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JDronesPermalink Reply by Jani Hirvinen on May 24, 2012 at 12:05am

Does HK pricing ever make any sense, No it does not... :)

As far as I know those two planes are coming from same mold so basic parts are the same. More expensive model says that it's ARF type but I am not really sure what they mean with that on this case. As it does not include any electronics and so on as both of them still require motor/etc and other parts. 

I have one of those FPV169 fiberglass planes in here but never built it yet. It seems to be really hard to build compared original EPO skywalker. This fiberglass plane is full of plywood support so placing electronics and cabling will be difficult.

Other than that, it's really nice looking plane. 

My advise is: Take the cheaper if you really want it or just order that original EPO Skywalker with 1900mm wings.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pursifull on May 24, 2012 at 12:11am

yeah, what he said ;) I type too slow.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Pursifull on May 24, 2012 at 12:10am

I believe the main explanation for the price paradox is that the cheaper version is a kit, while the more expensive version is an "ARF" - almost ready to fly. So the premium cost is the assembly. There do seem to be minor differences, but I have no experience with either product (other than to have put them in my cart a half dozen times myself...) I'm not sure how much assembly you do with fiberglass, and ARF is misleading, since neither seem to come with the typical parts I associate with an ARF version... motor, servos, etc.

Let me know how yours works out, I've been considering getting one of these just to steal the wings and fix them to a foamy.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Nunner on May 24, 2012 at 2:49am

Hi again!

Many thanks for your help! I contacted HK and will let you know as soon as I get an answer!

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Nunner on May 25, 2012 at 4:28am

I learned from HK that the two frames are produced by different manufacturers. That's basically all.

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