I bought one of these the other night at toy r us for $19.99
Yesterday, I was able to take it down to the park and try it out.
As soon as I got their, a group of kids started to stare (I setup along side the playground equipment so my kids could play). When I fired up the engine the kids and the grown ups dropped all pretense of minding their own business and formed a line to watch the spectacle.
What a spectacle it was too. The pressure was on and I'd never even used the jump. The first 4-5 jumps were damn ugly. Most of the the "landings" involved 7+ pounds of 1/8 buggy smashing down square on the left of right side of the front shock tower. The group of people let out a "oooohh" and "uuugh" with each crash. Those jumps taught me that adjusting your approach at the last minute can toss the whole show into a tailspin. I adjusted my st trim a bit to eliminate most of the adjustments. I also lined myself up in front of the jump to better see my approach.
Then it was on. The crashes became more of an exception than a rule. The buggy flying through the air, adjusting at my command and landing perfectly was flat out satisfying. The crowd, however, lost interest after I stopped plowing it into the ground.
I ran 5-6 tanks through in about an hour and a half. I shut the engine off willingly. (I don’t know why that feels so good.) I didn’t break anything. This Hot Bodies Lightning Pro is just a beast. The bone crunching thrashing it received was just merciless yet it only asked for more. Funny thing: a while ago I broke a camber rod on my Duratrax by whacking the end of this plastic culvert pipe at the park. I was at that same park and whacked the same pipe even harder with the Lightning Pro. Where the Duratrax broke, the Lightning Pro just spun around and kept going. This is to be expected, but it’s a good example of how an R/C that is cheap (Lightning Pro) is not always cheaply made (Duratrax).
Getting back to my great flying experience, I highly recommend the ramp
-- good, cheap & fun.
-Rob
Yesterday, I was able to take it down to the park and try it out.
As soon as I got their, a group of kids started to stare (I setup along side the playground equipment so my kids could play). When I fired up the engine the kids and the grown ups dropped all pretense of minding their own business and formed a line to watch the spectacle.
What a spectacle it was too. The pressure was on and I'd never even used the jump. The first 4-5 jumps were damn ugly. Most of the the "landings" involved 7+ pounds of 1/8 buggy smashing down square on the left of right side of the front shock tower. The group of people let out a "oooohh" and "uuugh" with each crash. Those jumps taught me that adjusting your approach at the last minute can toss the whole show into a tailspin. I adjusted my st trim a bit to eliminate most of the adjustments. I also lined myself up in front of the jump to better see my approach.
Then it was on. The crashes became more of an exception than a rule. The buggy flying through the air, adjusting at my command and landing perfectly was flat out satisfying. The crowd, however, lost interest after I stopped plowing it into the ground.
I ran 5-6 tanks through in about an hour and a half. I shut the engine off willingly. (I don’t know why that feels so good.) I didn’t break anything. This Hot Bodies Lightning Pro is just a beast. The bone crunching thrashing it received was just merciless yet it only asked for more. Funny thing: a while ago I broke a camber rod on my Duratrax by whacking the end of this plastic culvert pipe at the park. I was at that same park and whacked the same pipe even harder with the Lightning Pro. Where the Duratrax broke, the Lightning Pro just spun around and kept going. This is to be expected, but it’s a good example of how an R/C that is cheap (Lightning Pro) is not always cheaply made (Duratrax).
Getting back to my great flying experience, I highly recommend the ramp
-Rob
