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I headed out on my annual Fiat gathering in Oregon last week.  I had been looking forward to the trip all Summer, and I started thinking about how much fun it would be to have  a micro flyer out there.  I already own a Kyosho Cherokee, but I don’t really enjoy flying it because it is so twitchy.

I really enjoyed flying Zeke’s Vapor, so that was what I had decided on when I headed to my LHS. 
While there, Dennis showed me the new Ember 2. 

It reminds me of a sleeker GWS Slow Stik in appearance.  It looks good, and it’s nicely finished.  The CF rod that makes up the fuselage is of high quality.

In flight, it’s a dream.  It will ROG in still air from a 3 foot hunk of plywood quite easily.  It flies very well, is surprisingly agile and fun for 3 channel, and has great hands-off glide characteristics.  Slow flight is, well, very slow. 
I think it stands up to a little breeze better than the Vapor does, but I have yet to fly them head to head.
Finally, you can land it on a picnic table.  It’s nice and slow, and also so light that you can stuff it lightly a few times without doing any damage.

Over the weekend I got bold, and let a guy that had never touched an RC plane fly it.  The guy did surprisingly well save for stick dyslexia – the plane is actually suitable for beginners!

All in all I’d call the Ember 2 a resounding hit, and well worth the money spent. 

Happy Flying,

- Eli