@ThePongski - The 13 X 8 will make the plane fly faster, while the 14 X 6 makes it pull harder in a climb... I prefer the slower, more scale like flight that the 14 X 6 offers. Definately better for vertical maneuvers.
The Escapafe is a very fast plane with anything over a .46 in it, and with that big Saito it's a rocket. I recommend to your friend to reinforce the tail, there have been in flight failures on Escapades with larger more powerful engines.
@chrisfev01 Also reinforce the area the landing gear bolts on to, I ripped the landing gear out on saturday after missing the runway and landing in tall grass on the edge of it. Easy fix it was a clean break. I may reinforce it with fiberglass.
@LondonRCproject - Thanks! We decided to try something a bit different and it turned out pretty good. It's difficult to keep the other aircraft in frame, but I think we will get better with some practice...
Will the 13x8 prop make the decathlon pull harder? What prop would you recommend to make landings easier/slower?
ThePongski 1 year ago
@ThePongski - The 13 X 8 will make the plane fly faster, while the 14 X 6 makes it pull harder in a climb... I prefer the slower, more scale like flight that the 14 X 6 offers. Definately better for vertical maneuvers.
chrisfev01 1 year ago
The Escapafe is a very fast plane with anything over a .46 in it, and with that big Saito it's a rocket. I recommend to your friend to reinforce the tail, there have been in flight failures on Escapades with larger more powerful engines.
mgrande11 1 year ago
@mgrande11 - Thanks for the heads up regarding the Escapade tail failures. I will pass the info on to my friend...
chrisfev01 1 year ago
@chrisfev01 Also reinforce the area the landing gear bolts on to, I ripped the landing gear out on saturday after missing the runway and landing in tall grass on the edge of it. Easy fix it was a clean break. I may reinforce it with fiberglass.
mgrande11 1 year ago
Amazing footage!
de0ndre 1 year ago
Lovely landing :) and the roll beforehand was an extra bonus :)
BrotherBloat 1 year ago
@BrotherBloat - thanks for the comment, we had a blast filming this. We will definately be doing this again...
chrisfev01 1 year ago
cool idea :)
LondonRCproject 1 year ago
@LondonRCproject - Thanks! We decided to try something a bit different and it turned out pretty good. It's difficult to keep the other aircraft in frame, but I think we will get better with some practice...
chrisfev01 1 year ago
@chrisfev01 that is certainly quite hard to do! We are working on getting a similar video up, but with the F-18, F-16 and A-6 intruder :-)
LondonRCproject 1 year ago