I love RC ultramicro parkflyers. They are so convenient; you can fly them almost anywhere, parks, baseball diamonds, parking lots, some of them even in your backyard. They are also relatively inexpensive and easy to store due to their small size. The new ones made out of EPP or EPO foams are quite resilient and almost indestructible (unless you manage to fly them into a tree or under a moving car).

There are so many different types and brands of parkflyers these days, the task of choosing the best one that fits your needs becomes quite challenging. If you are in the market for a beginnerfriendly but also very capable parkflyer, the 4channel Volantex RC Sport Cub 500 7614 RTF (readytofly) package may be the right one for you. I just purchased mine from Banggood.com during a Flash Sale event a few weeks ago (more specifically on June 30, 2020) for about $72 shipped to my door. It arrived in less than 2 weeks. As of today (July 20, 2020), it is not on sale anymore, but if you place it on your Wish List and wait for a while, I am sure its price will come down again at one point.

https://www.banggood.com/VolantexSpo...

This little RC airplane has three control settings for different experience levels, namely beginner, intermediate and expert. The beginner and intermediate levels are stabilized by the builtin 6axis gyro (actually 3 gyros and 3 accelerometers). The beginner mode only allows a maximum of 2030 degrees of bank (i.e. ailerons) and pitch (i.e. elevator) angles and stabilizes the airplane for straightandlevel flight as soon as you let go of the control sticks. The intermediate mode still restricts the banks but allows full control of the elevator to perform loops and such, while still stabilizing the airplane. The expert mode seems to turn off all restrictions and stabilization, and the airplane become quite agile almost to the point of becoming an aerobatic airplane.

In this video, I will be showing you the unboxing of this airplane and its sidebyside comparison to its lookalike WLtoys Cessna 182 3channel parkflyer. I will also share my honest first impressions about the Sport Cub 500, the good as well as the bad.

Thank you very much for watching. I hope this review was informative for you. If you liked it, please hit that like button and consider subscribing to my channel, so you do not miss the upcoming RC aircraft videos. In the next episodes, I will be showing the maiden flight as well as the subsequent flights of this little Sport Cub, so please stay tuned. Enjoy the hobby and stay safe and healthy.