at the tx details for future use.

personally, for a bnf, i would get a umx turbo timber and a dx6 or 6e (i?)

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

great plane in light wind or less, or indoors. i love mine, but a little small with my poor vision.

if the rtf, i would look closely at the tx details for future use.

personally, for a bnf, i would get a umx turbo timber and a dx6 or 6e (i?)

im thinking the fs-i6

 

[bisco]

great tx, but you can't fly horizon planes with it. tough decisions i know, been there.
after two years, i still don't know where i'm headed in the hobby, and it's different for everyone.
the good thing about the flysky is the price. if you decide to move on down the road, whether to another tx or out of the hobby, not big investment gone.
but you will have to buy/build a plane to go with it.

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

great tx, but you can't fly horizon planes with it. tough decisions i know, been there.
after two years, i still don't know where i'm headed in the hobby, and it's different for everyone.
the good thing about the flysky is the price. if you decide to move on down the road, whether to another tx or out of the hobby, not big investment gone.
but you will have to buy/build a plane to go with it.

sport cub s2 has a bnf so i could just put in the receiver right?

 

[Monte.C]

I'm not sure I agree with your forum name. Are you sure? @Timmy is a pretty darned awesomest dude.

 

[FlyerInStyle]

sport cub s2 has a bnf so i could just put in the receiver right?

bnf means it has a preinstalled receiver htat you bind too. you are looking for a pnp

 

[bisco]

fms ranger 850mm pnp is a nice flyer, but not sure about beginner without gyro

 

[Bricks]

sport cub s2 has a bnf so i could just put in the receiver right?

Not really as the receiver board has micro connections and 2 built in servos, not saying you could not change but you would need to change out the rudder and elevator servo to something else. The receiver would maybe not have the micro connections unless you can find a receiver with these connections or rewire everything.

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

bnf means it has a preinstalled receiver htat you bind too. you are looking for a pnp

easy. sell receiver

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

Not really as the receiver board has micro connections and 2 built in servos, not saying you could not change but you would need to change out the rudder and elevator servo to something else. The receiver would maybe not have the micro connections unless you can find a receiver with these connections or rewire everything.

how can i tell which receiver has the micro connections

 

[FlyerInStyle]

easy. sell receiver

as bricks said, the servos and esc are built in to the receiver, so you would have ot replace htem too, with additional costs

 

[bisco]

big job

https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/receiver-esc-unit-sport-cub-s-v2/SPMA3178.html

not impossible, but have to get some really small servos, figure out where to mount them, and rebalance the whole model.
plus, it's not a great trainer without the gyro

 

[Awesomest_Dude]

big job

https://www.horizonhobby.com/product/receiver-esc-unit-sport-cub-s-v2/SPMA3178.html

not impossible, but have to get some really small servos, figure out where to mount them, and rebalance the whole model.
plus, it's not a great trainer without the gyro

whats a good beginer plane then. Also for low budget?

 

[bisco]

whats a good beginer plane then. Also for low budget?

voluntex sport cub 500

 

[bisco]

3 channel

https://usa.banggood.com/VolantexRC...mwr7JFIEcWgryoTAip45ERMfLr-hGlQsaAqNmEALw_wcB

4 channel (ailerons)

https://usa.banggood.com/Volantex-S...GdpuVxd-qdZWAkWCfzGjJrIp8h6jHFFcaAruMEALw_wcB

 

[bisco]

but then you're getting close to the price of the sport cub s2, which is better imo