P51D Mustang 4CH RC Airplane RTF Xpilot 6-Gyro Stabilizer Trainer

I reviewed the P-40 version of this as well. The P-40 was my first model by this manufacturer, and I was extremely happy with it. This model did not disappoint. The controller is smaller, but not too small. The experience switch is awesome. Keep it on beginner mode and you'll likely not crash very often. These planes are SUPER strong. I've ran into my fence trying to land, hit the ground too fast/hard, and this thing just keeps on going. I haven't even broken a propeller yet. For the money, I don't think you could buy better planes. Easy to fly, fun to fly in pairs with a friend and just all around great for beginners. The gyro works perfectly. In intermediate mode you can feel it get a little more twitchy, especially in strong winds. Then in Expert mode it turns the gyro off completely and things get difficult fast. But keep in in beginner mode and you'll have a ton of fun for a little bit of money. Highly recommend this and the other models.

Two minutes into the first flight and I knew this Ranger was the right choice for me to get into RC planes. My son and brother both recently got into flying but their planes have to maintain a pretty high speed to stay aloft which made me nervous to learn on. This thing can cruise slowly which makes learning to fly much easier. I had it in beginner mode which makes the plane level off automatically if you let off the steering, but can also perform acrobatics in the moderate and advance settings. After going through both batteries over about 40 minutes of flying I feel like an experienced and confident flyer. The plane is built to take falls and it could likely hit a person directly at full speed without injury. Its not at all intimidating and needs a small space to fly in. The rear-mounted propeller is so helpfull when landing, no prop damage like a typical plane. So FUN!

I’m a semi-experienced RC pilot, and bought the Volantex Spitfire on semi-impulse. I love the appearance of the Spitfire, and it’s place in history - “Never have so many owed so much to so few,” is the of debt gratitude owed to the Spitfire pilots by the people of UK. So, it’s a sentimental plane for me, and I wanted it to work. And it does! Out of the box it flew fine in beginner and intermediate modes, but in the expected “driving” mode where stick displacement must be held to maintain bank or pitch attitude. A little up elevator while banked makes it turn on a dime, and leave 5 cent’s change. The stunt button works amazingly well, but it’s very hands-off. The plane is doing the flying. At full throttle in level flight in either assisted mode, it oscillated in the roll axis indicating too much gyro gain on the aileron channel. The simple fix was to move the aileron pushrods from the middle to the outer hole in the control horns (see photo). This reduces aileron authority, effectively reducing gyro gain. Roll axis oscillation was almost completely eliminated after this adjustment. Flipping it into “expert” mode caused immediate pilot panic. The plane shot straight up. Thankfully, flipping the switch back to intermediate made it “straighten up and fly right” (any more WWII references and I’ll have to pay royalties). However, I really wanted to fly it myself, rather than have it fly itself. The problem is that the center of gravity (CG) is too far back. I moved it forward by putting four 3/4” wire brads in the motor compartment. The motor hatch is on the underside of the nose. Insert a broad flat screwdriver or the corner of a credit card into the seam in front of the battery hatch to pry off the foam compartment cover (more like e plug, really). The foam will temporarily compress adequately to remove it without damage. Prying from the propeller side of the compartment would probably damage the foam of the plug. Re-insert the plug by putting the propeller edge in first, and compress the battery edge enough to pop it back in place. The wire brads work well as ballast, since you can add them one at a time, and they stick to the motor by magnetic attraction. Four seemed about right for my plane, others may vary due to sample variance in paint thickness or foam density. The is a tiny model, and small changes in weight can make huge differences in handling. With the CG shifted adequately forward, in level flight the model can be switched to unassisted flight with no change in attitude. It then becomes super responsive to control inputs, so you’ll need to develop a gentle touch while you become familiar with the “real” Spitfire. The assisted modes are available at the flip of a switch to bail you out of imminent crashes. In full manual mode, I have learned to make it do split S’s, rolls, loops, and once I managed a sloppy Cuban Eight. There doesn’t seem to be enough rudder authority for hammer heads, and inverted flight will stay out of reach until I have mastered it on a less sensitive, larger model. If you’re flying on grass (recommend for crash protection), don’t bother with the landing gear. I had several damage-free “CFIT” incidents (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) before planting it VERY solidly nose-first, which snapped the nose. A field repair with a small hot glue gun had me flying again in 15 minutes. Hot glue will add weight quickly, which is critical on a tiny model. If you’re patient, foam cement will make better repairs and add less weight per crash. So in summary, this model exceeded my expectations after the minor modifications described above. It’s beautiful to look at stationary, and even more so in flight. It flies a long time on one battery (I’d guess at least 10 minutes, but I didn’t time it). Get a handful of extra batteries and fly it all afternoon.

I can test to it by accident done crashing into two trees done crashed it to The ground a few times it's still just keeps flying you just about to propel the back on it check the flaps and she just takes right back off flies all around it's a tough well built a little airplane for the price and I've recommended for anybody that a beginner like me to start out with RC plane as be the one to start out with it's a nice little airplane and it's worth the money is it's very very well built and like I said I'd buy another one if I had to but this one's been a tough little airplane

This product is poorly made and does not work! It tore up within 5 minutes. The plane kept tipping over when rolling on the ground. Even on “beginner mode” the control of the plane was wonky and poor. When we were able to get the plane to leave the ground, the propeller popped off and broke. When the plane crashed the flap controller broke, the bottom of the plane dented, and the part that connects the wheel to the plane broke. This product is so horrible, it feels like a scam! I would give it 0 stars, but that’s not an option!

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I want to report that I love this toy! Unfortunately, we have not yet found an airplane that is durable enough for the riffraff Rough rough house of our home! Poor boys make it a difficult feet! It is a difficult airplane to control in wind and it feels very unstable unless it is a perfectly calm day. Do not fly near trees. Do not fly in parking lot where it can crash into the concrete. Grass fields, such as a soccer field, are best. My boys did love this airplane, but unfortunately, it only lived three weeks. This could just be the nature of an RC airplane. We’ve tried many brands, many price ranges. Our track record with airplanes is just not great. However, if you’re gonna give it a shot despite my recommendation to go with an RC car, this one is easy to use a maneuver once you get the hang of it. Maybe just wait and fly in a real airplane someday!

Fantastic plane but this is the second I got because the first one did not work well. Some problems though: the battery barely fits inside (but it fits if you are careful and use some tweezers to help). The radio link is much easier than the instructions mention, just take care of using the beginner position and then switch it to advanced if you don’t won’t the surfaces constantly moving. Battery lasts for about 10-15 minutes if you use it wisely. Nice toy!!!