Just finishing putting together a Great planes PT-19 with Saito 100. First low wing airplane to fly. Trainer 40 or a hanger 9 Cub is what I've been flying. Any suggestions before I take off?

Have fun!! The PT-19 has to be the easyest low winger to fly.

Thanks Jack01
Glad to here that. First flight is always nerve-racking.
I'll be ready in a week or so.

Safe landing

Currently flying one....OS .91 - more than enough power! Go easy on the throttle for take-off...it will break ground very fast with that Saito up front!

She flys like a Blue and yellow J-3

Enjoy....nice ARF eh?

Jerry

Tailskid, were you at the RCRC fly in in July?

Only as a spectator!

Jerry

tailskid'
I do enjoy my Cub. Nice slow flights. Appears I picked a good 2nd plane.

Thanks for the advice.

I've been flying Kyosho's PT-19 and it makes me look like a pro.... I absolutely love it. I've been eyeballing Great Planes for a while and really am leaning at it as my next plane. Are you guys using standard servos. How much runway does it take to take off and slow down?(off grass). Is included Landing gear fine? Planning on OS 91 FS.

Thanks Duke

Take-off distance is not a problem....if it's moving, it's about ready to fly

Landings on the other hand....she will float, float, float, but when it touches down (on grass), the roll-out can be quite short.

Touch and goes are a thing of beauty.....

Jerry

duke
The hobby shop suggested that I use the next size servos up in the rudder & elevator, because of the size, everything else is standard. I installed a saito 100 side ways not inverted. due to the glow plug might flame out on low idle.

PT-19 Great planes is a real nice kit and easy to assemble.
I'm happy with it.
Safe landings

Pipercub40,
How about landing gear. Heard that it's really nice with struts. Do you have stock gear and if so does she nose over on taxi or landing? I'm getting that feeling. Finally and sorry for so many ? but do you do any aerobatics with her.
Thanks Duke

It shouldn't try to nose over much unless your grass is high. It will do some aerobatics, like rolls, loops, hammerheads, and my Dynaflite PT-19 will knife edge some. You could probably get it to do some goofy snaps and such.

duke,
I haven't flown it yet, looks really nice on the bench. It should be ready in two weeks. I have the wired gear which came with the kit , looks ok. Like tailskid said, flys like my cub which is really great. Looking forward to flying the PT-19 soon.

As always safe landings

Jack,
What made you decide to get the Dyna Flight PT-19. Did you compare with Great Planes. Also what engine do you have in yours?

Thanks Duke

I got the Dynaflite at a fly in. The guy cartwheeled it on landing, and it needed the firewall put back in, and the tail repaired and rehinged. The only thing that prompted me to buy it was the price, $150 bucks with Saito 120 and all servos! I can't bash the guy that crashed it though, because the reason it cartwheeled was it caught some VERY tall grass at the end of the runway.

I had it fixed in a few hours, and flying the next weekend. The Saito is the PERFECT engine choice for it. It is overpowered, but it makes it GREAT for towing up gliders, and you can throttle back so it will sound more scale. With the Saito swinging a 16X6 prop at 8000 RPM, it sounds EXACTLY like the real thing. The engine is inverted, and it fits completely inside the cowling.

The only thing that I don't like about this plane is that the kit does not call for wing fairings. The guy that built it, not the guy that crashed it, added them anyway, and it makes it look much more scale. I'm in the middle of adding every scale detail I can. I do one thing, fly it. Do one more, and fly it...

The only thing I'd warn you about is the CG. Balance it right at the spar. I had the CG about 1/2 an inch back for the first flight because thats where he had it, and it flew fine untill it caught the grass. It will work there, sortof, but it took some down elevator on landing to get it to get it to stay level.

Here is a picture of it at a fly in. sorry for the bad quality, but it was a box camera.

Jack,
What a deal. Thanks for info and the pic. Quality of pic was pretty good. Was even fired up!

Okay it's official I've got the bug. Like I said in previous post I have the Kyosho 60" version and I love it. Course it's got a little two stroke. Can't wait to own first large four stroke bird.

Duke

If you are ever up here then you are welcome to stop by the field, and I'll show it to you, and let you fly it so you know what it's like. Just email me or something if you are ever in the area.