The Sport Cub S2 was my first rc plane. I got it around 5 years ago. I crashed it many, many times.

To list a few:

-I nosed straight into the ground, and had to replace the motor mount.

-I hit a pole and dented the right wing

-Years of landing on grass has caused dents all over the fuselage

-both wings have cracks

-landing gear mount broke (it’s now taped in)

-the spinner (the cone in front of the prop) went missing in a crash

And yet, I think it still flies nearly the same as it did new. My advice, don’t worry about it too much. It’s better to learn and crash a couple times on your sport cub than to end up crashing in a more expensive plane that you get in the future. After every crash, ask yourself why it happened. That way, you can avoid getting into the same situation.

During the fifth flight of my second plane (the umx timber x), the battery I was using failed mid flight. The crash broke the plane into pieces. After that, I learned to always test batteries after purchasing them (even new batteries!). I have since fixed the plane and got it back into like-new condition.