HobbyKing Decathlon EP 48.9 inch ARF - Servo Testing

[ceejohansson]

The servos are very very slow, seems like risky to me..., or, not that fun perhaps...

[kizza42]

@ceejohansson They're only slow because the Servo tester is slowly cycling them. They are much faster when commanded. (I use one of them in the tail of a 250kph hotliner)

[lewandlo]

looks like dog crap on the wheel dude hehehe

[kizza42]

The plane flies well, its getting a bit old and tired now but It still wont die, I've flown it into tree's and reeds and it keeps on goin!

[johan0066]

Nice plane. But you test the servo with NO load.....

[jacquesone100]

Looks like a cool plane man!...hope it flew good forya :)

Jacques

[maestrosVIP]

hey man, thinking to buy this plane. What do you say, are you happy with it? does it has any problems?

[kizza42]

It was a great kit to learn to build & fly Balsa planes with. If you've never built one before there are a few things to learn how to do. The balsa is nice and precise in the air compared to foamies & once its all trimmed, You'll have a ball. You really need to learn how to grease the landings with these planes cos if you don't you will be glueing balsa for ages! I should update the description but the motor I listed there ended up being a bit too small. I ended up running a 35-48 from HobbyKing

[maestrosVIP]

@kizza42 thank you for your reply, so you say that the stock motor from HK is not strong enough?

[kizza42]

@maestrosVIP This kit doesn't come with a stock motor. Don't confuse it with the foamy version (That's red)

[maestrosVIP]

@kizza42 actually you 're right. I thought it was the ARF just in another collor Decathlon, that what i want to buy.

That what you have they sell it only the kit if i'm not wrong

[pudd750]

sweet Piper (decathlon is a Piper isnt it? planes like this affirms my tenet that planes should be powerful

[clarklidbury]

@pudd750 The decathlon is built by Bellanca :)

[pudd750]

i never saw a plug in robot that would cycle my servos before

[Temerinskirc]

Really nice plane

[kizza42]

It's a balun, they're used to reduce radio interference traveling along the wire to your receiver

[krispykat69]

Hey, do you know what the green cirlce thing is connected to the ESC? (wire) , It kinda has the wire wrapped around it, why?

I have one on my esc but i don't know what it does?