The Phoenix 2000 is a wonderful plane. However, I bought it as a ARF and in the end it really wasn't that simple. Maybe it is if you install a wimpy powertrain it will be okay, but if you beef it up a little, there will be trouble as I experienced. The nylon fuselage needs the nose reinforced, or else your powertrain could be ripped out, probably mid-flight. Would make an excellent and short YouTube video, that's for sure! Nevertheless, if you consider the minor amount of work needed to convert this plane into a really great plane it is still a great bang for the buck. If my Phoenix was 'unable to rise again' I would certainly buy a new one, no doubt. I would not treat her like an almost ready to fly though, and put in the extra work from the start, as I do advise everyone that considers buying this great plane. You might learn a lot in the process and that's great too. So, if you get one, better order some slow-curing epoxy and fiberglass too. You won't regret it! And my last advise, read the thread about the Phoenix 2000 on rcgroups.com. You'll find a lot of valuable information there about this plane. It helped me a lot for sure and I'd like to thank all contributors to that thread! My Phoenix 2000 specs at the moment: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFQqPvY-5M

In de avond ben ik samen met Sander gaan vliegen. Een goed moment om aan mijn landing te werken en de heli eens te proberen. Wat ik deze dag geleerd heb.... vlieg mini-heli's niet bij windkracht 4 met te weinig ervaring. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7jrOTkCcM

After lying on a shelf for roughly twenty years, I decided to revive my Robbe Varta Fly. I only flew the plane twice in two years while being on vacation in Luxembourg with my parents. Twenty years ago (1992) I did not have the money to spare for a new ESC, which was destroyed in the second 'hard landing'. That was long ago, and now it was time to bring this bird in the air where it belongs. The fuselage is made from Plura plastic which becomes brittle, as I discovered first hand. At the top of the fuselage there is a screw to hold the canopy in place. The hull cracked open here, after I applied some threadlocker to the screw. Using epoxy and glass fiber mat it was an easy fix. The fuselage was painted and the original brushed motor was replaced by a brushless variant. The new power system weighs much less, so I needed a lot of weight in the nose to compensate. There is more than 100 grams of lead in there. First flight I used the original prop. The output was about 100W so later I switched props and now it pulls 150W, which is enough for this old-timer. It seemed only fitting that I would re-maiden the Varta Fly with my mom and dad. So that is in the first halve of the video. Later I flew her again with Sander, this time with camera. Sadly the video shot from the Radian was corrupted somehow, so there is no air to air footage (yet...). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-sTtP3O7A

Vliegen op Koninginnedag, dat leek ons een gaaf plan. Helaas zou de wind weer eens roet in het eten gaan gooien. Dus hoewel (bijna...) het hele vliegassortiment was meegenomen, hebben we maar weinig gevlogen. Toch maar een kort verslag want het was wel weer gezellig. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scpLQJL4KwI