Tips and tricks on setting up the Hobbyzone Sport Cub S 2 RTF
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- Опубликовано: 25 дек 2020
- Tips and tricks on setting up the Hobbyzone Sport Cub S 2 RTF
The HobbyZone® Sport Cub S 2 is based on one of the all-time most popular trainer aircraft ever designed for learning to fly radio controlled (RC) airplanes-the legendary Sport Cub S. It's ultra-micro size makes it the ideal choice for a smaller trainer model that can be flown in yards, parks, soccer fields, football fields and other suitable spaces where larger models can't typically be flown successfully by first-time pilots. Exclusive SAFE® (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology helps to prevent overcontrol, loss of orientation and crashes so nearly everyone can learn to fly successfully. Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced modes allow you to choose the level of stability and control you need, or are ready to try, at the flip of a switch.
Features
Updated version of one of the best-selling and most popular trainer models available for learning to fly radio controlled (RC) airplanes - the Sport Cub S
100% complete and ready to fly right out of the box - there's nothing extra to buy, provide or assemble
Equipped with exclusive SAFE® technology that helps prevent crashes and makes it easy to learn how to fly
Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced flight modes you can easily change between at the flip of a switch
Panic Recovery mode activates at the push of a button to prevent loss of control and crashes
Ultra-micro size to fly in small parks, at sports fields or even indoors over a basketball court
Provides telemetry data to the controller/transmitter indicating flight battery voltage
Spektrum™ controller/transmitter with industry-leading DSMX® 2.4GHz technology
Full 4-channel control for everything from training to aerobatic flight capability
Capable of aerobatic maneuvers including loops, rolls and upside down (inverted) flight
Lightweight yet durable construction perfect for first-time pilots
No FAA registration required (under the 250 gram weight limit)
Full line of replacement/spare parts plus accessories available
Practice flying this aircraft in the RealFlight® simulator
Overview
Welcome to the exciting world of RC (Radio Controlled) flight! If you've ever dreamed of taking to the skies, Horizon Hobby has you covered. We are committed to engineering aircraft that you can learn to fly with successfully even if you've never flown RC before. Every HobbyZone® aircraft we offer features industry-leading design and technology developed by experts to keep you in control and learning at your own pace so you can turn your dreams of flight into a reality!
The HobbyZone® Sport Cub S 2 makes learning to fly RC airplanes in more places and smaller spaces easier than ever! Based on one of the most popular trainer aircraft ever designed for learning to fly radio controlled (RC) airplanes-the legendary Sport Cub S -it's ultra-micro size makes it the ideal choice for a smaller trainer model that can be flown in large yards, small parks, soccer fields, football fields and other suitable spaces where larger models can't typically be flown successfully by first-time pilots. Install the optional float set (EFLUA1190, sold separately) and you can add large pools and small ponds to the list of places you can fly! Exclusive SAFE® (Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope) technology helps to prevent overcontrol, loss of orientation and crashes so nearly everyone can learn to fly successfully. Beginner, Intermediate and Experienced modes allow you to choose the level of stability and control you need, or are ready to try, at the flip of a switch. Plus you can instantly return to stable flight using Panic Recovery in any flight mode. This makes the Sport Cub S 2 a natural evolution of the trainer many pilots learned to fly with because it includes all of the same great features, while also adding new telemetry capabilities that send flight battery voltage to the transmitter to make the pilot better aware of approximately how much "power" remains.
And the fun doesn't stop after you learn how to fly! It's lightweight yet durable airframe is equipped with a powerful electric motor that delivers long flight times and provides plenty of speed and power to perform aerobatic maneuvers including loops, rolls and even inverted (upside down) flight. That means the Sport Cub S 2 is a model even experienced pilots will appreciate and enjoy flying - and can also use to teach others to fly. And the Ready-To-Fly version is perfect for first-time pilots because it includes a Spektrum™ controller/transmitter equipped with industry-leading DSMX® 2.4GHz technology, AA batteries for the transmitter, plus a rechargeable LiPo flight battery and USB charger. That means there's nothing extra to buy or provide! Best of all both versions arrive 100% factory-assembled and ready to go right out of the box - no assembly required! 
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Thankyou. That was one of the best informed videos for new pilots. Best part for me was the battery storage info. I land my plane when remote beeps and light goes yellow. So now I am good to store batteries after flying and charge before I go fly again. Again thanks for the info. You answered a lot of my questions. Also told me a few things I did not even think of.
yeah, that should be ideal for battery storage. Always happy to help out and I enjoy covering items that are usually missed in most videos.
I flew today in 11mph and I haven't flown in five or so years and with it set at 0 on the TX I just had to hold her steady and this plane hovered right in front of me,this was my first flight with this plane so far an awesome plane
11mph is a bit steep for the Sport Cub S. In fact, my cut off for my large Timber is 12mph. I don't like how the plane hovers in the wind and has trouble flying smoothly. The Sport Cub S really struggles with flying into a wind of more than 7mph. It takes full power to overcome the wind, which greatly reduces flight times and increases risk. Even with my 2S powered UMX planes, I don't fly them over 7mph and my UMX Timber and J3, which have vastly more power than the Sport Cub S, have a max wind cut-off of 5mph. I fly my UMX planes in a pretty tight area and it doesn't take much wind to blow them around. I have never been a pilot who enjoys flying in the wind as it turns into fighting for control rather than flying. Some guys rate their proficiency and skill on how much wind they fly in, I rate mine by the lack of crashes and repairs.
@@BRGT350 I so agree,but I didnt crash and I was actually impressed,building definitely hide wind and soon as you fly above them oh wow but ive had micros not be able to even fly in 8mph wind so I was impressed but these batteries dont like 17 degree weather lol
Ha, yeah, crazy how fast those 1S batteries lose their power in cold temps. Even my older 2S batteries in my UMX planes suffer from the cold. Last winter I flew my UMX Timber and it hit LVC just as the plane got into the air. Stalled and went into the water. Thankfully, the speed was slow and it landed near the beach. Knocked off a slat and a float pontoon. That was in 30'F temps. I rarely fly in the winter as I hate being cold and I think my planes also don't like the cold. As for wind, my UMX P-51 and P-47 seem to handle winds better than my larger 1.1m P-51 and P-47. My UMX Timber with the slats installed doesn't like the wind, but at least has the power to overcome it, but it really wants to climb fast going into the wind. UMX J3 is better as it doesn't have high lift wings or slats. I am looking forward to the weather warming up so my nephew can finally fly his Sport Cub S that he got for Christmas.
Thanks for the tips!
I am a beginner in rc planes this is the best plane for Beginners out there!
Yeah, it is really an awesome beginner plane. I had the Hobbyzone Super Cub and E-flite Apprentice as trainers, along with the Sport Cub. My nephew has the Sport Cub as well and will be learning how to fly it. As a beginner, be sure to check out my RC flight school RUclips series ruclips.net/p/PLppv0DR03yjW6WzCMvfs4MxKjT5G9p-EW
cool lil plane
it really is!
Great beginner plane. You are so right about the batteries... in warm temps for my 150, 180 and 200 mah batteries I was getting ~ 5, 8 and 10 minute flight times yet once I hit the cold temps (< 40F) I was getting just a bit over one minute flight time even on my 200 mah fully charged batteries. Also, wish the plane had a brushless motor. A little under 200 flights and I'm on my 3rd (or is it 4th?) motor.
BTW of all the many Cub S 2 reviews I've watched you're the only one that I can recall that gave a heads up concerning the batteries.
Yeah, the smaller 1S batteries and even some of my older small capacity 2S batteries drop off quickly in the cold. I crashed my UMX Timber last Christmas when I tried flying when it was 30'F. I took off over the water and hit LVC without enough altitude or air speed to recover, so it stalled and fell into the cold water. Had some very close calls with the 1S UMX planes, but thankfully not over water. I feel bad for my nephew who got the Sport Cub for Christmas and has to wait until spring to fly it. I don't want him to risk flying it in cold temps and have anything happen. Besides the temp issue with the batteries, the plane is just awesome for beginners and experienced pilots alike. It is nice to have a relaxing plane to fly around the yard or a stable plane to learn with.
How do you like the umx I was considering that one first but the hobby store didn't have it in stock and kinda not flying in a while I was interested in this new technology the safe and it's almost cheating lol
I bought the upgraded ones from hobby-sports and they lasted 6min but its freezing out
200 flights dang that plane is doing alright then or your just a good flyer,I'm thinking of seeing if I can find a micro brushless setup for this plane or I might pass it down and buy a balsa kit and build my own with the same plan based on this planes same size
No. Many.crashes and repairs. Think I'm on my 4th motor.
Aku senang pesawat anda gaya terbangnya stabil. Dan mendaratnya mantab banget.
Do you know if I can use a 1s high vault lipo on my sport cub s2? I have a bunch of beta fpv bt2.0 LiHV 300mah batteries.
Hi, 1S chargers with storage capability seem to be few and far between. I wonder if you could recommend one.
Yeah, storing 1S batteries is a bit tough. What I always did in the past was charge the batteries to the full level, fly for the suggested time in the manual, and then put the batteries into storage. The thought was that flying to the suggested flight time in the manual would discharge the batteries close to the amount needed for storage.
I put mine on expert mode and the rudder was off to the left. I trimmed the rudder to center but the trim was all the way to the right. Do I leave it that way or do I center the trim first and move the rudder link? How do you center the trim? I'm a newbie.
To mechanically trim the plane, meaning to physically change the trim on the aircraft rather than the transmitter, you need to do the following. Power on the transmitter and aircraft. Center all trims on the transmitter. Use a straight edge, like a credit card, business card, or anything else that is straight. Lay the straight edge along the aileron and wing. Check to see if the aileron is centered, up, or down in relation to the wing. Squeeze or open the U in the control rod wire to level the control surface so the straight edge is flat across both the wing and aileron. Repeat this with the elevator, rudder, and opposite side aileron. All surfaces should be level with each other. Now go fly the plane and use the transmitter to adjust the trim so the plane flies level at 50% throttle. If you need more than 4-5 clicks of trim, you will need to mechanically center the surface by transferring the transmitter trim to the aircraft. After you land, take the straight edge and note the position of the surfaces you had to trim. Are they up, down, left, or right of center. Set the transmitter trim back to 0 and adjust the surfaces by squeezing or opening the U bend so that the control surface position matches the position when you landed after trimming. Go fly again and see if it needs any additional trimming. On bigger planes, I will measure the distance from the ground to the control surface after trimming so that I can make sure I get the physical adjustment correct to match the transmitter. With UMX planes, I just get it close with the straightedge and call it good. Most of the time I find UMX planes will want to climb with the elevator centered to the horizontal stabilizer. My nephew's Sport Cub S2 did that out of the box. I skipped over the straightedge process and just bent the U until it looked like what was needed to fly level. It took a few flights and was perfect.
I have problems on installing the battery onto the plane, the input cable seems to broker, is there a replacement for it , to be soldered on
The cable might be part of the ESC/Receiver board and isn't replaceable without soldering a new one in. I had one of the wires come out of the plug on another UMX model with a similar connector and was able to buy a replacement from Horizon and solder it to the existing wire.
Which hole should I put the rods in on the ailerons, rudder, and elevator for the most throw? I need help with this as my mind just won't fathom it
The furthest hole away from the control surface gets you the most throw.
Hi! How do you know when the TX trims are centered? I hear no tonal difference when using the flight simulator via the USB port. I want to center the TX before powering up the plane. TIA, Jim
I don't, but there is an option that would work. Normally, the center of the trim has a different tone, but that may be different on some transmitters and the model of transmitters with the RTF planes have changed over the years. I would start by moving the trim up, count the beeps, and note the number when you get to the top of the range. Then go back down while counting all the beeps until you get the lowest of the range. Take the total number of beeps from top to bottom and divide by half. Then move the trim up that many beeps. The transmitter comes centered from the factory, but once you move it, then it isn't centered anymore.
I realised i can do digital trimming on my Volantex Sportcub 500. Much smarter then starting pulling on the wires 🙂
you should always mechanically trim your planes rather than using just digital trimming.
@@BRGT350 But why?
can i pair this radio with a carbon cub s?
Yes, the transmitter that comes with the UMX Sport Cub S2 RTF will work with any Spektrum equipped plane. However, I would strongly suggest upgrading to a better radio. If you are planning on staying with the hobby for a long time and want to start flying planes with flaps and retractable landing gear, I would suggest the NX6 or NX8. Those are computerized programmable radios that can store many planes, have enough channels to operate many of the plane's functions, and make it super easy and quick to fly different models.
@@BRGT350 i appreciate the advice. i live in a tiny apt and only have space for maybe two planes, so i dont need a fancy radio. also i really like the idea of a panic button, so i think one radio and two planes will be all i need. this plane and radio, and one larger plane, likely the carbon cub would be enough.
Then you should be good to go with the transmitter from the UMX Sport Cub S. The Panic button only works with planes that have SAFE installed. If you get the Carbon Cub BNF, it will have SAFE Select. What I don't know is how to assign the channels on the UMX Sport Cub transmitter if in case the Carbon Cub SAFE assignment is different than the UMX Sport Cub. With a computerized programmable transmitter, it is very easy to change channel assignments. The transmitter with the UMX Sport Cub is very limited. While it will surely operate the 4 needed flight control channels, I am not sure how well the assignments will work for SAFE. Chances are it will work just fine, but that is one area to be worried about. It may work perfect to fly the plane, but the panic button and SAFE could be an issue that you will have to check before flying.
How do you get it out of safe mode?
it is in the manual. Check the 3-position switch on the transmitter.
you get it out safe mode on the swich
Durability rank for beginners: 10/10
It is a solid plane for beginners! No doubt about that.
you forgot to mention you have to throttle it up to get safe mode to activate you need to do that before you fly I did not do that the plane took off did a loop went inverted into the ground luckily Horizon hobby warrantied it,
well, that is in the manual and you should always read the manual before flying.
Ok but how do you fly it? I camt even get it to go. I turned on my rc remote and plane but now what? It just wont take off no matter how I fidget with the controls. What am I supposed to do? What a waste of money
Did you read the manual?
@@BRGT350 Yes. Found out the problem was just a low battery... and maybe a few hard landings... 🤷♂️
ah, that would do it! Glad you got it sorted out. I have a video series on learning how to fly if you are just starting out. I teach a ground school, simulator, and then get into flying with the Habu EDF trainer. ruclips.net/video/1hNOxPEiZNU/видео.html
There is literally nothing in this video that isn’t in the manual~
yep, which is why one should always read the manual before flying. Most don't and that is where problems start.
Minimal wind!!! If you fly full throttle a lot battery life is poor, 5. Min
on 160 Mah Levitron brand,
which is why you don't fly at full throttle. Just like in your car, you don't drive with the gas pedal mashed to the floor. Learn throttle management and flight times will increase. Also, I don't consider 5 minutes of flying to be poor in terms of flight times. Most of my large planes fly for 5-6 minutes with EDF's being 3-5 minutes and that is with 50% throttle and being very gentle on throttle application. If you want long flight times, look into a glider.
@@BRGT350 thx for the advice, I recently purchased the Umx Radian and Night Vapor planes. Each are different in their own special way! Happy flying!
I haven't flown either of those, but a guy in my flying club bought a used UMX Radian. I was really impressed with it! A nice calm evening and that plane was perfect. The Night Vapor could be a lot of fun inside.