Read First Before Buy Parkzone Ultra Micro Mosquito PKZU1380
This was my first aileron plane, but my 3rd plane overall. I got comfortable with a Night Vapor and a Ember 2 first.
It came with one prop angled further down than the other, and the wheels are drilled off-center. Other than that, it looked good, and I found that the defects caused no real problems.
For my first flight, I found the Mosquito to be too fast for me to react, and I crashed it soon after getting it off the ground. The horizontal stabiliser folded and I repaired it with packing tape.
I decided to get an Ultra Micro Trojan to train with, as I have heard that the Mosquito is not as tough as the Trojan, and that the Trojan is easier to fly. I did find the Trojan to be tough and it is easier to fly, though not that much easier. The tough part was important, as I crashed it due to the everpresent Cordelia wind, many times, with no real damage. The Trojan is also easier to land with landing gear, due to the tricycle gear, and lands at a slower speed.
After I had gotten comfortable with the Trojan, I returned to the Mosquito. I find that the Mosquito is smoother and less responsive in flight, than the Trojan, but it requires more speed and is faster than the Trojan. I find it to be easier to fly in wind than the Trojan with stock batteries, but the Trojan is easier to fly in wind than the Mosquito when using a 180 mah Hyperion.
The Mosquito will begin to settle toward the ground and stall at a higher rate of speed than the Trojan. I find it easier to do loops with the Mosquito, but the loops are bigger, as are turns. It also rolls slower.
Due to the wheel that is drilled off-center, it pulls to one side while it is on the ground, and the steerable tail-wheel does not stop the pull. Once it is moving quickly enough, the rudder becomes effective and stops the pull. I pint the plane to the right and give it throttle, which causes the plane to turn left to the desired heading, before the rudder takes control.
I really like the sound of the twin motors. The Mosquito has a great presense in the air, and I find it to be a beautiful aircraft. It gets lots of oohs and ahhs from family and friends. I have landed it in grass a couple of times, and noses it over once, with no further damage. The battery gets pretty warm in flight, since it has no cooling air. I usually fly it at 1/2 throttle, unless climbing or doing loops. I get 5 minute flights from the stock battery and have not tried other batteries yet.
I really like this aircraft, and would purchase it again.
My brother and I gave this plane to our Dad for Father's Day. He has about 23 planes from micros to giant scale and the Mosquito was a great addition to the fleet! We already have several different micros and this one outshines them all. It flies like a much larger plane. The twin engines provide a very stable flight, but amazingly it will roll with the greatest of ease. Most micros struggle a bit on the ground with their tiny wheels, but the Mosquito has oversized wheels which result in a nice rollout for takeoff. I HIGHLY recommend this plane!! Well done!
BalasHapusKevin
BalasHapusThis was my first aileron plane, but my 3rd plane overall. I got comfortable with a Night Vapor and a Ember 2 first.
BalasHapusIt came with one prop angled further down than the other, and the wheels are drilled off-center. Other than that, it looked good, and I found that the defects caused no real problems.
For my first flight, I found the Mosquito to be too fast for me to react, and I crashed it soon after getting it off the ground. The horizontal stabiliser folded and I repaired it with packing tape.
I decided to get an Ultra Micro Trojan to train with, as I have heard that the Mosquito is not as tough as the Trojan, and that the Trojan is easier to fly. I did find the Trojan to be tough and it is easier to fly, though not that much easier. The tough part was important, as I crashed it due to the everpresent Cordelia wind, many times, with no real damage. The Trojan is also easier to land with landing gear, due to the tricycle gear, and lands at a slower speed.
After I had gotten comfortable with the Trojan, I returned to the Mosquito. I find that the Mosquito is smoother and less responsive in flight, than the Trojan, but it requires more speed and is faster than the Trojan. I find it to be easier to fly in wind than the Trojan with stock batteries, but the Trojan is easier to fly in wind than the Mosquito when using a 180 mah Hyperion.
The Mosquito will begin to settle toward the ground and stall at a higher rate of speed than the Trojan. I find it easier to do loops with the Mosquito, but the loops are bigger, as are turns. It also rolls slower.
Due to the wheel that is drilled off-center, it pulls to one side while it is on the ground, and the steerable tail-wheel does not stop the pull. Once it is moving quickly enough, the rudder becomes effective and stops the pull. I pint the plane to the right and give it throttle, which causes the plane to turn left to the desired heading, before the rudder takes control.
I really like the sound of the twin motors. The Mosquito has a great presense in the air, and I find it to be a beautiful aircraft. It gets lots of oohs and ahhs from family and friends. I have landed it in grass a couple of times, and noses it over once, with no further damage. The battery gets pretty warm in flight, since it has no cooling air. I usually fly it at 1/2 throttle, unless climbing or doing loops. I get 5 minute flights from the stock battery and have not tried other batteries yet.
I really like this aircraft, and would purchase it again.