Sea Gull WL801 2 Channel Radio Controlled Airplane Review

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(More customer reviews)This plane is foam. All of it. So when my six year old touched it part of horizontal stabilizer broke off before it had recorded any flight. It charges easily, but it's flying characteristics are not suited to a child of 6. The nine year old did well with it. Trying to create a turn leads to an explosion of power to one engine and the thing climbs, so a coordinated turn requires pulling back the throttle. Need a lot of altitude for stall recovery, and if it has broken after the stall all you can do is add power, which of course means you are accelerating at the ground.
After 3 flights the wing was dislodged from the fuselage, and after a few more flights we couldn't get the wing to stay on the fuselage for more then a few seconds, leading to some interesting in-flight breakups. It looks like the wing is supposed to press fit onto the fuselage but that doesn't work in reality.
I can't find any online help of advice on reattaching the wing - we're going to try some white glue and see what happens.
The directions that come with the plane get you started ok but otherwise are not too helpful, and the english is laughable.
Bottom line is plan on $2/minute for your fun before it falls apart unless you're an expert r/c flyer.
I do think that salvaging the servos and motors will lead to some interesting creations with the kids so all is not lost.

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Product DescriptionThe Sea Gull 2 channel radio controlled airplane WL801 is specially built to be light weight for drop durability purpose. The airplane is easy to fly and is especially designed for beginners. Includes:* Sea Gull Airplane* Controller* Charger* Instruction Manual* Please read the instruction manual carefully before operation* Size: 415*270*90 mm* Weight: 683 gSpecifications:* Weight: 22 g* Length: 205 mm* Wing Span: 285 mm* Control Range: 80 m* Flight Time: 10~12 minNotes:*this 23 GRAM extra lite weight plane as a thermal glider when the motors are shut off and will float around in the HOT summer air for at least 20 minutes using no motor power , just a short burst for turning around back into the rising hot airWarning: CHOKING HAZARD-small parts not for children under 8 years

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