This plane is meant for a intermediate to advanced flyer. The landing gear can be removed for hand launched flying but it will be fast. This plane has had a nose over which busted up the cheap plastic motor mount. I rebuilt the motor board with plywood. So with this landing gear you must use a smooth surface or hard pack. Uses a 2 cell battery. I seen someone fly one of these with a 3 cell. It was insane. As you can see by the wrinkled nose grass landing are out unless the gear is off. Comes with a Spektrum receiver and a satellite receiver 6 channel and one two cell battery.