22-04-2011, 08:50 PM
I test flew my PA Extra MX this morning I've been waiting for a calm day to fly her for the first time and finally nice weather and some free time have co-incised.
I got a 5 min flight with 6S 2200's and still I have, I reckon at least 3 mins to spare before the battery low voltage alarm on the telemetry comes on. The PA Motor and ESC are super efficient and with the Vox 15X6 prop it's a very nicely matched power system. I can recommend this plane to anyone as a super fun machine to fly.
It comes with concise and clear instructions on how to put it together and the build quality of this kit is something to behold.
With the C of G positioned where P A recommends, it seems perfectly neutral in flight. Trim it to go vertically up thumbs off and it comes down vertically just the same, thumbs off, it flies a straight line where ever you point it. Even edge on there's little to no roll coupling. Just quarter roll add full opposite rudder and it stay's there with just over half throttle if you power it up more and it climes, a little elevator and it turns, magic! That really makes KE easy.
It will also fly so slow with out doing anything nasty. I think this would be a very hard plane to crash if you were treating it sensibly, it's just so forgiving to fly and it's very easy to see and orientate in the sky. It immediately inspired my confidence in it, I think it's a very capable plane and oh did I mention it's light ??
The one thing I have to do it not flair too early when landing and avoid dumping it on the strip, on the second flight I managed to do just this and loosened up the undercarriage mountings, It's nothing too major but none the less something to watch out for. Land it gently
Have a great Easter !!
Jason
Many thanks to Popeyepete for taking this video
part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNkGqrisDQ4&feature=BFa&list=ULyt6aXt1KtjM&index=4
It really fly's nicely !!! and it's a fun machine too!!
I got a 5 min flight with 6S 2200's and still I have, I reckon at least 3 mins to spare before the battery low voltage alarm on the telemetry comes on. The PA Motor and ESC are super efficient and with the Vox 15X6 prop it's a very nicely matched power system. I can recommend this plane to anyone as a super fun machine to fly.
It comes with concise and clear instructions on how to put it together and the build quality of this kit is something to behold.
With the C of G positioned where P A recommends, it seems perfectly neutral in flight. Trim it to go vertically up thumbs off and it comes down vertically just the same, thumbs off, it flies a straight line where ever you point it. Even edge on there's little to no roll coupling. Just quarter roll add full opposite rudder and it stay's there with just over half throttle if you power it up more and it climes, a little elevator and it turns, magic! That really makes KE easy.
It will also fly so slow with out doing anything nasty. I think this would be a very hard plane to crash if you were treating it sensibly, it's just so forgiving to fly and it's very easy to see and orientate in the sky. It immediately inspired my confidence in it, I think it's a very capable plane and oh did I mention it's light ??
The one thing I have to do it not flair too early when landing and avoid dumping it on the strip, on the second flight I managed to do just this and loosened up the undercarriage mountings, It's nothing too major but none the less something to watch out for. Land it gently
Have a great Easter !!
Jason
Many thanks to Popeyepete for taking this video
part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNkGqrisDQ4&feature=BFa&list=ULyt6aXt1KtjM&index=4
It really fly's nicely !!! and it's a fun machine too!!
“The knack of flying is learning how to throw your machine at the ground and miss.”
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your thoughts turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." ~Leonardo Da Vinci