RC

For a long time, I’ve been looking for small, cheap, and lightweight RC plane. Here’s how I made one. The Plan My goals for the plane were : So cheap that crashing is OK, so it can be used to learn RC flight and aerobatics. Super simple : no autopilot, maybe gyro/stabilization but should be flyable without it. Small + light : fit in a backpack to take everywhere (we now have crazy portable RC Controllers, we need matching planes !) Powerful enough to have fun ! Bonus points for being able to glide properly / do soaring flights. The Plane ! The plane turned out to be an amazing machine that checks almost all the boxes ! It is very lightweight and capable, costs around €30 to build and almost nothing to repair. Together with the Radiomaster Pocket Crush, it’s the perfect RC plane to carry everywhere ! ...