Review of Hobbico Flyzone Cessna 350 Corvalis Rx-R 57' The Cessna 350 Corvalis from Flyzone comes Receiver Ready with a number of features including wing navigation and landing lights. This is a very nice general aviation scale foam RC plane of good size with a 57' wingspan.
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All the parts came individually wrapped and were well protected in the box. I found no damage and was impressed with the details and level of pre-assembly.


The wing comes ready to go with the aileron servo, flap servo, hinges, and linkage pre-installed.

Scale navigation lights are included in the wing and vertical stabilizer.

The control surfaces are hinged and ready to go. Some of the other parts include pre-assembled gear mains, nylon wing bolts, control rods, struts, an 8-1/4' prop, and plastic spinner.

Subsidiaries

The FlyZone Cessna 182 Skylane includes a 3-cell 1800mAh LiPo pack, smart balancing charger, and A/C and D/C adapters to charge just about anywhere! Note that the FlyZone charge/balance connector is ElectriFly/E-flite compatible. The 15-page manual is loaded with excellent photos, assembly steps, and instructions geared for creating a successful experience.

A closer look at the fuselage reveals the pre-installed motor and steerable nose wheel. Air cooling and strut mounts are both ready to go! The antenna wire is already run through a tube to the back of the plane. Tubes are also pre-installed for the rudder and elevator control rods and the tail navigation wire. Note that the receiver and servos are pre-installed also.

I tested the ElectriFly 3-Cell 11.1v LiPo Balancing Charger that came with the Cessna RTF package and found no issues. It is a simple plug-and-play solution that cannot be fooled. The charger is fed by either 12v DC power from the supplied AC wall adapter or the automobile cigarette/utility adapter. The LiPo pack charge connector is keyed so it can only be plugged in one way. The lights went both solid red and green when the battery was charging and only the red light remained on when it was finished.

Assembly:
The assembly starts by mounting the main landing gear. This is done by installing two screws and replacing the landing gear cover after removing the pre-applied protective adhesive strip backing.
Note the bottom hatch cover on the left is used to access the receiver and battery pack.
The vertical and horizontal stabilizers are mounted together after first connecting the control rods and sliding them into the pre-installed tubes. When the rods are inserted about half way, the tail navigation wire is then inserted into the larger tube that runs down the center of the fuselage. Just before the fin and stab are all the way into position, the pushrods are fed into the pre-mounted connectors on the servo arms.
A plastic retaining clip holds the tail assembly in place and the control rods are held with set screws already installed in the servo arm quick links. What's better mini 14 or mini 30.

After feeding the wires past the servos and out the bottom of the fuselage, the wing easily mounts using two retainer posts that turn 90 degrees to lock in position. The posts are then covered with hatches that simply snap into position.

After first installing eight AA-size batteries (not included) in the Tactic transmitter, you can center the aileron, elevator, and rudder trims. The throttle trim and throttle stick are both lowered all the way so the motor will not turn on.

You can then temporarily take the Tactic receiver part way out of the fuselage and hook up the controls. All the servo leads and navigation light leads are properly labeled. At this time, you can check all the control surfaces for proper swing and centering.
Since everything checked out, including the 3-position flap settings, it was time for the final assembly.

The plastic spinner back plate slides onto the motor shaft and sits over the pre-installed nut. The prop is then secured with a washer, nut, and some thread locker. The spinner cone is attached with two 2.5x8mm Phillips screws.

The wing strut tubes fit into the pre-mounted plastic fairings and are then secured with 2.5x8mm screws in each end. Note that the CG of 1-7/8' should be marked by the assembler on each wing half. This will be tested after installing the battery pack.

The battery pack installs in the Cessna 182 nose and is held by a strip of hook and loop material. My Cessna balanced perfectly!
The last step of the Cessna assembly was to install the antennas by simply pushing them down into position. If preferred, you can also glue them with white glue or foam-safe CA.
My Cessna 182 was Ready-To-Fly at 37oz including the battery pack. I did not measure the power level because the supplied connectors did not match anything I had for my wattmeter. My full throttle testing, while holding the plane, felt that it has plenty of power.