Spy Hawk

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Additional info... - Review by Martin

Hi again

I would like to share some experience, now I have had the plane for more than a month.

It is still great fun; I will never grow tired of flying with it. It is very easy to control, when using the autopilot function (I never turn it off).

I have crashed several times, when trying to fly near trees or flying low, but I still haven't had use for spare parts (yet!) :o)

The video quality still surprises me. It is very good! Still you have to be two people flying the plane, if you are going to control it on the video-feed alone. It is almost impossible to see in the sky after a long view on the LCD-display.

Although I have no need for spare parts, I have bought extra batteries. I have managed to stick two batteries together to prolong the flight-time. I now have a flight time of 18 minutes with full throttle (instead of 7-8 minutes). I just removed most of the ballast weight, so the plane is still balanced correctly.

And last a little word of advice... Remember to write your address and phone number on the plane. I have once experienced, that the elevator servo got stuck in an upward angle and the plane was lost. I found it later on a field outside town 1 km away (lucky me!). :o)

Oh and a final note... Never hesitate to contact customer service - they really are helpful. I wrote about my malfunction and they have responded, that they will supply the new servo for me! What a service! :o)

So thumbs up for the plane and customer service!

Love it! - Review by Martin

I bougth this plane two weeks ago. It arrived on time, so I looked forward to getting home from work to assemble the plane... It only took about 20 minutes - very easy job!

But damn it! The wind had risen so I didn't dare take the plane for at test flight. But three days later the wind had fallen a bit, and I just couldn't wait any longer so up it went... And it just worked great! Flew it around for at couple of minutes and landed in the grass. I did that a couple of flights and then the wings fell off. No damage done but I will recommend glueing the wings in place from the beginning and not to wait as written in the manual.

I just have a small request for RED5. Could you please get spare parts for the SpyHawk? I could do with some new wings and one or two spare batteries. :o)

RED5 says: “Hi there Martin, we are not sure when the spare parts will be available to buy online but in the meantime if you would like to get in touch with our wonderful Customer Services team, I'm sure they will be able to help :). ”

Very disappointing! - Review by Scott

I bought this plane as a Christmas present but have been really disappointed with it.
The instructions are very poor and don't even go as far as to tell you how to turn the plane on and off, which you have to work out for yourself. Once assembled it was impossible to balance the plane on the designated points as the weight on the back of the plane was too heavy.
We attempted to fly the plane several times and the furtherest it travelled was 10 metres. On the first flight the wing fell off (the instructions do not tell you to glue the wings together), and on the other flights the plane would not ascend. We think the controls are in reverse for pointing the nose up and down, as the 'up' control makes the tail fin point down. In any case trying it both ways did not result in a flight.
The plane is also flimsy and became damaged after one very gentle crash land.
Overall, a really disappointing experience

RED5 says: “Hi Scott, really sorry to hear you're disappointed with this product, hope you got something sorted. If not, please contact our lovely Customer Services team who will be able to help you.”

great fun - Review by Kieran

great bit of kit, watch out for the canopy flying off so use a band to make sure it stays on.
easy to slot together but do read the little book as things have an order in which they go.
DO NOT turn off the radio while flying as the plane will not connect back once it's turned on.
for the money its a great bit of kit

Great toy, beginners may need help. - Review by Mike

I have one and I love it. Very impressed with the quality of the video when playing back the avi's. You can use the 'Enter' key to turn off stabilisation in flight, this allows more control for aerobatics. Recording can be turned on and off using the 'Exit' key. I hope RED5 are going to rewrite the manufacturers instructions for beginners. There are some basic mistakes like not telling you to glue the wings on and they do not tell you what the control throws should be. The left hand aerial does nothing and has been disconnected inside, a directional aerial has been fitted in the transmitter to takes its place.
All in all a great little model and well worth the money.

RED5 says: "Some great feedback there Mike :) We have indeed re-written the instruction manual as it didn't make a lot of sense to us either!"