WORST plane I've built in years! The Nexa Piper Tri-Pacer, sold by MotionRC. 

sorry to hear about the crash. Mine is still up and flying nicely.

To be fair I have had a few other Motion products and they have been great. Freewing and Black Horse models have all been excellent quality for me, just the Nexa stuff that has been questionable.

VQ models are the same as Nexa. They are only branded Nexa for MotionRC. Here In New Zealand, Australia, and the UK they are known as VQ models. I have Two of their ARFs. Monaro and the P40. With both I threw away the hardware and used Dubro, and Sullivan. Eflight retracts. They are okay for the money spent, but you have to kit bash to get the best out of them. Easier and cheaper than stratch building

That's really interesting. I also left it a bad review and I just checked, my review is also not on Motion's site.

Figures!

The one thing I do have to say is IF you go through the pain of setting it up, the plane flies REALLY nice.

@@TheDornado Many thanks

Sorry, just one more question. In your honest opinion? Is the pain involved in setting this plane up worth it for the great flying qualities it has??

@@easystar123 My honest opinion is no. If it was just a pain to build that is one thing, but the cheap hardware as well for the price makes it an easy no.

@@TheDornado Many thanks. My decision is made . I will look for another plane. A friend is selling his Black Horse models Chipmunk 60. It is brand new in the box. I might go for that one .

That's heck of a large plane. And yes larger planes fly better. Years ago I had a 85 inch ws Tri Pacer powered by a 45 cc no name Chinese motor. Had to admit it worked well and gave the plane realistic and decent aerobatic flight characteristics.

@@covercalls88 Thanks

It really is a shame because they make so many cool models in wood that other manufactures don't. Sorry to hear about the Bonanza. I was interested in one of their "new" planes at Motion, but I've learned my lesson. Looked at the instructions online and saw it had the same crap control horns. Saved me 300 bucks.

Good question, there really isn't much to chose from for what you are looking for. I would not recommend this plane as a first. If you are looking for a pure trainer check out the Kadet LT-40 from Sig. All wood ARF with a 70" wingspan, so bigger than the tri-pacer and it is a wonderful plane. If you want bigger, the only one I really know of is the Trainer V2 from Pilot RC, 90" wingspan but depending on where you live, they can be tough to find. I don't know of any American dealers that carry it. And they are pricey. I personally would go with the Sig, and I believe they are expecting a shipment in November. Either way I highly recommend finding someone to help teach you. Since you have building experience I am guessing you know some people who can help. Having an instructor and using a sim before I ever went to the field made my first few flights so stress free and I still have the trainer 30 years later:) Hope that helps!

@@TheDornado WOW. I had no idea that the SIG LT-40 was an option. I looked at the '40' in the model number and assumed it was a smaller plane for some reason. 70" wingspan rocks. The only thing it doesn't offer ... flaps, which I do want. I wonder if it's possible to add flaps, considering the ailerons are so narrow. Regardless it's certainly more to my liking than the smaller tri-pacer. I agree with everything you said about learning. Thank you so much for responding!

Thank you so much for the kind words. One of the reasons I started making videos was because I had a similar experience buying a plane someone reviewed as great and was disappointed. I try my best to show both the good and bad of everything I review.

Nice seeing with that beautiful 4-stroke engine. Nitro will always hold a special place in my heart. I also want to know why they changed the front strut. The one in their kit is WAY nicer than the one it comes with now.

Correct, in America VQ is sold under the name Nexa by MotionRC. Same planes.

It's more about value than price. For that same amount of money you can get the Valiant from Hangar 9 and get a much better ARF or for only 220 get the Stinson from Phoenix. If this plane had been 220 or equal quality to the Valiant I would have no issues, but they are charging too much for the low quality IMO.

What I do now is look through the manual online before even considering one. You can usually tell, by looking through the manual if it has good hardware or any weird/bad steps. Not perfect but if they have a plane you REALLY want it is at least a start. But yeah, i will be very hesitant before buying another one. I was happy to be rid of this one.

it's really their value per dollar that I have issue with. They use cheap hardware and have things like the wonky seat and cheap plastic fairings, yet still charge a premium price.

You've got to be kidding?