Tracon

Hi Everyone,

I know this took a long time to complete and to get all the info about the completed plane and its maiden flight.

Here's all the information about the plane and its maiden flight...

Info about the plane:

Hobby Lobby Cessna 172 All Wood ARF.
AXI 2212/26 (Silver) Outrunner Motor.
Castle Creations Phoenix 25 ESC.
4 x Hitec HS-55 Servos.
Expert Receiver R650 6ch Micro FM.
8X6 Slow Flyer APC Prop.
GWS Floats.

Modifications Made to the Plane:

All covering removed and recovered.
Cowl sanded and repainted.
New battery bay cut and tray built in fuse foward against firewall.
Full scratch built scale cockpit.
Thin plywood firewall layer added to outer firewall to seal water out.
Aileron Servos mounted flat and hidden inside wings.
Plane mounted on GWS Floats.

The Maiden Flight:

The maiden flight was quite successful, I had a hard time getting off the water on the first try, I didn't have enough elevator throw and I couldn't get unstuck from the surface tension on the water.

I came back to the beach and clicked my high rates on and gave it another go, with the extra throw she lifted off the water without a problem.

In the air after I trimmed her out and pulled the throttle back she flew awesome, very solid in the air and no ugly tip stall characteristics.

Here's the video of the Maiden Flight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF1CgHnxPwM

Here's some pictures from the maiden flight:

Video from the Thrird Flight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5yFHmF0-oQ

We have a bunch more pictures of our cessna 172 on our website which can be viewed at www.teamtracon.com

Thanks for your interest,

Sam

JimCasey

My Feedback: (1)

Excellent job as usual Tracon! The only thing that kept me from thinking the photos were a 1:1 RTF from Wichita were that there are no corrugations on the control surfaces!  If you're not photographing for the model mags, you should be. 

cf-drg

My Feedback: (1)

Problem is his wife took the photo's .. SO she should be the one taking the photo's for the mags.. Sam if you look in our latest MAAC mag, there's a pic of the MAAC booth in Toledo. It has a photo you took of me and the Bellanca at the Maple Ridge float fly..
Nice job on the 172, I want to do a conversion like this. But can't decide on the plane....

42etus

My Feedback: (2)

Tracon,
You done good! Nice plane, nice photos. My hat's off to you.
Paul

Tracon

Thanks for the kind words Guys !

Beverly (Mrs. Tracon) is the one behind the lens, she did an awesome job taking picture of our new Cessna 172 on its maiden flight.

Darren, yes I did notice the picture in the MAAC magazine...we sent those to MAAC last winter to be blown up for posters for that show.

Keep your eyes out for an up coming article that we are writing for FLYRC magazine coming soon !

All the best,

Sam