IonA RC

Travis, my younger brother, got into flying and building RC airplanes his freshman year of high school. Since most of his money comes from mowing lawns and raking leaves, he has to carefully save to afford his hobby. For his 18th birthday I decided to buy him a top of the line model. After all, you only become legal once!

I consulted with some of his buddies who he builds and races with to see what sort of RC airplanes to look into. After much research, I settled on a Redcat P-51D Mustang. It has a wingspan of 37.8 inches, a flying weight of 22.9 ounces, and an 850kv out runner brushless motor. The package came with the RC airplane mostly assembled, a four channel 2.4GHz transmitter, a wall battery balance charger, a rechargeable battery, and a user’s manual. It cost me a pretty penny, but 18 is a special birthday, and my brother absolutely loved his present.