I've been keen to give flying ago, after many countless searches on Mr Google and decisions i decided to get this " Durafly Cessna 182 5 channel " The plane its made of EPO foam.
I just brought a skyartec Cessna Brushless and i am just making my last adjustments now then me and my old me are going to fly it on a buddy system so if i stuff up he can take over with a diffrent controller and trim it while im flying
Very easy to fly just hard to land cause of the Front wheel lol
Just take it slow dont go fast and just practise a few lands to start with
Hey Brad i was looking at the Skyartec is very similar to the Skylane one (if not its a direct copy of it) & has working flap system also..Have you got a flight Sim ?
when you go to fly it make sure the area is big. Also make sure you have heaps of room to take off and land.
Also, on landing, as you know land into the wind but if the plane rises when you're trying to land don't force it down. Too many times i have wanted to land and i have just forced it down resulting in it breaking. This is a good reason to land in a HUGE area.
Anyway, these are just a few things i've learnt. I have just recently gotten back into flying.
also, check the CG, i have a tendency to get a new plane and just go and fly it without checking the CG making it fly terribly.
I've been keen to give flying ago, after many countless searches on Mr Google and decisions i decided to get this " Durafly Cessna 182 5 channel " The plane its made of EPO foam.
For the price of that cessna, charge ya batts, grab a 6 pack and go terrorise the kids at your local field.. Try a park without huge spotlights (kinda found one once)
CG is very important though..
I had a problem with the flap servos when connected to a Y harness 1 servo went the opposite direction (eg: left flap went down while right flap went up) so i modded the servos wiring and now all sweet, both flaps move the same direction now...Only 1 thing now that the flaps are activated on the gear switch
Air you talking flaps or ailerons? I have the skyartec version in the shed, has ailerons but not flaps, to be honest not the easiest plane to learn on due to the small wing area.
edit: I just googled and see it has flaps mabe try reducing the end points so the flaps have less throw, the servo speed can not be slowed in your radio. I think you may be able to buy an after market speed control for servos as the are commonly used with retracts on larger planes.
How has the flying been? Not seen how you went with this little plane. Would be great to hear your experiences. Cheers
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