No one ever gets into RC wanting to fly a trainer or for that matter...an ARF..after learning to fly. Discreationary
time is an issue today VS. when many of us were starting our trek into this hobby. The last four words in that
last sentence are important. Back in the day is a term you are sure to have read or heard already.

That refers not only to tenure as much as it has to do with evolved skillset gained along the trek. Today, with so
many alternative activities and family distractions or interactions...the hobby is definately different than a number
of us remember.

Why such a wordy greeting? Well it was intended to make a statement instead of just being a row of words.

People get into this hobby because they envision themselves flying a scale model replica of a 1:1 aircraft. In your
case its the P6e.

While it is true the larger a model is the easier it is to fly, there are transitional flight issues which can not be
accounted for without the stick time on a type of model...radial ~ inline engine, cowled ~ uncowled, tapered ~
untapered wing, landing gear configuration,


It is this last issue I want to address. It is actually the cause of a number of issues for a modeler resulting
from the natural behavior of a shape traveling through air...and speed required to achieve flight with even
a 2" x 4" board.

Here is the data on the planset already introduced into this discussion:


H.P. ranges exceeding 100% of minimum recommendation would in my opinion be a red flag with respect to
weight ~ performance and the experience required for the design. BobH is correct, however there are other
contributing factors to raising a red flag this early on in your R/C trek. Building light weight equates to flying
more easily with fewer "landing" issues.



That F-11C-2 multiple view drawing is online and I recommend you downloading it...link is below the
image on its page.

You will notice there is a rather big difference between what appears below and what you saw when
you clicked the above link and downloaded the drawing you found there. Details...its all in the details
or in this case...disclosure.


What all too often happens is you find an airplane you are attracted to. There's no definition for it, other
than what I call gegaw factor. Its the same reason a competitor selects a subject to build and fly in scale
contests. Its emotional...which should send a huge red flag up right away :^O

In other words if you are making a subject decision based on the bottom multiple view drawing... never
make a decision without at least two more multiple view drawings of the subject before you decide.


F-11C-2 is a radial engine version of the 'tween the wars F-11C-2 which provides all the gegaw
factor you could ever hope for.


Here is some useful documentation...depending on the version of the F-11C-2 you desire to build, build
docs first.