A friend of a friend has a Horizon Prometheus he may want to sell. This plane:
He says it's never been crashed, and the only repairs he's ever made was on the landing gear, which he says is somewhat normal for these planes. He says it has a gyro in it. He also says it's a somewhat sought-after plane, but I don't know enough to know if that is correct or not.
It looks kind of cool, but it's big. I know that am not ready for it yet. I am a new flyer and currently mastering my Aeroscout. So I know I could not fly it today. But he said that in about a year, I should be able to get into it. It takes 6S batteries, which are uber-expensive (and maybe a deal-killer). He says he gets around 7 minutes out of them (a bit short for me.)
My questions about this plane:
1) What would be a fair price for it? It looks to be in excellent condition, from a picture I saw.
2) How repairable is it, since they don't make them anymore, and it has a carbon fiber skeleton?
3) Does it offer SAFE mode? (Or to be more specific, SAFE, intermediate, and expert modes, like my Aeroscout.) Bottom line is that I would want some sort of SAFE mode for this, to provide a learning curve.
4) Most important: Is there anything particularly special about this plane such that I might want it? Or is it basically just another plane? I am leaning against it, both for the battery cost and flying time. And I have other planes I am interested in. But I am just wondering if this is a special plane in any way, and something I should consider.
Thanks
He says it's never been crashed, and the only repairs he's ever made was on the landing gear, which he says is somewhat normal for these planes. He says it has a gyro in it. He also says it's a somewhat sought-after plane, but I don't know enough to know if that is correct or not.
It looks kind of cool, but it's big. I know that am not ready for it yet. I am a new flyer and currently mastering my Aeroscout. So I know I could not fly it today. But he said that in about a year, I should be able to get into it. It takes 6S batteries, which are uber-expensive (and maybe a deal-killer). He says he gets around 7 minutes out of them (a bit short for me.)
My questions about this plane:
1) What would be a fair price for it? It looks to be in excellent condition, from a picture I saw.
2) How repairable is it, since they don't make them anymore, and it has a carbon fiber skeleton?
3) Does it offer SAFE mode? (Or to be more specific, SAFE, intermediate, and expert modes, like my Aeroscout.) Bottom line is that I would want some sort of SAFE mode for this, to provide a learning curve.
4) Most important: Is there anything particularly special about this plane such that I might want it? Or is it basically just another plane? I am leaning against it, both for the battery cost and flying time. And I have other planes I am interested in. But I am just wondering if this is a special plane in any way, and something I should consider.
Thanks
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