Hobby Zone Champ Champ RTF

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Product Description

Teach yourself to fly in your own backyard with the 3-channel HobbyZone® Champ RTF. With its compact size, durable construction and gentle flight characteristics, the Champ trainer takes the stress out of teaching yourself to fly.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1415 in Toys & Games
• Brand: HobbyZone
• Model: HBZ4900
• Dimensions: 6.20" h x 19.20" w x 19.90" l, 3.50 pounds

Features

• Everything you need to Teach Yourself to Fly in one box- even the batteries
• Completely assembled and flight-ready
• 2.4GHz transmitter with Spektrum™ DSM® technology
• Scale wing rib detail and steerable tail wheel
• 1S 3.7V 150mAh Li-Po battery and DC Li-Po charger included

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Customer Reviews

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214 of 222 people found the following review helpful.
great starter RC plane
By Reader
This is a beginner's RC plane. It was designed specifically for that purpose. I bought it for my son, who is new to RC.

It came with a defective engine, so I contaced the manufacturer and they told me to send it back. I did. They fixed it - no hassles, just good solid customer service.

Once it was fixed, it flew like a dream. This is the most forgiving, easy trainer imaginable. First, check out the manufacturer's website and watch the few brief instructional videos. They are quite a help. The plane practically flies itself, controls are easy to handle with a low res setting for true beginners. The plane is so light that as long as you fly in a park over grass, you will probably sustain little if any crash damage.

Of course, being that light makes it suitable for only the lightest of wind. In a light breeze you can fly this into the wind and hold it virtually motionless. Also, it is three channel - throttle, rudder and elevator. No alerons, but that is perfect for a simple trainer. Also, this is such a small, light slow plane that it can be flown in smaller parks where a full size RC would not be suitable.

The battery is small but easily accessible, and lasts a good ten minutes if not flown at full throttle. This is quite simply, a great little plane.

197 of 206 people found the following review helpful.
Great Beginner - Hard to Destroy
By Snowboardag
First things first - I have last flown an RC plane roughly 8 years ago. At that time, I would call myself a rookie at best and someone that flew a gas powered indestructible plane, so I do have limited experience (enough to get myself in trouble).

I bought this plane for 5 reasons:
1. I wanted a plane I didn't need to work on / build - don't have time, just want to fly something
2. My friend had 2 RTF planes and told me how great they are - he had the P-51 Mustang and the J-3 Cub.
3. I wanted something that would help bring me back into it
4. I did NOT want to spend a lot of money
5. Based on the recommendation of the guy at the local hobby shop - he recommended this Champ over the P-51 or J-3 Cub (and it was cheaper than both, so it was an easy sell for me).

Today was my first day flying it (and I did not practice using the a computer game), I just jumped at the joystick:
1. Battery charged for 15 minutes.
2. Read a little of the instructions (not much)
3. Took it out to the driveway and played around with just the ground control (steering, acceleration, etc.).
4. Took it to the school by my house (you want it open on he first few flights to get down the plane).

This plane is AWESOME. In the first day, this is what I have done with it:
1. Took off from a track with a football field in the center
2. Landed it in the grass a number of times (it wasn't smooth landings and flipped over, but didn't hurt it).
3. I nose dived the thing into the grass once (on accident) - didn't hurt it.
4. I got it caught in a tree (yes, I tried it close to home after I got confident and got it stuck). Pulled it down with a rope, caught it, did NOT hurt it.

It's a blast. I would highly recommend this plane. It's cheap and out for a good time. If you are a beginner, start it out and get it 50 feet off the ground, if you mess up, just decrease acceleration and lay off the controls, it will correct itself and you'll be good.

Now, the few disadvantages:
1. The thing is extremely sensitive to wind (just because it's all foam). Be cautious getting it up too high or you're fighting the wind outdoors.
2. No ailerons - I didn't realize this till I got home, but you have accelerator, elevator, and rudder, that's it (but this is what makes it so simple to control too).
3. Charge on the battery is only 10 minutes or so (recommend having a couple extra batteries on you for extended fun).
4. It won't do a loop (I've tried and it just stalls). The instructions tell you that, but I saw it after I tried, easy to recover from the stall if you're high enough. I have not tried to get it upside down yet, maybe my task for the next flight :)
5. Be ready to trim trim trim. My plane came out of the box wanting to climb so much. I am still messing with the controls after 3 re-charges, but I would prefer it climb and fight that, than the dive.

83 of 89 people found the following review helpful.
Absolute best decision if you're looking to get into the hobby.
By SZAA
I've owned two different RC planes before buying the Champ (to include the Commander II). This thing is the most fun I've had with a "toy" in so long. It doesn't take long before you can truly become a pilot. Manuevering is quick and responsive. You can gain altitude quickly so be careful on a windy day...you may lose it! One of the best parts about owning the champ is that once you get moderately proficient at flying you can fly in some pretty tight spaces. Being that it is a micro plane, it will take some damage too.

So far I have modified the wheels with some bigger soft wheels to help landings in rough terrain or gravel...and it was easy. Just pop the wheel retainers off and switch them out.

No matter if you are an RC hobby enthusiast or new to it all...you will not be disappointed by this purchase.