FKStick (Ver 6)
A classic high-wing "Stick" sport airframe — the kind of unfussy constant-chord-wing flyer that has been at every flying field for forty years.
About
The "Stick" name has been part of RC flying since the 1970s, when the original SIG Kadet and Goldberg Stik kits established a layout that has barely changed since: a constant-chord wing, slab-sided fuselage, simple tail group, and the kind of deliberately uncomplicated proportions that prioritize stable, predictable flying over scale-realistic looks. Like every well-loved Stick airframe, this one earns its place in the hobby by being three things at once: forgiving enough that an intermediate pilot can fly it confidently, capable enough that the same pilot can graduate into mild aerobatics on it, and straightforward enough that rebuilds after the inevitable hard landings don't require a long building winter.
The recipe hasn't changed in forty years, and there's a reason. A high wing with generous dihedral self-rights when you let go of the sticks. The flat-bottomed or semi-symmetrical airfoil refuses to surprise you with a sudden stall. Wide-track landing gear forgives a sloppy landing. Bright, high-visibility livery — primary colors, bold graphic accents — keeps orientation clear at altitude. And the engine class, whether a classic two-stroke glow, a modern brushless, or in some installations a four-stroke for character, gives you the headroom to climb out of mistakes without ever feeling overwhelming.
Generations of pilots have learned to fly behind a Stick like this one, and many keep one in the hangar long after they've graduated to aerobatic mounts and scale warbirds — there's a particular pleasure in flying an honest, simple aeroplane on a calm Sunday morning that no high-performance airframe can replace.
In the simulator
The unfussy default sport airframe. The FKStick in our sim flies the way a Stick should — stable in pitch, gentle in stall, predictable in turns, and willing to mix mild aerobatics with relaxed pattern flying. Use it as a step beyond the basic trainer category, or as a Sunday-morning casual flyer. Pairs well with grass strips and rural fields. A natural sibling to the Ultra Stick 120 from the 3D Planes pack.
