Sky Scooter Specifications: 32.5 inch wingspan / 31 inch length. The kit comes with transmitter, plane, flight pack 7 cell 350mah, and charger. All that is needed are 4 "AA" batteries for the transmitter. And just a little experience about getting the ailerons/elevator trimmed.

Controls: Ailerons / Elevator, the motor is on a switch/skid and when you land the skid turns off the motor.

Comments: The Sky Scooter is a very durable Starter Plane. My Grandson Ryan wanted to learn to fly, he is nine. But he doesn't want any help...like the buddy cord. So when this plane went on sale for $89.00 I bought one. He was to visit during the Thanksgiving Holiday and soon it was time to put it together. So I cleared my bench, opened the box and an hour and a half later the Sky Scooter was ready to fly, the transmitter needs 4 "AA" batteries but thats all you need. Everything else is in the kit...I left the stickers for Ryan to put on. I flew the Sky Scooter first before they arrived and I all I got was a 3 minute flight at about 15 feet high. I later learned you have to pull back and make her climb, we had it up to 60 feet high. The sky Scooter comes will a 7 cell 350mah battery. I decided to leave this battery in limiting the altitude and speed the Scooter would get too. This also limited the damage sustained. Finally the day came and you should have seen Ryan's face when I handed him the transmitter and we walked out to the field. I explained the controls and we were ready. Pull the skid down and push in the start button and the motor starts. I tossed it into the wind and we were flying. The first day we had about 12 short flights and crashes. The second day we had another ten and Ryans' skills were improving. The third day we had 3 one minute flights and Ryan was getting the hang of flying. The fourth day he had one very long flight. It was just at sundown so there was no time for another. I kept telling Ryan that when he learned to fly he would get the larger battery. It is easy to install a much larger 8 cell 1100mah NiMH battery. Just cut the foam out where the old battery goes. Before you do check where your balance is and make sure when you put in the new battery the Scooter is still balanced. With this new battery the Scooter turns into a real flying machine. Since there is no throttle it is a full power 8 minute motor run so be prepared, not recommended for a beginner. Landing upside down with the small battery justs runs the battery down very fast. Landing upside down with the large battery and locking the motor may burn out the motor controller.

Problems - Solutions: The elevator is held inplace by double sided tape. After a few crashes the elevator may get pushed backwards. This will change your elevator trim. Just push it back into place and the trim will be good again. This is really not a problem and helps prevent serious damage to the elevator. But if your not watching for this you will get a very short flight into the ground. Also as you crash and pieces come off, keep them and glue them back on with 5 minute epoxy. Place a rubber band around the fuselage and front of the wing to give a little more added strength to this area.

Conclusion: This is a very durable and great beginners setup. It is very stable and responds well to the controls. You can really pull back and make it climb. It can be flown almost anywhere and is a lot of fun. Thanks HITEC!