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RTF
"Ready-to-Fly"
Everything you need to fly!
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Airplane
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Transmitter
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Batteries
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Charger
Needed to Complete:
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Batteries (AA or AAA) for the transmitter, maybe.
This finish level applies to planes under 250 grams (in the US).
RTF
"Ready-to-Fly"
Almost everything you need to fly!
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Airplane
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Transmitter
Needed to Complete:
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Batteries, for the plane AND transmitter
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Lipo Battery Charger
This finish level applies to planes over 250 grams (in the US)
to comply with Remote ID.
BNF
"Bind-and-Fly"
Needed to Complete:
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Programmable Transmitter
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Lipo Battery
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Lipo Battery Charger
This is basically just the plane with a receiver installed.
PNP
"Plug-and-Play"
Needed to Complete:
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Programmable Transmitter
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Lipo Battery
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Lipo Battery Charger
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Receiver
This is basically just the plane.
ARF Plus
"Almost-Ready-to-Fly"
Needed to Complete:
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Programmable Transmitter
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Lipo Battery
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Lipo Battery Charger
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Receiver
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Tools
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And maybe more
This is a fancy version of an ARF, usually the power system is included, but there is still a lot of assembly required.
ARF
"Almost-Ready-to-Fly"
Needed to Complete:
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Programmable Transmitter
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Lipo Battery
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Lipo Battery Charger
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Receiver
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Motor
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ESC
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Prop
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Serovs
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Tools
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And maybe more
This is basically a kit... lots of assembly and additional parts required.