Storing RC wings in a normal flat is one of those problems the hobby doesn’t warn you about upfront. Wings end up in corners, leaning against walls at optimistic angles, accumulating dust with the kind of consistency your actual flying never quite achieves. And then, inevitably, something topples. A wingtip gets dinged. A foam fuselage gets a permanent impression from whatever fell on it. You spend an evening with CA glue, telling yourself this won’t happen again. ...
The fiddly threading of the aileron Y-cable on the Sky Surfer X8 gets old fast. Self-designed and 3D-printed cable holders solve this problem simply and permanently. I fly my Sky Surfer X8 with great enthusiasm – simply because it was cheap, I can repair and learn a lot from it, and it’s an all-round fantastic package. If something breaks → glue it. Got a crazy idea → try it. Even a total write-off from a crash that completely destroys the model would be absolutely manageable. If you can still salvage the servos, motor, receiver and ESC, there’s not much standing in the way of the next Sky Surfer. ...