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FlightLine F8F-1 Bearcat 1200mm (47") Wingspan - PNP Reviews

4.6 Rating 201 Reviews
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First off I have been flying for years-all kinds of planes. I wrote a review about the terribly flawed Flightline LA-7. The Bearcat is the opposite and I am very pleased with everything about it. I did, and recommend, a spray coat(s) of gloss polyurathane on top of the decals it also ads a scale look. I use 2200mah batteries and I put approx. 4.25 oz of weight in the nose (took off dummy motor and glued them in the back side of the pistons)- do not overlook applying the correct nose weight! The prop needed minimal balancing-rare for scale multi-blade props. I didn't reference any throw instructions I like a lot of throws- it flies really great. Aileron rolls are pretty darn axial! (no adverse yaw), power is great for performance/scale aerobatics, and it looks great. I have a lot of experience with landings but I appreciate the wide landing gear-although not exactly scale. I think this would be a wonderful plane for someone looking to perfect scale landings, takeoffs, and fun scale aerobatics! Great for the experienced warbird pilot and newer pilots needing a durable great looking performance airplane! Lastly, I really like some of the little details of the Flight-line approach: including multiple decal options, painted wheel wells, scale props/power systems that can actually perform, and really good performance for a fair price.
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Posted 5 years ago
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Love this plane but I wish I hadn’t of put the black wing stickers on they lasted a day before they started peeling off and kinda looks bad. Other than that a quality product.
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Posted 5 years ago
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What I expected of plane is good , decals are not very good in my opinion
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Posted 5 years ago
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Very nice details on the plane, I really like the 4 blade prop. Nice choices for decals and are flat as well goes good with the flat blue paint, no flight review yet but I expect it to perform well
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Posted 6 years ago
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This airplane is easy and quick to assemble. I had to put 2 ounces of lead behind the fake radial engine to get it to balance at the recommended CG, even with an Admiral 4S 4000mah battery full forward. As for performance, it flies as if it doesn't know the weight is there. As others have said, the maiden flight was uneventful and I don't remember it needing any trim adjustments. Observers' comments are it appears to fly as if on rails. As for aerobatics I haven't yet found what it won't do. Landings are uneventful using flaps. It doesn't take off and land, it departs and arrives. The downside is the stick-on decals. I applied the Blue Angels set. One side of the U on U S Navy on the fuselage fell off so now it says L S Navy. I notice the 70 decals are starting to peel and part of the US Navy on the other side is coming loose, and won't stick back down. Perhaps I should have shot some Varithane on it when the decals were new to seal them on. If this persists, maybe I can take them off and see what Callie Graphics has. You buy an airplane to fly and this one does it very well. Therefore, I won't downgrade it because of the decals.
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Posted 6 years ago
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J’adore cette reproduction du bearcat la qualité est au rendez-vous !!
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Posted 6 years ago
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the decals were a pain ,very easy to break
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Posted 6 years ago
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I was looking for A-war bird in this size category, It's a nice looking plane it went together relatively easy and it flies great very little adjustment out of the Box.
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Posted 6 years ago