Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee

Cleaning the cobwebs off the Pawnee. Its our first video and the camera man did a great job. His first video and he has never used the camera before !!
I know, the landing could be better, but Im working on that.
Sorry about the commentary, I wasnt planning on posting the video and my son, the camera man is new to rc so there was a bit of running commentary ( rambling ) while flying.
Hope you enjoy the video !!

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• Pawnee
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[Reckhem]

so its been a year how is she still running? what tips can you give us to keep her top knotch? is this your fave plane in your hanger?

[Brett9260]

@Reckhem Hi Reckham, She is still going strong. Had her out about a month ago and did some laps. Its a unique plane to fly which is good for a change. I do like the OS motor, easy to tune, powerful for a little thing, plenty of compression.

Keeping it top notch, well the answer to that is plenty of re inforcement in the planes fuselage and wing attachment lugs ( they came loose ) not enough glue.

[RCPlaneFlyer16]

How fast do you have to come in? Do the flaps slow it down a lot? I just got it and i'm curious

[Brett9260]

@RCPlaneFlyer16 Well look, Im not the best flyer in the world so landing can always be interesting. With the heavier motor and reinforced firewall I find the plane sinks like a stone at low speed. Thats why I tend to keep the revs up a bit and come in a bit hot.

[Brett9260]

@RCPlaneFlyer16 As for flaps, I think its a careful balance of how much lift you get compared to drag so keep it light until you know your plane. Ive had quite a few planes now, some dont want to come down, some roll in perfectly and some, like this one is tricky. Buts that my setup, your plane might be different.

[Brett9260]

Forgot to tell you I had to completely re enforce the engine firewall after it collapsed on me. Its good now.

[Brett9260]

Hi Jake, the motor is an OS .75 nitro motor with 14X6 prop. Its a pretty gutsy motor and hauls the Pawnee around pretty well.

[jake08casey]

what motor are u running and what prop. very nice

[Brett9260]

Thanks, its a plane that you have to use a bit of throttle when landing and it gets a bit tricky at times, tends to stall at low speeds so its easy to come in too hot using throttle.

But yes, it is a fun plane to fly and does reasonable aerobatics for a crop duster !!!

[taomatz]

That landing wasn't so bad. It looks like a fun plane to fly.