Addiction X Testimonials

I might mention that while we were out there two different people came all the way across the field just to say that the plane is one of the most beautiful they had ever seen and asked me about the details…one fellow had a piper cub he was flying out there and he also came over and said this one is way above his class and asked me where to get one. I might also mention that this Thrust 40 motor with the VOX T-40 prop makes a very interesting purring sound…I like it.

I started doing rolling harriers about 20 ft off the ground and almost put it in twice but….maybe I didn’t mention….I can’t do rolling harriers!! I couldn’t before anyway. It’s like flying a simulator. This is an even better flying plane than the original addiction and I have two of those.Even low speed full rudder turns it didn’t want to snap out. This will be my new backyard flyer. As big as the control surfaces are and since I set them up to move greater than 55 degrees I was a little nervous that I might be over controlling it but it wasjust right. I love the plane and the green looks better in person than it did on the computer. 

Hands off upright and inverted, it tracked very very well on low rates – something I did not expect with this plane. Switch to high rates and the fun is on. Everything is slow and easy with this plane.

Fearing the worst as I approached the plane, I was amazed to find the back end of the Fuse 100% intact and only the bottom stringer on the rudder had cracked. (not broken, just cracked)

Wow, this is one robust plane guys. 

-Kein Drücken im Rückenflug notwendig, perfekt.

-Im Messerflug nur wenig Seitenruder zum Halten notwendig. Messerflugmischer

kaum notwendig. Bis jetzt noch nicht programmiert und auch schwer erkennbar,

was zu korrigieren wäre.

-Rollt sehr gut, ohne zu eiern.

-Man kann immer mit Männerausschlägen fliegen.

-Bei der langsamen Rolle sind nur geringe Korrekturen notwendig

-perfekter Harrier, aufwärts und im Rücken.

-Beim Hovern kein Kippen nach vorne, hinten, oder zur Seite. Nur leicht mit

Querruder gegenhalten. Ist extrem easy direkt    vor der Nase. Die

Ruderwirkung aller Ruder ist beim Hovern sehr gut.

– Übergang vom Kraftflug in den Segelflug ohne Hoch-Tiefkorrektur.

-Powerrollen ganz easy.

-Rollenkreise gehen sehr einfach, da in den Schräglagen wenig gestützt

werden muss.

-Landung, wie auf Schienen und ganz langsam und ohne Überschlag im etwas

gefrorenen Schnee.

-Flugzeit 6:30 mit 2200 Lipos.

-erstaunlich, mit 1600er Lipos 6 min bei gleicher Akkulage und natürlich

schwanzlastig. Aber ich merke nichts Negatives. Geht also ohne Probleme

schwanzlastig und mit kleineren Lipos.

After not having touched any Transmitter nor plane for 8 months, I was really excited to try the bigger Addi. But it so easy to fly, that even the 3D Hardcore Heli fliers back in KL have a blast with it. 

Knife Edges are great, fast, slow, high angle, low angle, you name it. Hovers are so easy, that probably even Sarah Palin could do it 

What surprised me most was, how tough that thing is. On flight #2 I waterfalled it into the ground because the elevator servo arm came off (my mistake, I was in a hurry going to the flying site). Damage was only the prop and spinner and one wingtip. 5 min later it was flying again. The next day my Spektrum receiver gave up on my and the plane spiraled down after a KE Snap form at least 10-15 feet. The Motorbox got crushed but everything else was pretty much fine. Unbelievable. Changed the Motorbox the next day and the following afternoon it was flying again.

Then: Mid-Air collision with another Addi (Stuff like that happens quite often in Mafia Land ). Only a cosmetic damage. Then, on another low level waterfall, my aileron linkage came lose (again, set up fault ) and one wing dropped and I was too late to recover: another spinner and prop toast, but apart from that, no damage.

In addition I had: low level rolling harrier a bit too low… no damage. KE to low… No damage. 

I am sold to the idea, that light planes suffer from less damage during a crash due to the lower impact forces 
Anyway, we have most on video!

Opened the box to take a look at it and am very impressed. 

The design and build of this thing are top notch!

Wow it is stable for 3D stuff. Hovers are a piece of cake! Great for throwing around like a maniac.

All I can say is wow. This plane really makes you look like a 3D master. That’s not saying a whole lot about me as my last 3D plane (if you could call it that) was an EFlite Tribute

A buddy of mine just happen by. He was shocked at how easy it hovered. 

I do have some feedback for those wanting to get some of the bling.

The VOX propellers are nice, are they worth $10.00 a piece? I guess so. If you break one on this plane, then you deserve to pay. This guy lands slower then you can walk.

The carbon fiber wheel pants, look very nice. Very cool looking and great finish.

The vortex generators, again look very nice.

Been using a mix of 2200 batteries from my 450 helis and she’s a keeper for sure..It lands so slow and harriers so nice it’s unreal..

Only bad thing is all my buddies at the field are lined up to fly it every time I’ve been out with it..

the ax is THE PLANE who opens the door for 3d completely.
Very easy, very stable, the curve radius to any direction is incredible.
No complaint!
Fantastic toy, thank you PA.

Thinner wing means better harriers, and the super-low wing loading means that it still jumps out of trouble and gets on the wing right away so you can learn 3D quickly.

Much better in KE (possibly due to thinner wing)

Overall lighter and more stable feel

Better aileron authority

All the places that warped whenever I tightened the covering have been braced

Real hinges

The power delivery was smooth and comfortable. Plenty of reserve for pulling out of trouble, but it wouldn’t really go fast enough to get ahead of you.

I really enjoyed it and it’s a totally unique flying experience. Nobody else really makes an airplane like it.

Leonie de Looze

I agree with those who’ve commented on how user-friendly it is to fly. It’s as comfortable and relaxing as the floatiest foamy, and it makes a 3D shmuck like me look sort of halfway good.

Fantastic job with the AddyX plane. This a great kit with simply wonderful flight characteristics. Looking forward to the other new designs of PA!

Regards,
Peter Mergaerts
Werchter, Belgium

I have a Addiction X (red) and I now have 35 hours actual flight time on it!
I just ‘love’ !!

Sal Manganaro
Newtown Ct

So… Don’t let people have a go of your Addy X! Tell them to get their own!! 

heheheheheh 

Walt..

Yesterday I finished reading the entire thread! So decided I am suitably qualified for Hi-rates 3D madness, well… I flicked the Hi-rate switches on my tx, took a deep breath and went for it, WHAT AN AMAZING PLANE!!!! Ive only been flying for 6 months max, last night on my 3rd lipo in the AddX I was knife edging, harrier rolling, almost prop hanging (the wind turned it into more of a static harrier!) etc etc. 

Thanks for all the great info on the builds, mods and repairs. 

nice and floaty it is indeed. Nothing in my current fleet of 30+ planes is this floaty or forgiving when practicing 3d moves.

It is one of my favorite planes to haul out to the field when the winds are light.

I never thought it would be THAT great. You can read a lot about the outstanding performance of the Addiction X but then you think, yeah right what should be so different? But after flying the ADX for the first time, I can really tell they are right. Just from the start you feel like having flown this plane a thousand times before. Deflection of all control surfaces is really impressive but can be controlled really smooth. 

Impressions after 4 flights:

– Very responsive with impressive control surface deflections of up to 55 °

– from the beginning very smooth to control

– Feel of no gravity (not to describe, gotta feel it)

– Can be flown very very slow, (in comparison, slow motion is fast) 

– Hover as easy as it gets

– KE is just wonderful, on the third flight I performed a KE-looping (never did that before)

– Harrier (positive negative negative) very stable and good to control

– All maneuvers in your trick-box can be performed right from the beginning

– AddiX guarantees an absolutely stress-free flight

…

– I could go on and on and on and on like that, but I don’t´t want this to sound like a promotion brochure

Addiction, its not only the name, you really get addicted to it.

WOW, I am really impressed, to sum it up:

Flying in a whole “different Dimension”

Brett Mezen

Fantastic job with the AddyX plane. This a great kit with simply wonderful
flight characteristics. Looking forward to the other new designs of PA!

Regards,
Peter Mergaerts
Werchter, Belgium

So much so I have a new one in the box With new servos

just waiting for the END of the faded one…(also purple)…

It has helped in improving my rooling circles and hovers..

I roll to the right and turn to the left..

How about making a 50cc addition X…

I would purchase at least TWO TODAY !!!!!!!!!!

Again:

I think about the BEST plane I have flown in 40+ years of flying

Walt

i have just about finished putting together my new ADDICTION X in BLUE

and i must say this the best looking colour combo and plane that i have ever seen.this  is now my forth PA plane

and they just keep getting better well done to you all !!

i can hardly wait to see what you will do next.

kind regards   “ Richardhl “

After now flying the Addiction X for a while I am ecstatic about this line of RC airplanes that u offer.  I am aware of the contest now ongoing and am currently composing a killer video for your consideration in the contest.  Of course I am sure that it will be the winner!

I simply am convinced that this plane is the VERY BEST 3D PLANE EVER BUILT!!! 

I have been flying RC for over 50 years and after endeavoring to learn 3D for now 3 years I have reached a break thru in my learning curve thanks to the AddictionX.

More on that in the video….

Thank you for your efforts! 

The AddX seemed so intimidating to me at first it was the biggest plane I had then, made of wood, and way more expensive than any other plane in my hangar. So I abused the foamie to all to heck, saving the X for the ‘perfect days’ only. But I tell you all that was a mental block, now the Addiction X is my cant go to the field without it airplane. Its my warm up airplane, its the one I try everything with first, it looks completely different than everything else at the field, the performance is unreal, and I can throw it around with complete confidence despite having mediocre skills. It flies as slow and forgiving as the foamy but that is where the similairites stop, its many many times better than the best EPP foamy. I fly it every time, even in the howling wind. Watch the videos Dan and Michael do with the AddyX and the other PA planes…simple awesome.

Long before this thread existed or I even knew who Michael Wargo was, he sold me on the Precision Aerobatics Addiction X with a youtube video he did of it. He claimed something to the effect of it being the easiest plane to hover ‘that he knew of’. I bought mine, under the influence of black label immediately after watching that video. I now have 100+ flights on it and realized today in gusty 15kt winds that it flies so dang well that I toss it around low and slow like its made of foam. There is really nothing else that gives mediocre pilots like myself the amount of time to react that this one does, and it may be worth a try for anyone struggling. And to think it has a big brother coming out with 2x the wing area! Cant wait to here what Wargo has to say about the XL when he flies her

For the last 30 years I have never bought an electric or an ARF, everything was built from scratch or from a kit. My first electric and ARF came about 10 months ago and was an E-Flite Albatros DVa 25e. I got it to practice WWI flying as I am just finishing up a highly detailed ¼ scale Fokker DVII.

The Albatros was built crooked and is small and heavy and flies just like I had expected it to….like crap. The Albatros is so bad it cannot roll and loops need to be done slow and big to keep the pos from snapping out in some kind of faux 3D snap thing.

So my wife said “Why don’t you get one of those aerobatic ones we have seen other people fly?” Now if you are married you know two things can be read into that statement. First, she just gave the OK to buy another plane. And secondly she thinks my flying skills stink because she has seen other people fly 3D.

Many years ago I was into pattern and sport planes but nothing capable of 3D.
So I started looking and it came down to a PA plane. Why? Because after all the years I have been flying I have found three simple truths. 1) Build it light, as light as possible. 2) Build it straight, I mean like crazy straight. 3) Balance and setup controls as precisely as possible, I mean get them perfect.

I could tell from reading this entire 262 page thread and others that PA builds the lightest planes and that people were happy with how straight they were. How precisely it is assembled, balanced, and setup is my problem.

So I bought a purple Addi X, iPA system, and bling package plus some spare props. I must say that both calls I placed to PA USA showed great customer service. Both times the woman I talked to answered my questions in a knowledgeable, professional, and friendly manner.

Got the bird and was very happy with the build quality. I took about 10 hours to assemble it and got everything perfect. I live in Colorado and its maiden flight was in a 10+mph wind, gusting, and about 35 degrees. Flew it 3 times and gave up trying to trim it out since it was getting blown around like a kite but appeared to only need a click of down elev. My 1st impression in that wind was promising as I was able to land all three times in a hover.. Humm mystery plane.

Had to wait a couple of weeks for good weather and the snow to melt but went out 3 days ago and flew…and flew…and flew… then went out again yesterday and flew all day until I ran out of daylight.

Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me! I don’t think I have had this much fun in RC since I started back in 1982! And I am really throwing it around…getting lower, and lower with each flight. My god does this plane inspire confidence!

So what happened last night? Just could not pass up the 20% discount. Bought 6 more battery packs because I can’t stand waiting for them to charge now. And bought a mango Katina MX, iPA, and bling package.

This is the 1st time in 20 years of marriage I have ever bought something this expensive and not told the wife. I’m having it shipped to my office and may end up keeping it there until I can find a way to explain it to her.

PA thanks for bringing so much fun back into the hobby for me!

Dave

The AddX seemed so intimidating to me at first it was the biggest plane I had then, made of wood, and way more expensive than any other plane in my hangar. So I abused the foamie to all to heck, saving the X for the ‘perfect days’ only. But I tell you all that was a mental block, now the Addiction X is my cant go to the field without it airplane. Its my warm up airplane, its the one I try everything with first, it looks completely different than everything else at the field, the performance is unreal, and I can throw it around with complete confidence despite having mediocre skills. It flies as slow and forgiving as the foamy but that is where the similairites stop, its many many times better than the best EPP foamy. I fly it every time, even in the howling wind. Just because they re light does not mean they cant fly on less than perfect days I’ve seen the 3DHS planes and they are awesome too, They all excel at certain things so get one later but for now stay as lightweight as possible. Watch the videos Dan and Michael do with the AddyX and the other PA planes…simple awesome.

just some feedback – the AddictionX was way tail heavy, and all the throws on the control surfaces were out. After I applied the correct setup as per the instructions you supplied, she flies like a dream!

Cheryl called me to verify this is what I wanted (it was not) she helped me get this order right and answered all of my questions and needs in such a courteous and professional manner, I felt this letter was in order!   Not only do you sell the best model aircraft on the planet, you also have top notch employees and support crew like Cheryl !

Keep up the Good work,

in a timely, accurate fashion as you did.

This tells me that PA understands the value of good customer service. I will

definitely purchase my next aerobatics aircraft from PA.

Cheers,

Sincerely

Tim Parrish

As much fun as it is to fly, the reaction it gets may be even more enjoyable.

To everyone PA team – Thanks!

Best regards,

I found it really enjoyable building something as precisely made and well thought out as your kits (I have an Addiction X too).  Keep up the good work!

Best regards,

Steve Condon, CAS

I finally got to maiden the plane this morning.  Flies very well and perfect for my skill level. 
Just wanted to say thanks for the extra effort you put in to enable me to finally get her in the air.
 
Adam

I’m really looking forward to flying this one (Extra Mx). my Bandit is three years old and going strong. Katana MX two years old and perfect, Addiction X flawless, AMR two years old and stunning, Addiction 3D beautiful. They all run as good as they did the day I got them, all get polished weekly and look brand new after hundreds of flights. I can’t say enough about these planes and your design. At this point I have six of your planes. I don’t have another manufacture’s plane. I just love the effortless reliability of your airplanes. 

Warmest regards

Lawrence