Sky Soldier

dosser32: #sky_soldier I've got one! Its also to be found advertised as an "Aero Jex". I spent ages looking at all the similar planes advertised on ebay then settled on this one. I've looked at a few others since and this one appears to have the edge when it comes to crash damage resistance. Its flies pretty fast so requires much more space to fly than the Sliverlit X-club bi-plane that its replaced! So far its survived dozens of heavy landings with no damage except bent undercarriage. I tried flying it without the wheels but it was more stable with them on. Its so light that it gets pushed about a bit in any real wind but thats half the fun for me! My only real grumble is the very short say 5-6 min max flying time followed by a lengthy re-charge time of about 20 minutes. (The official figures are hogwash!) The plane battery is charged on through the AA batteries in the controller. Make sure you have plenty of AAs to keep you going! It takes noticeably longer to charge after a few flights as the AAs start to flatten I got mine from www.paramountzone.com as they were cheaper than anyone on ebay or anywhere else in the UK when you include post and packing (£28.90 including recorded delivery) and much cheaper if you spend over £50 as the P&P is free! It was ordered online at about 3pm and it arrived the next day. Overall I like it very much, if the battery lasted 15 minutes I'd give it a 10/10 for the price. I might even invest in another!

Dominic Dec 5, 06