HobbyZone Float Set: Super Cub LP

These have been a blast since I mounted them. They snap in super easy and are well balanced in the water as well as in the air allowing for some fun scale flying and smooth water landings. I have modified them slightly by adding some rudders in the back because I did not like the Hobbyzone alternative and a rudder or rudders are essential if you want any kind of in water control. I do think I will later add a couple of chine like fins to the front and inner portion mid way to water line to prevent water spray from pushing up into the props plane of rotation. This has happened a couple of times and it puts a lot of water in places I don't really want it on the plane! I would use some tape on anything you don't want wet underneath your plane because these will splash quite a bit of water underneath. Other than that, these have added a great new flying element to my cub and I highly recommend them to anybody who has become proficient in dry land landings. Water landing are not that much different. Just keep your angle of attack shallow because they will become bouncy with a hard touch down. Oh, and if you get in a pinch you can land these on pretty much any surface. I have landed and taken off on grass (on purpose) and have skidded across a sidewalk and a gravel road (not so much on purpose) and didn't even nose the airplane over! They are very stable on land! There are a few tiny scratches on the plastic bottoms but to many laughing tears in my eyes to care! Get a set of these and go on an adventure! You wont be disappointed! Oh, I better add that I do have an aftermarket brushless motor and I use the 10x8 float prop so that carries these things quite well. I'm not sure how the stock brushed motor on the Super Cub will perform but I have heard it gets the job done. Hope this helps.

Floats used on a SuperCub and on a J-3 Cub from ParkZone ... perfect for a student, after a few instruction flights, everything was as Pro ... Like it and will recommend it for sure. Nice price to, and light/strong for the work !!!! Thanks

Pros:1) Fairly easy to fly.2) An added adventure.3) Nicely balanced.Cons:1) It requires 20 minutes of assembly!2) The screw heads strip when trying to tighten - poor quality screws.3) They have fallen apart twice.4) It really eats up the battery.5) The plane is much less stable when using these.6) They are fairly expensive.Overall, I'm going back to wheels. I've gotten a wheel set that is larger than the original wheels so I can take off from lawns without flipping.

The Super Cub is a great beginner plane, and its versatility adds to the ability to keep it interesting to fly after you pass the beginner stage. Putting ailerons on the plane is one possibility, but adding the floats and then taking off and landing on water is a whole new skill level. You have to be careful to keep an up-elevator during take-off and landing phases to prevent the possibility of the floats to submarine when the plane taxis or lands, which would result in getting the motor and electrical components wet and damaged. Once that skill is mastered, it really is a joy to fly this plane over the lake.

I purchased these for my Super Cub RC plane and was going to use them on water. I found that they are great for the grass field that I have to fly in and work better for take offs and landings than even the extra large wheels that I put on the Cub.These are a must have if you own a Super Cub !!

One of the bent wires for this float set came in bent about an inch narrower than the rest, making it impossible to install correctly. After contacting the seller, they admitted the manufacturing error but provided no solution (return, replacement, etc.). They just ignored my emails and told me to contact the Amazon seller (which is the email I was using...). Disappointed with the quality of the hardware, and even more disappointed with hobbyzone's support.PS: to those purchasing this set in 2024, a bench grinder is necessary to shorten the three longer wires to make installation even possible. Not ideal.

Use the correct size Phillips screw driver and installation is a snap. You will not strip the heads, otherwise replace the screws with socket head cap screws. Take off into the wind it pops off the water easily. Flies very well with the floats despite the extra wait and drag. Trying to turn around and tax with the wind can be a problem. You need power to make the rudder turn you and the wind can flip you. Water rudder would help. Check online for videos on changing the prop if you are unsure.

The product is a great addition to the supercub. Comes with everything needed for water or snow flying (except for a rudder to steer). It is even cool looking. Comes with the larger propeller needed.My one complaint and is a big one is the assembly of the unit. The screws that come with it are very cheap steel and strip way to easily. That in addition to them being a 1/4" too long, makes for an annoying and unclean installation. If the screws were different then 5 star all the way. Maybe if you have the availability, buy better properly sized ones from the start.