I bought this plane after a google search for a sea duck and landed on Flite Test's site. I immediately purchased the kit even though i just got into flying a few months ago. I fly mainly E-Flite UMX planes such as the J3 and the P3. I had no idea what i was doing when I started this project but the build video was fantastic and a search on youtube made the differential thrust pretty easy to figure out. I didn't build the airfoil perfectly straight so it's a little twisted and this thing still flies amazing, just needed a little trim to fly straight. The plane looks absolutely epic in the air above the water at sunset! Everyone with access to a lake should have one of these. I went ahead and bought another kit as a backup. Make sure you get the optional battery mount and set it up for 4s, it's much easier to get the CG correct with the larger 3300 4S batteries.

It's already been said but I have to agree on 'Best Airplane Ever' for the FT Sea Duck. The kit takes a good amount of time to put together but the extra time is generously rewarded with a fantastic plane. Inverted, knife edges, flat spin yeah! Love that differential thrust.
Lower the throttle and she fly's easy and docile.

So far it's only seen short grass fields but I'll be making the jump to water soon.

As a note to any Toyota Matrix owners, the Sea Duck fits in back (just barely). Probably best to measure your aircraft transport vehicle before building.

Thanks Flite Test!

This was my first build. I have some experience with flying ultra-micro R/Cs but other than that no prior R/C experience. The build went fairly smooth with very few mishaps. It is definitely a more advanced build but it was fun, and I intend to keep building more airplanes until I run out of space to store them.

On the maiden flight, I did not strap the battery down tight enough so it moved around during the flight, and there was a small leak on the back of the hull. But I took it home and fixed those problems with more hot glue and some Velcro strips for the battery. After fixing those problems, it flew wonderfully! It rolls, pitches, and yaws like a dream! Aileron rolls, inverted flight, and loops are mo problem with the Sea Duck!

I definitely recommend this airplane to anyone who loves flying and especially loves flying off of water.