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Old 01-11-2007 | 07:57 AM
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Trundle
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Default RE: Pilatus PC9

No problem happy to help.

couple things i forgot though

Retracts: If you are gonna stick retracts in your PC-9 be prepared to rip the wing and the forward fuselage apart and have the know how to build the whole thing back again. Since its an ARF they really don't give a crap wether you want to do mods on it or not. The way they do it is cheap and thats all they care about. You have to pay the price though when your cutting balsa and covering away and this may leave a few scars in your plane.

Clubs: I don't know if you've thought of this yet but make sure that you join a club. Some people moan and whine about it costing extra but if you have an big accident with your plane, injure someone (or worse) or damage their property they are going to want you to pay for it and unfortunately you are the one who will pay for it. I know this sounds stupid but it could result in you losing your house or car. Also i don't know exactly how it works in SA since i think we are all different but in WA if you join a club you get access to free instruction by volunteers who give up their weekends and flying hours to teach newbies. The only drawback with this is that considering they are volunteers you cant say when you want instructed and you may be placed in a queue but its well worth it since the vast majority of them are extremely helpful, great flyers and all round nice people (they are volunteers after all). So go down to your nearest field and find out about this sort of stuff before you buy anything unless you already have of course.