Addiction testimonials

Thank You, 
Brian Buxton
Mechanical Designer
Phoenix Az.

Fun airplane, happy flying!

I am a nervous flyer really and still learning good 3D. It harriers so solidly, no hint of dropping a wing rocK solid. Hovers easily. I feel like I am flying my foamy again except it tracks much better. Very responsive, very light to fly, I love it. I need to increase my precision aerobatics skills to clean up lines etc. I love how clean it pitches from a down line into an upright hover stance.

Definitely a fun plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you want an airplane that you can control in any attitude or situation and have authority to spare, then this is your plane. Want enough aileron authority to stop a torque roll? This thing doesn’t just have enough aileron to stop one, but you can do reverse torque rolls all day long! <Sick!

Add to that that the thinned funfly airfoil makes a perfect and clean transition from normal flight to 3D (harrier or full stall, like in a wall) and you end up with a totally predictable (I hate to use the word stable) airplane. Walls and waterfalls require little to no rudder to keep them straight! < Sick!!

It also does not have a side up preference! It harriers just as good right side up as it does upside down (Sick!)…

This is the first airplane that I have had where I literally had to do NO rudder to elevator mixing! It will KE straight down the deck with no mixing (balanced at recommended spot)! Plenty of rudder for KE work! KE loops etc, no problem. It could do control line turns port-a-john. <Sick!

I think everybody is going to be very happy with this plane! It is just sick, sick, sick!

Ken Drake
Florida. USA

So a while ago I proposed the question, what is the meaning of the 7 on the rudder. No takers so I guess its just a lucky number, but for me its the number of days a week I try to fly my Addiction.

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I have spent the last couple of years going from plane to plane looking for something that did it all, but more to the point did it easily as I am not a rising super star of a pilot.

Well, I bought an Addiction, and yeah, its far from the most attractive plane but despute this, after review after review I decided to give it a try, even though at the last minute I was nearly put off by looks alone.

So the results are in, the PA Addiction is by far, the easiest, most floaty, unstallable, slow flying, prop hanging, harriering, precise, most loopable, stupid, utterly mental plane I have ever tried to fly. It was that good I bought one within 2 weeks just as a spare as I would not like to be without it now. It inspired me to try the rest of the PA range, and now I have 2 Addictions, the MD Katana, the Electric Shock and last but by no means least the Extra 260, what a fantasic range of planes! I even kinda have gorwn to like the look of the Addcition, or maybe I am just so biased now because of its flying capabilites?!

i had never done a harrier before this plane despite a few attempts at trying, and within 20 flights I now have this thing slowly creeping across the patch, tail dragging the floor and pointing up at a nice 45 ish degree angle at a walking pace.

My hats off to PA and Als hobbies for supplying what is in my opinion the best range of planes I have flown to date.

Is it robust, can you imagine how many times its come down on its wing, back and wheels while trying to do that for the first time!?!?!?! So far I have a slightly more flexible wing tip but no repairs what so ever, lol

So yesterday I flew in my garden for the first time: the plane (and me, of course *g*) did a great job, it was fun, fun, fun!!!

So I’m still so in love with my red Addiction (now I can 3D pretty much better than I was able to do with my former 3D EPP plane), but if I imagine a blue one with chrome flames, also I would buy it immediately!

Just in case there’s next to the biplane project some capacity left….

Been flying my add for over 6 months now and it just seems to get more fun each time i fly it –

with the supplied PA 1800 mounted so that the back of the battery is around 5cm BEHIND the carbon tray this COG just makes the airframe come alive. It just seems to “sit” into its balance in the air- becoming ridiculously efficient (i fly 14 mins on an 1800 pack ) with a mix of hovering, Learning to rolling harrier, KE passes alternating 1 side to the other and then onto low rates for directional projecting pattern work – after 14 mins she’s only used around 1200 – 1300 mah – UNBELIEVABLE efficiency from the synergy of Airframe, Thrust motor, pa batt and esc.

It simply blows me away how much guess work (read time wasting) i used to go through on other planes that would run hot or be under or overpowered (and heavy) and only run 10 minutes. PA have nailed the 3 dimensional analysis of time, energy and efificency on this pack.

I have tried different props too – only to find that PA nailed it with the reccomended prop – the 1 x 5.5 – the slow flyer propd are ok but chew more energy and definitely only really allow slow hovering type moves – the 11x 5.5 just needs a little more throttle to hover – but pulls out with more acceleration and has alot more feel (the slow flyer props are a little sloppy)- the 11 x 5.5 just a crisper prop for all the components behind it.

I fly around 10 packs a week through this plane – each one brings a smile to my face!
And at my local park – the audience loves this plane!

PA are so far ahead of the game that Unfortunately now i look at alot of models on hobby shop shelves or online – and most of them just look like junk now.

Thanks to PA who helped provide support when a few minor hitches were encounted with the build.

With a bit more confidence I flew again this afternoon and started to put the simulator moves into practice. I was nervous as heck but this little plane handles as good as anything on my Sim (AFD).

I was hovering, albiet well up high, in short time and was amazed at how gently it fell out when I wasn’t keeping up. At no time it fell below my imaginary ground line I was aiming to keep above, it was easy to catch from any downward tendancies.

Of course this will not come as news to most of you, but I am sure there will be a few beginners to 3D, like me, wondering if the hype is true. It is!

What a hoot. Can’t believe I’ve sat on this one for so long, but I’m glad I finally put it together.

Started with the CG @ 100mm, 11×4.7 prop and launched on “low” rates – wasn’t till I landed to switch props, move the battery back, and check the throws that I found I had no expo on elevator (& rudder!) The 11×7 was better for these initial flights, as I like to keep the speed up a bit.

Anyway, with the right expo settings and the CG back closer to the rear limit (guess about 103-104), it was a blast. I can see what all the excitement is about..

Although the 11×4.7 didn’t move enough air over the surfaces for my liking, although I may try it again now I’m more comfortable flying it slower than I’m used to for a built-up model – or pick up the suggested 11×5.5. I have to say, though, with either prop, I didn’t feel it had the immediate punch I’d like to have for those low recoveries – I’ll play with different props and see what works best for me.

Great model. Lovin’ it!

Click here to see the full review at RCU

I LOVE MY ADDY!!! Love it…. love it…. love it!!!!

In the words of Monty Python…. I love it carnally!

I expected great things from this plane. Coming off a Katana MD (a plane I’ve been raving about, calling it things like “perfect” and “all the plane I’ll ever need) I really couldn’t see what the Addy could have offered me over the Kat but I took ole RR’s word for it and hoboy….. did she ever prove me wrong.

Just as the Kat gave me inverted flight, knife edge flight and harriers I can see now that the Addy is going to give me prop hang (something I’ve never managed to do on the Kat) and a whole bunch of stuff I don’t even know the name of. Pugachev’s cobra and kublit at least…. I’m sure of that. Only a matter of time…. and practise…..

Amazing….. she has TRULY amazing control surface authority (compared to Katana) in the hover and is capable not only of flying REAL slow, she can actually do quite a few things at unbelievably low speeds… once I know what I’m doing with this plane I’m pretty sure I won’t need an awful lot of space to fly her in.

Amazing…. I love it!

WHAT a plane!

Have I told you I TOTALLY love it?

Darth

My name is Brandon…
I am 30 years old….
and I am addicted to my addiction…

I was told that I will find myself flying lower and lower. He was telling the truth. I was told that I would be constantly sliding the battery back. He was telling me the truth. I flew a total of 4 battery packs yesterday and all I can think about is getting home so I can fly more. 

I must salute precision aerobatics on such a great airframe. I’m having a blast with it.

Seriously though I can’t get over how great this plane flies and how much it is helping to improve my overall 3D performance. Plain and simple I’m not afraid to try ANYTHING since I know I can get myself out of almost anything. Plus the basics are all so EASY with this plane; it’s simply unbelievable!!

What a great flying airplane. It is light, floaty, responsive. A blast to fly. I fly it near my home when I do not want to drive 30 miles to the flying field. The space that I fly in is limited, but the Addiction will fly in a very small space.

Imagining the worst, I recovered the plane only to find that it was in perfect order, with just a slight crack to a balsa spar to the rear of the main fuse. The carbon rod running along the fuse kept it from snapping. Not even a scratch on the covering or a nick in the prop.  

What other aircraft could have escaped unscathed!  

The Addiction was my first RC aircraft and with the help of a sim, I am now reasonably confident in doing all sorts. I have a lot to learn but would recommend it for anyone like me who did not want to go and buy a trainer and do circuits all day, but was prepared to spend a bit of sim time first!

I am now looking forward to getting the AMR and eventually an MX.

I toyed with the idea of getting a 3DHS plane, after seeing so many good reports, but after many of their fliers trying PA planes, it is obvious that PA are the better make.

Carry on the good work PA!

Matt

But I still learned a lot with the Addiction. The incredibly low cubic loading and large amount of power let me improve my 3D skills tremedously. On top of that, it’s pretty tough, so flopping it down from a low rolling harrier is no biggie. My rolling harriers, inverted harriers, torque rolls, KE harriers, and confidence received a huge boost from flying the Addiction so much. The Thrust power system is a perfect match, and the metal geared servos have been so far unbreakable.

This is my first 3D, high performance plane so I’m still adjusting to flying her. She’ll definitely get your heart pounding and the adrenaline rush is what it is all about.

The IPA package is awesome and I really like the punch out power when needed.

I’m sure she’ll become my favourite plane as I get to know her better. Keep up the good work. You make a great product!

This is such an easy to fly plane but with the huge control surfaces, when I tell it to it goes nuts. I’m not a great 3d pilot but this plane had me doing inverted harrier tail touches with ease.

This plane is awesome. It definately makes you look like a better pilot than you actually are.

Fly an Addiction, impress your friends.

Craig

The Addiction and it’s IPAs setup has worked flawlessly for the 2 years I’ve had it. Flying is now simply a matter of getting in the car and launching, rather than the mucking around associated with getting to a field for nitro models, tuning them, cleaning them…etc. 

Additionally, I appreciate the effort that PA puts into their designs. In a hobby where both online or at the LHS it can be hard to tell if you get what you pay for, PA kits stand out to me for being an excellent value package–you can trust that they’ve made a significant effort with R & D.

The thing that I like about the Addiction is the quality and realibility. I purchased the ESC and Motor from PA and it worked as designed. This lets me put 100% concentration on flying the Addiction.

The blending of these factors has created RC models that are not only beautiful, but literally seem magical in performance. My AMR biplane is a graceful bird capable of the most aggressive aerobatics, yet lands as softly as a feather. The Addiction quite simply is more fun to fly than anything else I’ve ever flown, seen at airshows, watched on video, or even dreamed about.

If I could keep only two of all my score of treasured RC birds, they would both have been made by Precision Aerobatics.

Also, I like how photogenic the planes are 

P.S. Ha Ha Ha old farts!

A the end of the day it’s about value for me. Value is where price and performance meet.

Good job!

Larry

In quick succession, I then got myself an Extra 260 and a KMD. They’re all awesome planes.

I love PA because the quality of their planes and IPAs setup gives me full confidence in my equipment. This lets a newbie like me concentrate fully on learning new maneuvers, and to try stuff I’d never dare try on a lesser plane.

The extra effort in your products has paid off. 

Keep up the good work and I wish you very much success,

John K Dow
Battle Ground, WA

I used a laser to build and set up the control surfaces and everything lined up perfect. The plane, first flight, flew with very little trim …only a click or two.

Loved it…  

It makes me look way better than I am, bringing her in on a Harrier and landing gently tail wheel first. I’ve tried other ARFs and there is nothing like the PA models.

The build quality was stunning and the attention to detail was high. How they manage to trim down the weight and keep it so strong is amazing. Its been said but let me confirm, these are a work of art.

thanks PA for making RC Flying brilliant!

cheers
Trev

light weight frames that are built to fly and float, stupidly good flight times as a result, the best graphics in the business. A complete package with the “no brainer” factor on motor combos. love it.

I have a long story with my lovely red Addiction … but to make it short. it was my 1st ever trainer fixed wing after few hours on the sim ,….yes you heard me a trainer that is so forgiving in the air and give you all the time you need to think and correct your stick inputs …maybe manufacturers should reconsider the design of their trainers to make it much more like the addiction…. Have you ever asked yourself why PA doesn’t have that high wing , long span traditional plane with a trainer as its name…..    ….then after a few packs it became my 1st ever 3D trainer, and from that moment it became my eyes in the sky flying side by side with the big birds and crows .. I just can’t forget how much joy I’ve felt when I fly in circles with some big crows that were so curious about that big red beautiful bird in the sky .. just as the people on the ground staring and gazing at that red beauty slowing to a crawl flying high Alpha inches from the ground ….Wow I just love PA … love my Red Addiction .. it was worth all the efforts I’ve exerted to release it from the customs .. yes I’ve spent the night in Cairo and finally got it released … I suppose they were so envious at the customs and required an official approval from the ministry of aviation to release it and I’ve done it  ……

Gentlemen I’m happy to report that PA Addiction was treated as a full size plane  by high ranking officers “Generals” at the ministry if aviation ….and it surely deserves it 

Sorry the story got too long but, one last thing … I really wish that my X-BL Quadrocopter, my T-REX 450, and all of my Ornithopters were made and supported by PA… it would really have been much much more fun 

Thank you Adad , Thank you Shaun, Thank you PA. Please do consider adding helicopters and Quadrocopters to your expanding future plans ….You will save millions …I assure you 

Khaled

It was a soft, humming tone that seemed to draw me in. A whisper of sorts, not like the loud whining that I’ve heard so often before. 

It was beyond the normal chemical attraction… Almost to the point of electric. Our polarities seemed to be a perfect match.

I searched and searched to find out more about this mysterious woman who’s voice was haunting me. I couldn’t find her. Who could I ask? 

There was only one place left to go: The Oracle. 

I looked into the window of the oracle and entered upon the interface the words of my mysterious Addiction. Upon submission of my inquiry, the windows of cyberspace were opened.

She appeared upon these reflections in her many different colors. What was I to choose as they were all so beautiful? What was the color of my desire?

She laid silent in her pure form with lines and contours that dressed her tightly. Her inner beauty was immediately appealing as they laid transparent to the world. She called to me. Wanting and Addicting. What was this attraction? Was it a positive one? Negative? Maybe both? It was electric!

From her still and silent beauty she gave motion. Her beautiful lines gave way to elegant movements. It was a dance. If only I could have a partner so willing, so precise, so beautiful. With her anything was possible. 

I must bring her to me. 

I called to her through the same PA where this story began. 

She was there. Would she come to me? 

I waited.

Upon my doorstep she appeared. 

We spoke. 

We danced. 

She was everything I thought she’d be… Even more. I felt like I was cheating, but was I? Shouldn’t I be able to partake of these feelings and give-in to these desires? 

It’s an Addiction that I can never let go.

Thanks,Eric

maybe you can remember, you gave me  a green one, but at the end u arranged that i could pickup a red one by a local

dealer in the netherlands! wich was great!

the website and the plane was right, i learned to hover in no time! i was not a very exprienced flyer.

but with the addiction it was very easy, i made all the guys suprised at the club! a hover 10 inches away from me!

everbody was sceptic about the plane, they still do, but the carbon frame and the setup makes me laugh.

cus they are strugling with there own made setup’s and me i dont think about anything i just fly.

unfornantly… the addiction was a goal for me to pratcise 3D when i reached my goal wich was fast.

(of course i broke it sometimes but was easy to fix still looks brandnew!)

i put him in the corner and stopped but i had a great time! maybe in the future i will pick it up again who knows!

i want to share this story with you! thx for building this great plane!

regards werner from the Netherlands

The Addiction was my trainer  ..the 1st fixed wing I’ve ever flown..I consider it a marvel to fly .. it suits the beginner and the hardcore 3D pilot  

I just had a blast flying my old red addiction, I thought it would be so ungrateful of me not to say thank you for everyone in here who had helped me have so much fun … 

I don’t know what my flying style is .. but I can call it Free Bird Style , I flew side by side with some big crows..even chasing them … making so tight turns , ultra tight figure 8’s , looping, rolling…..even hovering, this Addiction is so agile .. to a degree that I actually felt I’m up there among those crows .. having as much fun as they have

Also for any new comers. I’d like to say that the addiction was my 1st ever fixed wing… actually it was my 1st basic trainer. so if you have ever felt that you really like what you see in those videos but afraid of not being able to do the same… or you think that you will take so too much time … you are completely wrong  , get yours … and have some sim practice and you are ready to go .. so simple …  

Thank you PA …..many thanks to all of you

Khaled

And 3 battery packs – thanks to the awesome matched power system = a flight time at the park. 

I really didn’t believe it until I flew it, but this plane is AMAZING! Now my problem is that I’m going to do all sorts of things that I need to practice on the sim way more before I try them for real

Everyone was asking which airframe it was and how long did I have it. I was proud to tell them it was an Addiction and probably more to tell them that today was its first flights.

I took some covering off and repaired 26 breaks in the aft fuse between the rear cockpit and tail!

Same covering went back on with iron and a few little bits of tape and out for a fly yesterday… I was amazed to see that it still flys like a brand new plane! Not even one click of trim needed from before crash to after crash set-up!

Just another testament to a great plane!

I normally don’t do this but I had to take the time to really thank you guys for creating such amazing products, particularly, the Addiction. This plane exceeds my expectations and really is a true pleasure to fly everyday. Thank you  for making such a superb product I can’t say enough good things about the company and the  products you produce. I tell all my buddies about your company every chance I get. I enjoy bragging about the fantastic flight characteristics of all the planes I have from you guys. I look forward to buying the Addiction X soon, hopefully sooner than later 🙂 

Love you guys!!!

Very sincerely,

Brian Hanlon

Manahawkin, New Jersey

I normally don’t do this but I had to take the time to really thank you guys
for creating such amazing products, particularly, the Addiction. This plane
exceeds my expectations and really is a true pleasure to fly everyday. Thank
you  for making such a superb product I can’t say enough good things about
the company and the  products you produce. I tell all my buddies about your
company every chance I get. I enjoy bragging about the fantastic flight
characteristics of all the planes I have from you guys. I look forward to
buying the Addiction X soon, hopefully sooner than later 🙂 

Love you guys!!!

Very sincerely,
Brian Hanlon 
Manahawkin, New Jersey

Best wishes,

Lawrence

Here is a pic of me working on my addiction. This is a testament o how strong your planes are built.  This plane hit a light post in a field at about 25mph and the only thing that needed replacement was the motor box(I could have fixed it) and the cowel.  Thanks for that.

Warmest regards,

Lawrence

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

Turns out, it was the easiest plane I have ever flown or landed, so much better than any of the foamies in every single way… I genuinely wish I’d got a PA plane as my second plane, would have saved me loads of time and money, and would have made my flying much much better much much sooner.

Ah well, lesson learned!

I am just emailing to let you know that I have never bought a plane off you guys before and i just pruchased the addiction but I can honestly say that i have never seen quality like this before, it is absolutely fantastic. So strong and yet so light, I definately think you should be making large scale 3D planes as well.

I also fly larger scale 3D and jets and i recently bought an F18 which cost me $18,000 Aus. Even though it is composite, the build quiality was friggen discusting and i have spend weeks making it airworthy and for that money you would expect perfection but for such a small plane that the addiction is, i think it shits over the F18 with the internal construction.

Keep up the great quality and i hope I see large scale planes from you guys soon

Thanks

corey

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

Turns out, it was the easiest plane I have ever flown or landed, so much better than any of the foamies in every single way… I genuinely wish I’d got a PA plane as my second plane, would have saved me loads of time and money, and would have made my flying much much better much much sooner.

Ah well, lesson learned!