RE: WORLD MODELS AT6 TEXAN 72"
I maidened my AT-6 today...all went well. There was some minor trim adjustments, but other than that I felt the flight was uneventfull. My landing was a bit ugly as I have not flown in awhile and this is my first plane with flaps. Being that I have never used flaps before, I did not use them on the first flight. There was a strong cross wind that picked up during the flight, and I landed hot and bounced her in. With the wide stance of the main gear and the way they are pushed out forward it saved me from a broken prop. Other than some road rash on the wing tips there was no damage. I used the recomended control throws. On the second flight I switched to hi rates and found the plane to have a much better response to alerion inputs. I had to go around twice because I got too slow on final and started to lose control of her. I abandoned the 3 point landing and kept throttle in and landed fast. I was able to make a very nice 2 point landing. I'm guessing as I learn to use flaps I will be able to make better landings. My OS 91 FS has enough power but not much left for getting out of trouble. I flew in the pattern at just above half throttle. My Texan was a little nose heavy with the recommended 5.3 inches CG i placed the battery pack as far back as I could and that leveled the plane out. Not much for burning holes in the sky...but the scale flyers will be happy with it. And of course it sounds awsome!!!
In conclusion...I'm happy with the plane. It went together easily and it flys great. The FS 91 is not as fast as I'd like, but it is very scale