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Anti-Crash Technology is the most innovative development to ready-to-fly airplanes since HobbyZone began. Optical sensors detect the ground and sky, and then give input that pulls the plane out of a spiral dive that could lead to a crash.
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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I just bought a Firebird Commander 2 today from my local hobby shop, based on recommendations here on Amazon. Now, let me first explain that I'm a beginner RC pilot, which is part of the reason I bought this plane. Initially, I had trouble getting it into the air, but after a crash or two, I was able to get it going.
Even though this has Anti-Crash Technology (ACT), it didn't prevent me from totalling the plane about 10 minutes after the first flight. Now, you can attribute this to my lack of R/C flying skills (although I am a real pilot, I realize this skill doesn't necessarily translated to R/C), but I think the big problem is not having a seperate elevator control. As it comes, it has one channel dedicated to the throttle and one channel dedicated to the aileron (tail) control for turning. This should be ideal for beginners (one less thing to worry about), but the problem is that if you are in a steep dive (because of wind, a steep turn, or whatever), your only hope to recover is to hit the throttle and hope that the speed will bring it out of the dive before it impacts the ground.
Based on this experience, my next plane will either be a 3-channel that has throttle, elevator and aileron, or a 2-channel that has elevator and aileron. I don't really care about the speed as long as it's fast enough to get airborne.
So, not so much a negative review for the plane, as to clearly lay out for people who are thinking about buying this plane: There is no elevator control! Once airborne, all altitude changes must be done with the throttle.
Even though this has Anti-Crash Technology (ACT), it didn't prevent me from totalling the plane about 10 minutes after the first flight. Now, you can attribute this to my lack of R/C flying skills (although I am a real pilot, I realize this skill doesn't necessarily translated to R/C), but I think the big problem is not having a seperate elevator control. As it comes, it has one channel dedicated to the throttle and one channel dedicated to the aileron (tail) control for turning. This should be ideal for beginners (one less thing to worry about), but the problem is that if you are in a steep dive (because of wind, a steep turn, or whatever), your only hope to recover is to hit the throttle and hope that the speed will bring it out of the dive before it impacts the ground.
Based on this experience, my next plane will either be a 3-channel that has throttle, elevator and aileron, or a 2-channel that has elevator and aileron. I don't really care about the speed as long as it's fast enough to get airborne.
So, not so much a negative review for the plane, as to clearly lay out for people who are thinking about buying this plane: There is no elevator control! Once airborne, all altitude changes must be done with the throttle.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I got this plane for Christmas having never flown a plane before. I am relatively new to the RC scene and had previously only had a truck. This is a whole different beast. The plane is very easy to setup - less than 5 minutes and I was ready to fly (except for the 3 hour battery charge). I never flew a plane before and my first flight was about 5 minutes. Easy take off from throw and plane was easy to maneuver on the way up. At this point, I realized I was in trouble and didn't know how to land. Winds were a bit stronger than recommended 7 mph so this was a bad combination. I throttled down and caught a little down draft. Anticrash technology didn't save it from the tree. The wing is pretty easy to break. Tried again and flew for only a minute. The wing is nearly completely destroyed now but it was worth that 5 minute flight. I am addicted now and ready to buy the 11 dollar wing to start again. I have tried to tape the wing but I don't think that is going to work too well. I highly recommend this for the inexperienced flyer. Very very fun.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This plane is a blast!
Try using a computer flight simulator to get comfortable with the basic control and tracking. This is the easiest plane to fly but it is not trivial. ACT or not, there is a good chance you will crash when first learning about the direction of the plane, wind, hazards, etc. Definitely have your first flights in NO wind. Parts are easy to find and very robust.
Try using a computer flight simulator to get comfortable with the basic control and tracking. This is the easiest plane to fly but it is not trivial. ACT or not, there is a good chance you will crash when first learning about the direction of the plane, wind, hazards, etc. Definitely have your first flights in NO wind. Parts are easy to find and very robust.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
to fast, and you cant fly it in a backyard.
battery takes 3 hours to charge. and lasts about 12-15 minuets. wing is very fragile. but when you crash it does not break( soft nose). Read more
Published 1 month ago
Brittle RC That Cracks Up Every Time
This is the second Commander 2 I bought. I really bought the second one for parts as we flew the first into a tree and broke the propeller on flight 3. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Camera Buff
Firebird Commander 2
I purchased one of these about a year ago and I have never had a successful flight. Why? It crashes with just a little bit wind. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JB
Spend the extra twenty bucks and get the Champ!
My wife gave me this a while back, and I never had a successful flight. It's hard enough learning to fly without ailerons. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pretzelcuatl
Firebird Commander 2
This aircraft is fairly simple to assemble for flight, just mount the wing using the rubber bands provided. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Rafael
Worse product ever bought
3rd time out the skins on the wings separated and flew into the propellar. Plane dove to the ground and can't be flown. Read more
Published 9 months ago by cheryl roberts
crap
this toy does not work at all i couldn't even get mine off the ground before the propeller and the fuseledge door broke. it is not worth the plasting its made out of. Read more
Published 9 months ago by ryan mcclung
Poor control
The Firebird Commander is a sturdy plane, but is hard to control. The V-tail acts as both rudder and elevator, but provides little control. Read more
Published 9 months ago by AAK
THIS PLANE IS "NOT" RTF..(READY TO FLY)
I BOUGHT THIS PLANE THINKING IT WAS READY TO FLY (RTF) RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX..IT IS NOT..DON'T BE FOOLED..THE FUSILAGE IS COMPLETE.. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. WARREN Lind
AWESOME
This plane is great, but buy at least 2 extra wings and tails this thing is practily invincible !! except for the wingz and tailz do NOT fly in wind above 7 MPH GREAT BUY FOR THE... Read more
Published 11 months ago by C. young
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