Airborne Magazine - Issue #249 | Page 74

So to I impress you lot out there, I think it's best I get straight into this build (if you can call it that!) and string a few words together as well as add some great photos. The end result? You’ll be hooked, I know I was when I first opened the box. Based on the American light aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft, the Parkzone Archer is without doubt an all round nice handling elect powered model to suit just about everybody who simply loves flying. In The Box In the Box we have a complete one piece main wing including servos and wiring, a tailplane assembly, a fully moulded fuselage complete with fin & rudder, motor, prop, ESC and servos all hooked up. There is also a 12v car type charger and a 2 cell 1300mAh LiPo battery as well as a small bag of screws, including a binding plug for your own Spectrum TX; the main undercarriage and wheels are also supplied. That's it in the box as this review kit is the ‘Bind and Fly’ version, but you can see where the receiver would be placed if you were to purchase the ‘Ready To Fly’ version. A detailed instruction manual is included in several languages so go knock yourself out reading the non English stuff. I almost could say there's little need for any instructions as this model goes together very easily. As mentioned there are two versions available BNF and RTF. The only real difference is the RTF includes the TX (Transmitter) within the box. But seeing as a lot of aeromodellers now own a 2.4 GHz Sprektrum type transmitter (the type needed to bind with this model) the BNF is very popular, but both versions are available. Okay, assembly will take only minutes, in fact once you purchase this model in either guise as mentioned above, the longest part of the assembly is the charging of the included LiPo battery. 74 Airborne