Parkzone Supermarine Spitfire Mk11B
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I am looking at the same thing. If I order the frame, thats 89.00 Cheapest brushed ESC that I know of that will accept LIPO batteries is a GWS that runs about 25.00 I think. Cheap corona or Berg receiver for 20-40 with crystal, then lipos for about 33 each if I order from United Hobbies. I have a bunch of smaller lipos 20c lipos from them that work great.
There are several sellers on ebay offering the Spit with a extra battery and free shipping, so that is tempting.
There are several sellers on ebay offering the Spit with a extra battery and free shipping, so that is tempting.
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Well...I am not answering to anyone..At this point I am really asking a question I suppose. Has anyone else not had the servo extension in their box?
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Hey..Just brought my Spitty home...Put it together, fired her up..Motor works, But Servos dont, Have tried hooking them up everywhich way there is, Still nothing..Anyone else have this problem?..any answers?...Ive looked inside..Looks like everythings hooked up...Ive called my LHS..told me to bring it back, just wondering if anyone else has had this happen, and if so..what was the prob?...Thanks for any suggestions........Oh...When hooking up the battery..Servos never even twitch..almost like they arent getting any juice to them...anyways thanks for any Suggestions!.......Semper Fi!
I did not see an extension in ANY of the boxes I looked at, yet they clearly state in the manual to hook the wings into a reversing lead. The radio has reversing ability I see.. I`m confused..
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Iv'e decided to get rid of the parkzone stuff and use my futaba 6eax computer radio, what type of esc/receiver/servos should I use? I'd prefer a 4/5ch receiver. Gunrun tell us how it flys in comparison to the focke wulf I'll then see which airframe i'll get.
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Hey Ram, Thanks for the reply, I tried every connection there is, and backwards too...I finally took it back to my local hobbyshop/ He took it back, and told me to pick his last one on the shelf up...We made sure everything worked on it, and I brought it home...As a matter of fact..I just walked in after maidening her..I was extremely nervous..But she flew like a dream, even had a modest breeze blowing..I put 2 packs thru it. decided to call it a evening..Seeing that Spit rip thru the air, was very Motivating for me...I think im in Love...lol......Had a great time...cant wait to take her back up.....Take care.......SemperFi!
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I just put my Spit together. Looks like some improvements over the Fw-190 and P-51. First off, the bird is 3 oz LIGHTER than the Fw!! This should give better performance. The wing seams are sealed better, so no open seams were found.
I like the paint and details like all the PZ warbirds. I noticed the radio is slightly upgraded. This is a ZX-10 Tx with servo reversing switches on the front, and the Rx is a six channel! The throttle is more precise, and so is the response to the servos. Much better control than the P-51 and Fw radios. So I am going to use the ZX-10 Tx for my Super Cub and the Fw. For the Fw-190, I just had to swap the servo plugs on the Rx, and it worked fine. Of course everything must be the same channel for this to work. But now I only need one Tx for three airplanes.
Everything out of the box was trimmed perfectly too. No adjustments necessary, although I always put about 1/16" aileron reflex (TE up) on the wing. The wing is real nice eliptic shape, semi-symmetrical. No wonder this bird flys nice!
I like the paint and details like all the PZ warbirds. I noticed the radio is slightly upgraded. This is a ZX-10 Tx with servo reversing switches on the front, and the Rx is a six channel! The throttle is more precise, and so is the response to the servos. Much better control than the P-51 and Fw radios. So I am going to use the ZX-10 Tx for my Super Cub and the Fw. For the Fw-190, I just had to swap the servo plugs on the Rx, and it worked fine. Of course everything must be the same channel for this to work. But now I only need one Tx for three airplanes.
Everything out of the box was trimmed perfectly too. No adjustments necessary, although I always put about 1/16" aileron reflex (TE up) on the wing. The wing is real nice eliptic shape, semi-symmetrical. No wonder this bird flys nice!
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Hey Ram, Thanks for the reply, I tried every connection there is, and backwards too...I finally took it back to my local hobbyshop/ He took it back, and told me to pick his last one on the shelf up...We made sure everything worked on it, and I brought it home...As a matter of fact..I just walked in after maidening her..I was extremely nervous..But she flew like a dream, even had a modest breeze blowing..I put 2 packs thru it. decided to call it a evening..Seeing that Spit rip thru the air, was very Motivating for me...I think im in Love...lol......Had a great time...cant wait to take her back up.....Take care.......SemperFi!
Hey Ram, Thanks for the reply, I tried every connection there is, and backwards too...I finally took it back to my local hobbyshop/ He took it back, and told me to pick his last one on the shelf up...We made sure everything worked on it, and I brought it home...As a matter of fact..I just walked in after maidening her..I was extremely nervous..But she flew like a dream, even had a modest breeze blowing..I put 2 packs thru it. decided to call it a evening..Seeing that Spit rip thru the air, was very Motivating for me...I think im in Love...lol......Had a great time...cant wait to take her back up.....Take care.......SemperFi!
Best Wishes,
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About What Time Mike?...I work over at AH Harris, on Apperson..Not far from Greenhill..maybe 15minutes...Im Taking a vacation Day Friday. gotta love those 3 day weekends, Grandbabies comming to visit for weekend..Im going to fly for sure then...Cant wait to see both the Mustang and Spitty flying formation.....Get my Bud to bring his Supercub, he got it painted up as a Military Spotter plane, Then we can fly Cover for him, Lol....Let me know......Semper FI!
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About What Time Mike?...I work over at AH Harris, on Apperson..Not far from Greenhill..maybe 15minutes...Im Taking a vacation Day Friday. gotta love those 3 day weekends, Grandbabies comming to visit for weekend..Im going to fly for sure then...Cant wait to see both the Mustang and Spitty flying formation.....Get my Bud to bring his Supercub, he got it painted up as a Military Spotter plane, Then we can fly Cover for him, Lol....Let me know......Semper FI!
About What Time Mike?...I work over at AH Harris, on Apperson..Not far from Greenhill..maybe 15minutes...Im Taking a vacation Day Friday. gotta love those 3 day weekends, Grandbabies comming to visit for weekend..Im going to fly for sure then...Cant wait to see both the Mustang and Spitty flying formation.....Get my Bud to bring his Supercub, he got it painted up as a Military Spotter plane, Then we can fly Cover for him, Lol....Let me know......Semper FI!
Half day Thurdsay! We'll be at Greenhill around 1:00pm, and there should be about 2-3 of us, and more around 4:00pm!
Hope to see you out there!
Take care,
Mike
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I finally got my Spit in the air. Easy to trim and hand launch. Most gentle stall of the three PZ warbirds. Hardly dropped the nose at all, and did not tip stall. Must be the elliptical wing! I did have a problem keeping the plane level in roll. It would either roll left or right, depending on the last direction of turn. So it was not a trim problem. I figure it must be the binding of the metal control rods in the wing.
So after very carefully extracting and using WD-40 on the metal control rods, I put them back and buttoned up the wing back on the fuse. I removed the aileron servo arm to reconnect them. Wasn't too hard since I just punched the small screwdriver right through the foam to unscrew and re-screw the servo arm onto the servo. I also put a piece of clear tape on that lower seam between the cowl and wing. That should keep the dirt and grass out during landings. I also did the same to my FW-190. That seam becomes a real dirt scoop on landing!
I will report if this gets rids of the roll tendency.
I also liked the climb rate of this bird (it is the lightest of the three warbirds). I hardly used any battery on an eight minute easy flight (about 700 mah) that included loops, rolls, and WOT fly bys.
So after very carefully extracting and using WD-40 on the metal control rods, I put them back and buttoned up the wing back on the fuse. I removed the aileron servo arm to reconnect them. Wasn't too hard since I just punched the small screwdriver right through the foam to unscrew and re-screw the servo arm onto the servo. I also put a piece of clear tape on that lower seam between the cowl and wing. That should keep the dirt and grass out during landings. I also did the same to my FW-190. That seam becomes a real dirt scoop on landing!
I will report if this gets rids of the roll tendency.
I also liked the climb rate of this bird (it is the lightest of the three warbirds). I hardly used any battery on an eight minute easy flight (about 700 mah) that included loops, rolls, and WOT fly bys.
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I've been thouroghly enjoying my little PZ Spit, but I've just had the second ESC burnout on me (complete with smoke!!). I'm just running the standard 9 cell NIMH. Anyone else had similar problems?
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I wish parkzone would make there parts faster. I have been waiting a long time for a painted cowl and fuselage can not get them in the uk. Where in the uk has them in stock. help plz
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Can you please tell me in detail what your Blushless setup is? ie motor, battery, esc?
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Hey guys,
Has anyone else had the problem with a crushed rudder when it was taken out of the box? What did you do to correct the problem? I thought I could fix the problem but I am now not so sure. It had more internal damage than I originally thought. I removed the elevator plastic mount and split the rear section and tried to glue the crushed areas so it would have some strength. After the glue dried the rudder and elevator is still offset to one side and that will cause triming problems.
I haven't contacted Horrizon yet. Thought I would wait until I see the results of this repair. They have always been so helpful in the past when I had a a problem with my PZ190 that I don't anticipate they would give me a problem with the Spitfire crushed rudder problem.
Larry
Has anyone else had the problem with a crushed rudder when it was taken out of the box? What did you do to correct the problem? I thought I could fix the problem but I am now not so sure. It had more internal damage than I originally thought. I removed the elevator plastic mount and split the rear section and tried to glue the crushed areas so it would have some strength. After the glue dried the rudder and elevator is still offset to one side and that will cause triming problems.
I haven't contacted Horrizon yet. Thought I would wait until I see the results of this repair. They have always been so helpful in the past when I had a a problem with my PZ190 that I don't anticipate they would give me a problem with the Spitfire crushed rudder problem.
Larry
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I think you can patch it up with a hot gun, but I would have Horizon send me a new fuse. If its too much of a pain to swap everything out, send the whole fuse back with everything installed, and ask for a new one. You shouldn't have to live with damaged goods, but it happens in shipping sometimes. My guess is Horizon will make good on it.
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Thanks for your response.
I emailed Horizon and explained the problems and requested a replacement fuselage. From past experience with them I am sure they will make it right.
After I tried the repair both the elevator and rudder were still slanted extremely to the right and nothing I tried would correct the problem.
You Spit still flying?
Larry
Thanks for your response.
I emailed Horizon and explained the problems and requested a replacement fuselage. From past experience with them I am sure they will make it right.
After I tried the repair both the elevator and rudder were still slanted extremely to the right and nothing I tried would correct the problem.
You Spit still flying?
Larry
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29904,
check out my post #120...from the sounds of it, mine was probably less damaged than yours...horizon will take care of you...finally got to maiden mine and she flys great...here's the vid at rcg...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...45&postcount=1
check out my post #120...from the sounds of it, mine was probably less damaged than yours...horizon will take care of you...finally got to maiden mine and she flys great...here's the vid at rcg...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...45&postcount=1
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29904,
check out my post #120...from the sounds of it, mine was probably less damaged than yours...horizon will take care of you...finally got to maiden mine and she flys great...here's the vid at rcg...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...45&postcount=1
29904,
check out my post #120...from the sounds of it, mine was probably less damaged than yours...horizon will take care of you...finally got to maiden mine and she flys great...here's the vid at rcg...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...45&postcount=1
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Hey guys,
After 2 emails to Horizon I was not getting anywhere so I called product support. Unusually, they were not receptive to my request at first but the more I explained to them they finally relented and said they would send out a replacement fuselage.
I explained that the plane had never been out of my house since it was built, that the problems were from a hard blow to the rudder area during shipping distorting the foam and causing the rudder to be canted to one side and the elevator way out of alignment with the wing.
I guess they have had problems with folks distorting the truth and they have to be somewhat skeptical. I have always had great service with them before this problem.
Thanks for your replies guys and it looks like the plane is a great flyer. I hope to be able to get out next week to maiden mine.
I want to thank Horizon for bring us affordable war birds that look nice and fly great. Keep up the good work.
Larry
After 2 emails to Horizon I was not getting anywhere so I called product support. Unusually, they were not receptive to my request at first but the more I explained to them they finally relented and said they would send out a replacement fuselage.
I explained that the plane had never been out of my house since it was built, that the problems were from a hard blow to the rudder area during shipping distorting the foam and causing the rudder to be canted to one side and the elevator way out of alignment with the wing.
I guess they have had problems with folks distorting the truth and they have to be somewhat skeptical. I have always had great service with them before this problem.
Thanks for your replies guys and it looks like the plane is a great flyer. I hope to be able to get out next week to maiden mine.
I want to thank Horizon for bring us affordable war birds that look nice and fly great. Keep up the good work.
Larry
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29904,
glad to read that horizon is once again doing the right thing...a packing design flaw allows the fuse to go into the packing foam both the right way and the wrong way...the wrong way is just tight enough to tweak the rudder as shown in my pixs...anyways, hoping the rest of your experience with the pz spitfire will be positive...she's a great looking and great flying model...
glad to read that horizon is once again doing the right thing...a packing design flaw allows the fuse to go into the packing foam both the right way and the wrong way...the wrong way is just tight enough to tweak the rudder as shown in my pixs...anyways, hoping the rest of your experience with the pz spitfire will be positive...she's a great looking and great flying model...