TY9 Cessna 2CH 340mm EPP RC Airplane with LED Lights - Full Review (and a Snowy Maiden Flight)

If you have been following our channel, then you may already know that I have been obsessed with 2-channel RC airplanes. Why? Because they provide the most affordable and easiest entry to our hobby. However, they also carry a critical responsibility: if they do not provide a great experience right out of the box, then they may scare newcomers away from the hobby.

Hence, I as an RC flying enthusiast and supporter, I feel that it is my duty to provide unbiased reviews and recommendations for the RC airplanes in this important 2-channel segment. The more people become RC hobbyists, the healthier and stronger our RC community will become.

I purchased this TY9 Cessna 2-channel ready-to-fly (RTF) RC airplane with 340mm wingspan from AliExpress for $24.92 shipped to my door:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10050...

Inside the small nondescript box, everything was very basic but well packaged and organized. The airplane needed some minor assembly, namely its wing attached on the fuselage with a single screw, its horizontal stabilizer glued on, its wire landing gear inserted in its slot, its battery charged, and three AAA batteries (not provided) inserted into its small transmitter to get it ready for its first flight. As a bonus, it came with integrated blue LED lights under its wings, so it can be flown at night as well… that is, if it is a good flier or a “BUD”!

Due to the New England weather not cooperating with my RC flying plans, I ended up maidening this small RC airplane on a cold and snowy day. Although the wind was only at about 4mph, it did not fly well at all. Its gyro seemed to overcorrect for even very small perturbation and the plane did a lot of side-to-side oscillations It was very difficult to control, unfortunately making it a “DUD”.

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