Successor after Delta Ray with very durable landing gear

[tomlogan1]

May want to consider a motor cut off on a switch and make it part of your landing sequence. After the plane touches down, hit the cutoff switch. That way your son can use the inertia of the plane and the rudder to practice his on the runway skills.

 

[MtRcAdventures]

Thanks Userofmuchtape&glue,

I think the Bixler is an ideal beginner plane and FLITE TEST has a lot of YouTube videos on that.

My son already builds planes and he understands the servo concept. But I'm only scared to give him the motor (a kid's fingers can be cut off fast).

On the flying field I can fully survey my son, and I'm astonished about his precise flying skills. He already lands on a very narrow road in the fields.

User manuals recommend a beginning age of 14. Therefor I have to hide all the motorized equipment in our house. Kids underestimate the danger and try to work then alone in the basement.

I have DIY models in my mind, but it will come later.

Thing with kids..... they find everything....

Instead of hiding the motor, or batteries.... Educate.... emphisize the importance of prop safety. Why you keep a prop off the motor... why they are dangerous....