HobbyZoneRC Airplane AeroScout S 2 1.1m BNF Basic (Transmitter, Battery and Charger Not Included) HBZ385001, Airplanes Bind and Fly Electric Trainer

I have very little to criticize about this plane other than the spektrum proprietary receiver. Love the all-moving tail, pusher prop, and steerable landing gear. I swapped the receiver for an ELRS one to fit my transmitter and it still flies like a dream, even without the gyro! Plenty of power and plenty of control authority. I typically get about 10-20 minutes of flight time with a 1800mAh battery, depending on how aggressive I fly and whether or not I install the landing gear. 100% recommend this for first time flyers. Crash durability is good, luckily mine haven’t been too harsh yet.

Great to learn on. Every new pilot should try one. Super easy to master.

Great little plane, perfect for beginners but fun for more advanced users too. Easy to set up and get going and it’s pretty durable. The weak point seems to be the nose gear. Some of my friends hit the nose a little hard and it crushed right up into the foam structure. One couldn’t be repaired, the other friend was able to sort of repair his. So take it easy on the nose wheel and you’ll be fine. Other than that, it’s survived several encounters with trees and one mid air collision with the side of a building without a scratch.

I would not suggest the Aeroscout as a first airplane. It does fly very well and is docile when competently flown, but because it is big, it is also heavy, and not proportionately stronger than the small beginner airplanes. Ergo, a botched landing usually results in damage to the nose wheel, which can be re-glued, yes, but not indefinitely. And when it really augers in nose first, the fuselage breaks just behind the main landing gear, and that’s a pretty difficult fix.On the plus side, again, it flys very well and is satisfying for aerobatics short of stunt flying. I’ve had three of them (first one lost to auger-in, second one flew into the sun, and third one now resides in a 500’ tree). But I have a 4th one still in the box, waiting for spring. For the price, it is a lot of airplane.

Love this plane

This is one of the best electric R/C planes ever. GREAT for a beginner as well as experienced flyer. In “experienced “ mode will do loops and rolls. Definitely get one. Great value. I bought floats for mine to fly on the snow. SUPER!

I’ve been flying RC for a long time. I purchased this plane to use as a trainer at my local club. It excels as a trainer and the AS3X and SAFE work as advertised. Price is good for how much you get performance wise.The real fun with this plane is when you take it out of trainer mode. Its is wildly aerobatic, and very capable as an aerobatic trainer and practice plane. I fly it more than my big gas airplanes!

Good little plane but it does like to climb. Unfortunately mine met its demise recently. It's hard to find a day with no wind so I'm going to try a t28 next as I've never had a low wing and it uses the same battery. Hopefully it can handle the wind better. Ultimately it was my fault. Would recommend. I need a wing and a fuselage so not sure if it's worth repair.