Parkzone Sport Cub S2 Complete Unboxing, Build, Maiden Flight, and Flight Review

This is the complete unboxing, build, maiden flight, and flight review with bonus flight footage for the Parkzone Sport Cub S2 Parkflyer, which was modeled after the Cub Crafters Sport Cub. I believe the specific model is the CubCrafters CC11-100 Sport Cub S2.

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I really like how this plane looks and how it flys. That made the issues I encountered during the build process not as big of a deal :)

Here are my flight review notes:

Cons:
- Landing gear wire is thin and LG install was a pain.
- Rudder was way out of trim and doesn't steer well in grass.
- The tail section is also difficult to install.
- The main LG wheel collar screw popped out during landing.

Pros:
- Looks great and is a great flyer.
- Nice big forgiving tundra tires.
- Lands really slow even without flaps.
- Large battery bay for flexible battery options.

The bottom line is this is a fun and easy to fly plane that you should buy if you are considering it.

On the Parkzone website, they describe this plane this way:

"The full-scale Cub Crafters Sport Cub is an inspired reinvention of the Piper Super Cub that is introducing a whole new generation of aviators to the wonder and excitement of back country flying.

The ParkZone® Sport Cub park flyer is a fantastic recreation of this aerial adventure machine that will open a new world of possibilities for RC pilots too. Constructed of durable, lightweight Z-Foam™ material, it shares many of the same aerodynamic features that give the full-scale version its light wing loading and superb short field abilities. Oversized tundra tires for flying off grass and other rough surfaces are included. Those in search of the ultimate RC bush flying experience have the option of adding floats and functional flaps.

This Plug-N-Play or PNP version can be flight-ready in the time it takes to install a receiver and charge a battery."

I call BS on that last part because it took me a very long time to get it all to work together without breaking the plane upon assembly, but the rest sounds about right.

This is a more advanced alternative to the Hobbyzone Super Cub LP as it is BL and has ailerons, which is basically a really big version of a Hobbyzone Champ trainer plane in the form of a Piper Cub (Piper PA-18 or Piper J-3 Cub).

This looks like a big version of the BNF E-flite UMX Carbon Cub. That too has flaps and an attractive trim scheme. And really it is a lot like a little bit smaller version of the E-flite Carbon-Z Cub. It however is a much different plane than the Hangar 9 Super Cub version and I realize I am not ready for such a plane! I also realize from my Hangar 9 Super Cub that Hangar is not spelled Hanger as in Hanger 9.

I was also confused at one point about this being not much different than the Hobbyzone Super Cub or Hobbyzone Mini Super Cub.

The main motivation for this purchase was due to the success of my recent E-flite UMX B-17 videos and even more successful E-flite P-51 Mustang videos. Ultimately I enjoyed flying the park flyer sized plane A LOT more, so when Horizon Hobby had its big sale recently, this was the only plane this size that I hadn't already bought.

While this plane is no longer available, it has been largely replaced by the E-flite Timber, which was successful enough to have them make a UMX Timber. That was so successful that the have now made an E-flite Turbo Timber. You can't make this up! lol

I am just happy flying my E-flite Viper and my E-flite Night Radian RC Glider these days.