“I realize my last review was extreamly joyful. As it should be, but... I finally took the plane to the field today. I preflighted it with a highly experianced trainer pilot. Im not great with EDF's yet. We preflighted it and noticed that the right aileron servoe was dragging and overcompensating when it did respond. Needless to say, it didnt fly. I stopped by a local hobbyshop, purchased a new micro servoe, and went home to replace it. I got it home, sat down and removed and replaced the right aileron servoe. It wasnt extremly difficult, just anoying. I replaced the servoe, it took maybe 1 hour, and now she appears to be ready to go. Im glad I noticed this, it would have had a disasterous ending if it had flown. Im happy that its now fixxed, but a slight bit upset that Freewing would willingly put such a low quality/inspected product on the market. I dont hold MotionRC responsible, they didnt MAKE the airplane. Other then that minor problem, Im sure that when she flys, she will be a blast.”
“I recived, and assembled, my stinger64 yesterday. She was a very fun and easy build. The only thing was that only 3 of the 4 wing retention screws would go in. The 4th just refused to hold. I tried various times to get it to hold. It refused. Not to give up, I broke out some foam safe CA. I held the wing securely in place and CA'ed it. It aint going nowhere now. Other then that small inconvenience, the plane assembled fine, until. I was finishing the assembly, installing my Rx, and my 2200mah lipo. She balanced perfectly. The issue was that the manufacturer gave NO control throws. I had read several reviews and have a suspicion she will be sensetive and responsive. I ended up setting 50% expo and extreamely small deflections(1/8). I hope it works. Please email me or post a message here if you have one and please give me an idea about the throws. THANK YOU.”
“Packaging was very good and assembly not too bad. Patience and a few tricks were necessary to feed the rudder and elevator servo wires up through the fuselage. However, not a hard assembly. Did not have to adjust the control surfaces very much, if at all, to trim to zero. The maiden flight was a bit nerve racking to start as this is my first hand launch aircraft. Had to launch with my hand grasping the tail end of the fuselage between the wing's leading edge and the tail section (ok if you got big hands like myself). With full power and a throw near 45% I threw it like a football and then jumped back on the controls. The Stinger doesn't have that real burst of energy to maintain the climb after launch but quickly inputting a gentle up elevator was all that was needed to level out and climb. The Stinger is certainly fast and you have to be gentle with the inputs on the roll as it responds very quickly. Climbs out very well and stays true to the inputs. The only thing I noticed that was a little concerning is that a the highest throttle the plane rocks back and forth just a tiny bit on the roll axis. As it only seems to occur at full throttle in a shallow dive I assume it has some limitations on the speed reletive to the stresses on the wings (the reason for 4 stars rather than 5). Overall the plane is a blast to fly. I pushed it hard on every axis and it is predicatble. Landings are easy and it has some good rub rails underneith to handle even a smooth dirt road with no real issues. Once again I thank Motion RC for quick shipping and a great product!”
“I'm newish to the EDF world. I flew the Freewing F-22 3s (then converted to 4s) before trying to fly this plane. I also watched a lot of the Stinger 3s and some 4s videos on youtube before flying this plane.My initial setup was very low rates as the MotionRC reps suggested so. I used 30% expo across the board for both high and low rates. They were right, but I think I had them a little to low. I've since up the rates to 75% ELE and about 50% AIR. Axial rolls aren't as tight as I like to see it, but I will increase the AIL soon. The battery I used was a 2200mah 3s Admiral battery all the way forward to balance the CG and the receiver sat on top of it. I've read on RC Groups that the ESC heats up when it is inside the battery compartment, therefore I put the esc outside the battery area on the RT for better cooling. I ran the motor wire and servo lead outside, and then fed the battery lead through as slit I cut into the side of the battery compartment. I used some velcro to secure the ESC to the side of the battery compartment. After 3 flights this morning, the ESC was cool to the touch! I flew for about 3-5 minutes with mostly full throttle for 3 batteries. The cells read about 3.7v each and the battery was only warm to the touch.The plane behaved very nicely and ran smooth in the air. The 3 flights I had this morning were all hand tossed up at an angle by fellow aviators. The plane rolled to the right, but I managed to correct it easily. I have to experiment with the tosses where if the plane was tilted to the left about 20-30 degrees, the torque roll (if that is what it is doing) won't be so bad (watching one youtube video recommended 1/2-3/4 throttle at hand toss helped to reduce the torque roll, he mentioned). The plane required just a little bit of trimming. I did trim a little more left because I felt the ESC being outside the center of the plane on the RT might throw off the balance. In the end, I'm not sure the esc contributed to an unbalanced LT-RT weight. The left AIL wasn't flush with the wing and I trimmed it flush before sending it up.I have to say that this 3s version is faster than the 3s version of the Freewing F-22. It glides in smooth and turns are more agile than the F-22. The F-22 is a bit slow and heavy with slow wide turns. Since I've upgraded the internals of the Freewing F-22 to the same EDF and motor of the 4s version, I think the Stinger 3s approaches that speed. 4s in the Stinger will probably make it very fast and even more exciting to fly. I have yet to drop the F-22 4s internals into my Stinger64. That'll be next after getting used to the Stinger 3s some more. The Stinger also glides very well with throttle off. I come from powered gliders (the FMS Fox Glider 800mm and the Hobby King Super Kinetic 815mm) and I like to send my planes up and glide down. The Stinger was very predictable and it seemed like I was flying one of my gliders.I love the military jets, but this plane is easy to fly. I thought my go to plane was going to be the F-22, but the Stinger was so much more behaved, more agile, and basically more fun that I think the Stinger will be my go to plane for now.New to EDF: Stinger 3s is good. It won't cost too much more to upgrade the internals to the 4s version!Happy flying!”
“I love this little jet. It really does scream on a 3s battery and it is a lot of fun to fly. My only complaint it the lack of room for the receiver. I will enjoy this plane for a long time.”
“I've dealt with another company for several years now but felt good ordering from motion. I have a Habu 180 and wanted to upgrade. I was very pleased at how fast the jet got to me! Three days to western NC..The packaging was first rate as was the product inside. The reason 4 stars insted of 5 is due to instructions. #1 The two odd longest screws go into the front holes of the wing...#2 The CG is off...Tail heavy with a 1800..BUT, 2200 works out fine. Easy build and great looking Jet. Due to high winds and cold, I'll maden tomorrow and be back with a flight review. PEACE OUT.”
“Nice and easy build,3s,2200 up front balances right on the money.Just wish they'd give you some idea of the control throwsI just dumbed it down for first flight then adjusted later. Fast delivery!Thanks Motion RC”
“This is a very well built jet and is a perfect belly lander. I upgraded the motor to the 4500kv and it flies like it is on rails. Not screaming fast for the speed freaks but plenty for the rest of us! I also use the 2200mah pro for longer flight times. I love the fact there is very little to glue. Quality plane and excellent customer service from Motion. Semper Fi!”
