What's the best RC plane for learning to fly?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2011
- This is a question I'm often asked and in this video, I'll tell you what I think is the best combination of radio and RC plane for those wanting to get into the hobby.
The AXN Clouds Fly Floater is an incredibly durable model that is also very easy to fly. What's more, the total cost of getting started is well under $200 even when you include shipping fees.
The AXN can be purchased from a number of different hobby stores and usually sells for between $45 and $50, the 9X radio is also widely available but the cheapest source is (like it or not) HobbyKing, where this radio is called the Turnigy 9X and lists for under $60. It would also pay to get the matching HobbyKing 6-channel receiver because the 8-channel one that comes with the radio is a little large for this model.
Just a note however, if you buy the version with servos and ESC already installed, you really should by a separate UBEC to power your RC gear as the one built into that standard ESC is not powerful enough.
A full review and more information you need to know if you plan to buy this model will soon be available on the RCModelReviews.com website at
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If you have any questions, feel free to include them in the TH-cam comments for this video. - กีฬา
Thank you! Thank you! You do a great job. I just bought a Champ and have learned a lot from your videos. My friend who is an RC flyer suggested, as a next step, something else....After I showed him your video he said" Wow...Ahhhh..He has something there"...People like you really make a difference!!!
I love the way he says "RC"(aah cee). Watched a hell of a lot of this man's videos and he has a ton of knowledge regarding everything to do with rc flight. Always well worth watching.
I really appreciate your videos (this one and the build videos), it convinced to try my first plane. I ordered it and should be here in a week.
Cheers from the USA
No problems, I'm glad you have found what I do to be useful -- that's the main reason I do it ;-)
This video is great! Bring lots of fun memories for me. My rc club members recommend the plane to all our new members. Great job ,xjet.
Just ordered one yesterday before seeing this video - should be fun. Looks like Bruce gives it 2 thumbs up!!
yes i was doing loops and rolls inverted flight yesterday with my AXN full throws on all controls . its a blast to fly this AXN goes like hell when you open it up down wind with bigger prop
Great video on easy to fly RC Planes.
Been watching your channels for a couple of weeks and I'm now ready to dip my toe into the rc plane pool. Just ordered what you recommended in the vid along with charger and lipo from HobbyKing.
That looks like a really cool beginner plane. I remember I started out on a three channel Parkzone Cub. I am a firm believer in learning to fly with a four channel system plus the motor is in the back. Meaning less damage when you crash. I like the power in this plane too.
because of this video I bought myself an AXN and fullying flying it after 4th flight! note I have never flown a plane before only training with them in simulator, indeed this AXN floater is great for slow and fast flying! I'm loving it!
And great point about not needing to over fly the plane! I always tell my RC students the same thing....
Definitely mate, I recorded my flights when I started a few weeks ago, they're on my channel, I discovered that purring 2 carbon rods down the side of the fuselage made it much more crash resistant, In my crash compilation video all the crashes happened within a hour... and it still flew at the end of the day. I was back the next day to fly more!
I love how professional the star of the show is....."on me....ON ME!!"......:you can go back to the plane now".
Bruce, you are a director/producer at heart, (but always a living leg-end).
What about scripting people to present the video for you? You could even have a quick brief with your camera man.....(Ron by any chance - He does need a lot of directing to be honest), and just shoot the video and see what happens. Worst case is that you have to fly the model a bit more and film it again.....?!
I ordered an AXN Floater from HobbyKing and just based on your videos. Seems like a really great plane.
you've sold me on this one! although I've past the beginning stage a long time ago, I've been looking for a cheap electric to use as a park flyer and an another option aside from the nitro engines that I run. great vid one again!!
I ordered one this past weekend along with a new 55" Aerosky Trainer Kit plane which I crashed twice now but have been on simulator for many hours now and feel confident I won't have any more big crashes,I hope!lol Thank you.
The one weak section of the AXN is the fuselage area forward from the wing; I re-enforce that with inch-wide strips of thin plywood glued to the sides and then locked in the front with black electrical tape. That makes the thing nearly indestructible.
waiting a long time for a good video like this!
i started of with the hbz supercub and the axn was my first aileron plane and must have 60 flights and still love it.
Hahahaha, testing it's toughness by crashing into the tower was priceless!
tougher for sure but man that radian slows down good, so easy not to crash. It is incredibly easy to catch land even
Everyone has their favorite, my personal favorite is the GWS E-Starter. Great to learn on and quite aerobatic for a beginner plane :)
I just soloed two weeks ago with my Bixler and the same day I had a chance to fly an Apprentice with the stabilization turned off and man o man the Apprentice sure flies nice.
good info I will have to try that. the last one I had did not like to fly.. and when it did it was like a pole seeking missle.
I have flown since Am radio days,yes over thirty years.Flying sports planes,war birds,ect.I bought one of these FMS Foam 1280's for some fun.Bigger prop,bigger battery and I added 200mm to each wing end without any problems.Its so,so,so much fun to play with on club days.Taa Aeromodellers Association,Queensland,Australia.
where can you buy one in Australia
I just bought an AXN pnp and it came with a 30 amp esc as stock. Flys like a dream...
Bruce, you can get the crinkles out of the nose and similar crash damage by putting the damaged bit in hot water and hey presto, foam goes back to shape.
I like to take mine slope soaring off Hill 60 near Wollongong in NSW Australia. Great fun aircraft. I totally agree with your recommendation for this HK product. Get it, fly it, crash it, repair it and go fly it again.
i learnt on an fms t-28 trojan which is a surprisingly nice plane to start on now im on the big 50cc gassers.
Great Videos!!! I'll say a 3 channel, no aileron plane would be best for learning !!!! I crashed 2 high wing nitro gas 4 channels trainers and finally did it with the Sky Fly 2 !!!
might want to mention too that the setup(trims etc) is important because
she just wont fly as goos as it does in your video if they are not setup properley,als cog.thanx great video and very inorfmative,there should be more of this
I bought one to teach my daughters to fly. They were going solo after only about 20 mins instruction. they don't get to fly it much though because I love it too much. Might have to buy a second.
Wow, I've flown a lot of RC, and that is one stable airplane.
Hi Mate!
I'm retired and really can't contribute to you but at least I can pen a message to say thank you for your work in helping others enjoy this hobby.
Cheers
Beautiful👍
Now this guy gives some justification for his selection. He makes some good points. Not like those guys who are trying to sell their company products.
it is amazing i will get one
another easy to fly glider/plane that i learnt on is the phoenix 2000 maybe not as robust but still an awesome flying model
Cool I'm going to get one of these asap I race onroad ic but wanted to get into planes for a while is mode 3 throttle and rudder on the left
thanks! my AXN is only 3 week old nose a bit crooked due to my Turnigy 9X, decide to turn it self off while flying :p, will need more practice until I can fly it at a small place
Nice one
This is from an "old guy". I firmly believe the very best plane to learn to fly on is a Proctor Antic. Why?
1) it will teach you to build
2) it will teach you to read plans and blueprints
3) it can be set up as an aileron or rudder plane
4) if set up according to the plans it will take off and land with no input other than the throttle.
5) it's aerobatic to some extent (I used to hover mine like a 3D plane today)
6) it looks cool and is different from anything else you'll see at the club field
@xjet Really appreciate your prompt reply:fiberglass tape will buy from Hobbyking- feel a video would be great on this concept of taking off from grass.There are so many disabled people in different forms that want to get into this hobby that have fear,I believe anything you can give advice opens up so much for them.I started in indoor helis,great fun.My desire is to help people far worse off than me just to fly a plane like the AXN,I know it is doable-Thank you-Your videos are heart warming
@xjet Thanks for the quick reply. I was thinking I was stuck with my first choice! Hmm, I wonder how you found out you could take off the back plate! ;)
What a beard!
All jokes aside, and the comment on a video that is almost a decade old...
Recently bought a copy of this plane. Bixler 2. Lent it to my friend who isn't as sure on his controls as me. It just is so much better than the two Carbon Cub + with SAFE and GPS and all that.
The plane really shines with its manouverability.
This plane is brilliant ! ive clocked this in the wind @ 153kmh with fpv view my video's
Love it
Great vid. As someone who is looking to get into the hobby and have been looking at these types of planes I found it really useful! I'm just not sure which is the best out of the Clouds Fly, Bixler or Easy star or are they the same thing!
@xjet I'm going to get the Bixler once you get your FPV series up and that's the platform I'll be using since it looks like a very stable platform for smooth video footage. I'll let you know what I think of it once I get one. AUS warehouse is still out of them :(
my 1st was the parkzone slo-V. doesn't get much easier than that.
Hey Bruce cool vid, am thinking about getting one.
I have a spektrum DX5e, do you know if the 'orangerx spektrum DSM2' receivers on the hobby king website will be compatible?
And also what battery and charger did you purchase with it?
Sold! Thanks.
Nostalgia :) awesome plane, i bought one of those in 2013, still flying on it. But sometimes i want to make it fly faster. I heard cutting edges of wings can help with speed, but what negative side of it will be then?
I actually purchased the Kinetics for my son to learn on and I thing the AXN or the Bixler would have been a far better choice . . he can fly now so alls good :)
Hey Bruce, great video as usual. Just a question, have you ever overstressed the wings with too much speed and elevator on your AXN? Maybe snapping the off? What about with the 6x4 prop?
I think that the Horizon Hobby Super Cub is the best beginner because you learn how to do proper take off and landing and it has the anti crash technology (ACT) which when you are learning is very helpful however is does get annoying after a while but you just flick a switch and it turns off. Also you can modify it like crazy without to much hassle. I will admit that the AXN is cheaper and comes with 4ch rather than 3. But the Super Cub was the plane I learnt to fly and still do fly it today.
if you're really not sure, a Hobbyzone Champ or a Flyzone Playmate... both are $70-90, come with radio, battery, charger, and you don't need to drive out to a huge area to get a "taste" of RC flying, the Champs are wickedly tough as well.
only drawback is they're 3 channel, which you will grow out of fast if you end up liking RC flying.
What is the best way of attaching the wings on this type of plane i have just broken the wings off one because they weren't attached very well and i am now looking at getting an axn floater.
@Soconnor97
Mode 1 has Throttle and Ailerons on the right/ Rudder and Elevator on the left.
If it were Rudder and throttle on the right, that would make it Mode 3
Thanks for the video, I'm looking to start a new hobby, probably RC planes, but I have a question if you could possibly answer, Does wind play a massive part in flying this plane, and also, where would you suggest to start flying (Parks?)
For many years, and even now, I have read that the best model to learn RC flying on is a high wing trainer powered by a .40 size glow engine, due to the large size and stability of such a model. However, I'd like to be able to use one of the small engines I have (e.g. Cox Babe Bee, Surestart, OS10FSR and Enya 11CXD) for the same purpose. In your opinion, then, is it quite acceptable to use these engines for a trainer (wingspan ~ 1m), or an electric model such as you have suggested, instead of a .40 powered trainer ? I hope you can help. Thanks for your excellent and informative video !
Hey, Bruce. I got an AXN after being influenced by you, but when i build it, I put my elevator push rod into the middle hole and now I was wishing I had put it into the bottom hold to give me more throw. Do you have any cleaver ways to change the hole positions?
Hello xjet I bought a hubsan spyhawk which was unreliable and fell to pieces so I am thinking of purchasing a sky trainer 182 1100mm wingspan is this a good option?
Thanks
i've also hird of a good one. dynam hawk sky. about $125 us comes with 72mhz or 2.4ghz system, a lipo battery and charger 4 channel full function setup and its nearly identical to this one.. and the easy star a more expensive set up but same exact thing. ive been looking to get the hawk sky to learn on and stop crashing my home design profile foamys. $5 of materials a piece.
The AXN is a great plane! And it is one of many planes that flies that way. There is another plane made by Dynam that is just as good and you can actually get it ready to fly with brushless motor, battery and charger for $100 US. The radio is cheap but it gets the job done and the plane flies wonderfully! Also changing to a 3s 20c 2200mah pack gives longer flights and the plane is not bothered by the extra weight. Oh and you don't need to hand launch either or use wheels. Rise of grass easily!
Hellooo. In your opinion, as a beginning beginner what should I get? This AXN Floter-Jet, or the Wilga 2000? Thanx!
This video reminds me the idea of BEING a Pilot
XJET Yeah, that's a really nice plane. My birthday is in mid September, and I want to get into RC Planes, and I also want to buy a really nice FPV System so I can fly in my Borough ("City") I really one day would like to fly an RC plane for like 30+ miles one day, ... Nice video, was looking at the Skymule but I keep hearing it's landing gear sucks. I keep seeing these gliders like the one in this video, I actually like them, because when it comes to landing, I'll be able to slow the plane down nice & slow for a nice & smooth landing. etc. etc. I'm still learning about RC Planes, I haven't bought anything yet. But I've actually bought a cheap helicopter and didn't like em becaue the battery life is terrible, but I see the planes are older technology and they've been arround a lot longer, so I figured planes would be much better, and so far, I'm right, they are. (+1 : 500)
Hi Dude, can you tell me if the grayson hobby parkjet kit motor ( SuperSonic - 2212-06 V2 & 30Amp ESC Brushless Combo - Basic ) are enough to fly this model? I already purchased this and now I'm looking for a model to learn to fly, tks for your answer and time.
That's using rudder as-well, still not enough, and I don't like the yaw action, I like seamless rolls along one axis. I may need to up the throws, I have got the linkage on the middle hole on the control horn, so ill take the innermost hole for more throws. Overall great plane. When I fly low I use ailerons and opposite rudder to keep the nose from dropping, sorta like a knife edge action, seems to work a treat, Ill try turning with the rudder and oppsite aileron though next time. Great plane!!!
ok what plane is the most fun to fly i used to fly .40 cubic inch glow about 20 years ago just when underpowered electrics were comming out all built up and monocoated many ened up being rekitted love your videos might get backinto it the electrics are a lot cleaner no castor oil lub spraying out of the engine and into your face as you tuned the enginethanks for the videos keep up the good work
Hey Barry, i was looking at one of these but as per usual they are no available in the Australian warehouse and the shipping from HK is about $1 or $2 more than the plane. Have you tried out the Bixler as yet?
@atreewithnolife Haha, a little confusing since the horn is on the bottom. I guess it would be to top hole if the plane was on its belly. I was thinking as the widest parts of the horn as the bottom. Either way you look at it, I got it into the closest hole to the control surface. Thanks for the concern, though.
could you tell me what flight simulator would be best for the anx floater.
Hey, I got one these, basic kit, servos, speed controller, already had batteries cost: $106.00 US
I'd like to get my father into RC flying. He's 86 but pretty sharp. I figured after watching the vids that the AXN Cloud Floater would be the way to start. But I get confused when you start saying what other gadgetry to use rather other than the stock parts. You mention a 30XB controller, and the 9X radio (but their are several on the HobbyKing page) and UBEC for power? The bigger prop is cool but Colet and shaft size? I'm getting lost. I wish I had a list of links. Thanks!
hay i have seen you in Jurassic Park movie. Dr grant
Can you stick a go pro on these, will they handle to extra weight.
A question to Bruce or anyone else who may know. Is there a module that would enable me to use the Hobby King DSM2 receivers with the Turnigy 9x transmitter? I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to radios any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
sshukri
Nr 4: cg= x. Brilliant!
Hi,have bought AXN Floater and had my maiden flight today-my friend launched for me as have disability in my arms,what a beauty to fly after buying so many small winged planes this was just a joy to fly.had 24 minutes flying on 1800 mah,not at full speed
My question is this:Am trying to make a dolly with wheels to fly off tarmac or grass as I see a big problem for me to launch this glider without help,being really independent want to launch myself.Any advice on this?
hey uncle .. erm .. have you flown the Dynam "I can Fly" or the "super cub" before ? and if u have.. can u compare the AXN to those 2 ?? :D im a newbie
I would like to get into flying RC planes but I also want to move on to build an FPV rc plane. Is it a good idea to buy an FPV plane like the Skywalker build it up as an rc plane learn to fly it and then move on to upgrade it into FPV? Cheers
@xjet lol, you'd be a rich man! anyways, I hope all is going well for you down there, Hopefully you guys will be allowed to continue to fly there. It looks like such a great club! If I ever make it to NZ, I'm definately paying you guys a visit!
yes I am interested in getting a x jet to learn to fly were can I get one that comes with the radio and ready to fly online??
@xjet Thanks, I will take a look. Do you even think this plane is suitable for someone who's never flown an airplane before also? I know most people suggest learning to fly a plane with someone who's experienced, but unfortunately I don't know anyone in my area that has this hobby.
can you buy these in the uk? i cant find them anywhere on the internet not even ebay?
i bought the PNP version with battery and charger for $105 plus $32 for the hobbyking 4 channel transmitter and reciever all from hobbyking. and all that is including postage from the australian warehouse. so all up about $140 because in my first comment i forgot about the charger.
Hey bruce. I recently saved 2 1980's-1990's vintage r/c planes from the scrap yard. I believe they are all trainers. Here's my question: Since i've never flown an r/c plane before, which should I start with? A low wing .40 powered trainer, a high wing .40 powered cessna 182 trainer, or a low wing tail dragger ~.60 powered trainer? I don't know what size it needs, I do know the mounts inside it are bigger than the mounts for my .40's.
@Palexb14 The supercub is one of the best trainers around. Takes lots of good hits, but make sure you unplug the "act" system that's supposed to help you fly. It takes control of the plane and will crash it, unless you are very high. Get yourself a sim too, Realflight or Pheonix I would NOT recommend the Turnigy radio at all, find yourself a used DX7 or Dx6
I want to buy the transmitter you displayed in this video, when to Hobby King site there are two 9X models. Which model should I get the TX-9X-M2 $53.82 or the TX-9X-M1 $54.00. Very new to the hobby. Also can you give me part No for the better servos you used as well,seems to be a lot on the website. Thank you very much.
Is Turnigy 9x better than HobbyKing? Cause I read the review, most of them only gave 1 crown. Does it support mixing, flaperon, elevon etc?
Bruce
Do you think a Bix 3 will be a good trainer. Could you possibly do a review on the new Bix3
Thanks fergus
I started on a Flyzone p-38
whats the suitable ESC for this bird?.....Im planning to get it ASAP!!...:)
Hi sir i have a question
What is good to buy simulator or real rc?
Because the price of simulator is also desame in the real rc plane
what is the cheapest way ??
because i saw an rc plane desame the price of a brand new simulator but the rc plane is made of epo foam so i can fix it cheaply then i will have experiences in flying rc but what really is the best?
please need reply
thanks
its a good idea to start whit the prop in the back
@Symaheli107 Google "axn floater landing gear" try the first link it should be rcgroups thread
Is it suitable for mounting a camera on?
Could you put together a list of links to everything I need from hobbyking? See, I really think that this is a great way for me to get started in rc aviation, but I don't really understand what I'm doing. Even after I buy these things, I don't exactly know what to do with them. I know you are probably busy but if you have the time, It would really be helpful. Thanks
Im so glad your collage money went to the person who has taught you this high degree of language & creative writting. Your Professor and Parents must be so proud of you go3173 , When will you be going for your masters degree ?