Park Flyers

"Safe, Affordable, and Convenient..."

What exactly are park flyers? Well, the name pretty much says it all. They are small electric airplanes that can be flown safely in a park, schoolyard, and other small areas where people may be present.

New to airplanes? Is your head spinning with confusion trying to decide which plane goes with which motor, what batteries are best, what size gearbox to use, which radio... ahhhh! All that is taken care of for you when purchasing an RTF parkflyer!

Most parkflyers come ready to fly (RTF)right out of the box! Most even include a charger for charging the battery! Parkflyers are very affordable and require little to no additional equipment to operate them.

As a matter of fact, Red Rocket Hobby Shop offers free shipping on many of their parkflyers! Red Rocket is an outstanding and reputable shop that I would recommend to anyone.

Park Flyers for Beginners

Many pilots, including me, learned to fly with a parkflyer and later easily transitioned to a glow-powered trainer. The Aerobird is responsible for my addiction to the hobby. Well, I have to blame somebody!

I was like a kid on Christmas morning when it arrived at my doorstep. I watched the included introductory video, charged the batteries, and was flying in no time.

If you’re like me, you will probably need an extra wing or two, and a roll of clear tape. Oh ya, always make sure a park flyer has spare parts available before you buy it!

The Aerobird is just one of Hobby Zone's V-tail series of airplanes designed specifically for beginner pilots. Be sure to check out the rest of Hobby Zone's RTF airplanes and X-port accessories!

If you want to learn with something a little slower and more docile, ParkZone's Slo-V is another suburb parkflyer to learn with.

This bird also requires a substantially smaller area than many other park flyers. Heck, you can even fly the Slo-V in the local high school gymnasium!

Take into consideration that the Slo-V is a little more sensitive to the wind than other parkflyers.

Check out more ParkZone Airplanes including micro flyers, warbirds and even jets!

Park Flyers for Experienced Flyers

A wide variety of parkflyers are available to experienced pilots as well as beginners.

The Parkzone T-28 Trojan is supplied with a brushless motor and Lipo batteries. This is a parkflyer that gains the respect of the most seasoned pilots! After all, who wouldn’t want to fly a powerful scale replica of this 1950’s U.S. Military Trainer?

Are you ready to learn how to fly RC jets without breaking the bank? Hobbico’s Diabolo EDF Jet Traineris a great RC jet trainer.

This plane is surprisingly slow and docile for a jet. The cool thing about this plane is that you can upgrade from a single ducted fan power module to a dual fan power module as you gain experience.

Why buy a parkflyer?

Parkflyers are much more affordable than glow powered airplanes. They require less field equipment, less space to fly, less assembly time and they are much safer.

If you don’t have the means to join a flying club, and you want an affordable plane to learn with, a park flyer is definitely for you.

Oh, in case you were wondering... here's the AMA's official definition of park flyers.