Is this cheap rc airplane good for beginners?? A160-J3 RC from TEMU

Folks really like the concept of rc airplanes - but struggle to pay big $$$ to try them for the first time.
Enter this A160-J3 I found on Temu: temu.to/m/ub0k7jx798i
It looks AMAZING, and is priced under $150. Can it be good for a beginner to try? That is what I try to find out!
Video timeline:
0:00 A160 J3
0:58 Unboxing
2:16 Assembly
9:02 Maiden Flight
11:31 Crashes
13:31 Review
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[@user-nu2pp5tc5q]

I know its more but if you are just starting out the Hobbyzone Apprentice 700 RTF is the way to go. Stable, durable plane, Safe mode, hobby grade radio and battery included. Starting out with a cheap plane that breaks right away will discourage a lot of people from what is actually a great hobby. That's why it is extremely important that you guys/girls keep putting out great content videos like these so people can be informed before making decisions just based off of $$. 😊😊

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks for the suggestion!! My first plane was the Aeroscout, and it has been great to learn on.

[@user-nu2pp5tc5q]

Absolutely 😊

[@MrCveedub]

Cloudside RC FTW!

[@RoadsideRC]

I like that name!

[@thomasblair7996]

Was hoping for the 2nd flight, you'll get therethink you got a good cameraman in the works!!!

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks Thomas!

[@dronesdogs3798]

Nice Troy 😊.. I been trying out some planes and stuff recently too myself 😊.. nice way too mix up 👆 the rc content and fun!! 😮

[@RoadsideRC]

Awesome! I knew you did drones, glad to hear you are trying some planes as well.

[@user-nu2pp5tc5q]

Haven't watched your video yet but dang, if I didnt just see the ad for this plane late last night😂

[@RoadsideRC]

Ha! That is funny!

[@davidmckee2142]

Looks like a nice little airplane! I live in the country on a few acres, nothing but Amish farms around. Went by my L.H.S and was looking at some, got lectured big time. Then I said, don't worry my neighbors are Amish, they can't call the FAA they have no phone. 😂😂 Big mistake! He saw my long hair, grateful dead hoodie, and he knew he had a law breaker on his hands😂😂 I thought he was gonna call the cops right there for me even thinking about it.😂😂

[@RoadsideRC]

Dang! That is wild!

[@manchildrc]

You always want to take off and land into the wind. Also try to coordinate your turns; ie use both ailerons and rudder in concert. Also trim up your elevator for take off. I wonder if your previous crash didn't move your motor causing nose heavy performance or prop damage but you likely would've heard that.

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks for the tips!

[@rc-fannl7364]

13:50 It looks like the ailerons are both deflected upward. Shouldn't these be both centered or one up while the other is down? That might also explain the funky flying characteristics

[@RoadsideRC]

It was powered off, sono telling what position they are in from being moved around, etc.

[@billyb5057]

quite surprised how well it flew first flight but it does look far to delicate a crash would just kill it but yeah a beginner may not be the best because you know they will crash it *🦘Au🦘💯full view always📺thumbs up👍😎*

[@RoadsideRC]

I agree!

[@FarmerFpv]

As an RC pilot for 15 years, I always suggest getting a good conventional highwing like the Carbon Z Cub or a tower hobbies telemaster. Then go to an RC flying club with an instructor that way you don't pick up bad habits learning to fly. it will take twice as long to unlearn those bad habits. Most pilots who learn on their own never learn how to make properly coordinated turns using a rudder aileron and elevator. They also never really learn how to flare correctly on orientation control. That is the difference between crashing and not crashing all the time. I have not crashed in 6 years. If you look at all the old-school pilots like Josh Bixlar, RC enforcer Alsihmada, Ramy RC, and Tyler Perry. You won't see them crash if not at all or maybe once every couple of years. As my RC instructor told me. Think of it as a real plane. How many chances do you have to crash with passengers on board and survive? The point being, if you don't pick up the beginner bad habits from learning on your own the less likely it is you will crash. Plus it's so inexpensive to go to a flying club for buddy box lessons. You can even find pilots in your area on Rc Groups/ Rc Universe/ Facebook who are willing to help you maiden and buddy box and teach you. It only takes one lesson with an experienced pilot to prevent bad habbits behind the sticks.

[@RoadsideRC]

Preach on! This is great advice!

[@mika_models]

Two sided thing to fly with cheap plane. It doesn’t hurt you so much if you crash it but it can make the first experiences very frustrating if the plane is more difficult to fly than a more expensive one. But it will hurt you much more to crash a more expensive plane.😅

[@RoadsideRC]

Yes! I understand that logic for sure!

[@HaydenCroix]

Dang, items already discontinued from the link. Looks like it suggests a similar version though.

[@manchildrc]

Idk why I can't post , I can only respond so sorry for piggy backing off your post . I've not seen that plane in person but my first initial thought is going to be no and the reason it's not going to be good for beginners is because it's only going to fly well when it has complete stabilization so it's more akin to operating machine than it is to actually learning how to fly an RC airplane. So it depends on your motivation if you want to learn to fly; no, if you just want something you can buzz around the front yard and have fun with them I'm sure it's great but you will not learn to fly hobby grade RC airplanes that way. It's a toy.

[@RoadsideRC]

I think it comes in and out of stock.

[@HaydenCroix]

@@RoadsideRC good to know!

[@danwoodruff4323]

Nice little airplane ✈️. 😂

[@RoadsideRC]

It was...until it wasn't! :)

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

14.00 "I'm not sure why we couldn't get this to take off - even from a hand throw." Probably not familiar with Chinesium stabs. Plainly obvious from the first attempt that the prop system was badly unbalanced after the nose dink. That ALWAYS overloads the gyro registers and after that you are guaranteed GOING DOWN! Probably would pay to check that this 1 has motor failsafe on loss of signal. May well be OK but the 2-cell QIDI-550 does NOT! UNLESS that is, you control it via a satellite receiver and set the motor failsafe on that. That's something I've not seen on a plane since the Volantex V761 series had the flyaway problem fixed about the time they brought out the first V761-8 Corsair. A Multi Radio is the way to go. The Jumper T-lite V2 or Radiomaster Pocket cost about the same as this.

[@RoadsideRC]

Thanks for the insights!

[@BrianSu]

Seems to be 4 Channels, why’s it sold as 5 Ch?

[@RoadsideRC]

I don't have it anymore, but it might have had more than 4. 4 is just enough to fly. The 5th would have been the flight modes.

[@BrianSu]

@@RoadsideRC yeah it's 4 ch for sure :)

[@OloPGmc]

for the same prize you can have wltoys f-959s and its better for begginers bc it have motor at the back so you don't crash it so easy

[@RoadsideRC]

Great tip! I need to try that one!

[@EastCoastLtd]

Never going to fly right with that fpv gear in it..😂

[@RoadsideRC]

Weighting just a few grams, really don't think it made a difference.

[@EastCoastLtd]

@@RoadsideRC I'd be willing to wager that it flies perfectly without that fpv stuff in it..lmk

[@RoadsideRC]

@@EastCoastLtd I did try it without. It didn't fly right. Something was off after the first flight.

[@EastCoastLtd]

@@RoadsideRC several folks have posted that when in the gyro mode, erratic rudder stick movement seems to cause an issue/ intermittent problem, causing full deflection of rudder and then ultimately crash... Do a quick search. Maybe that's what's happening with yours??

[@EastCoastLtd]

Search= xk-a160 part 4

[@user-nu2pp5tc5q]

After watching video...um no. Looks good, but it won't last a week. Nice video though!

[@RoadsideRC]

I agree!

[@abruptlyblunt]

wait what, now that the faa has started cracking down on flying rc's is when you decide to get more people into the hobby, that's crazy........

[@RoadsideRC]

It is a conspiracy! :)

[@TheCoinCollection-]

It wasn’t taking off because you had a camera in it probably

[@RoadsideRC]

There was something else going on. We tried multiple ways, and it just wouldn't fly!!

[@TheCoinCollection-]

@@RoadsideRC even when you took off the camera?

[@RoadsideRC]

@@TheCoinCollection- I tried taking off without the camera - just wouldn't go.

[@davidmckee2142]

Plzzz no more Styrofoam scraping sounds ever😬😩😈😭