hello

I've been reading around and looking at trainers and decided on getting the hangar 9 p-51. Im going to get the ARF so I can split up the costs between paychecks and also I can set it up myself. Anyway I was thinking of getting the following, want to make sure this radio would fit ok.

JR Sport 6-Channel Ultralite Radio System MD2 JSP16010**, comes with 2 servos so I know I have to buy 3 more - [link=http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=JSP16010**]Found here[/link]

not the best trainer.. the landing gear is weak...the radio will do just fine.. Do get an instructor
Good Luck

You will need more than that.
The receiver and servos will not work on that airplane. Range on the receiver will not be enough for a glow plane and the servos are just too small period. You should consider another radio package.

You would be better off getting the Alpha 40 RTF - better trainer than the P-51 PTS. The receiver is a 6-channel and will be useful in the future when you upgrade your radio. The JR receiver that comes with the Alpha can also have the shift changed via a jumper (instructions are with the planes documentation) for use with Futaba transmitters. Just save your money and get the complete package instead of splitting between two purchases.

Hogflyer

Missleman is correct The servos are "micro servos" and you need standard servos
This is what comes with the radio you chose
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Search/D...SP20021&CatId= too small

Try this version http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...dID=JSP16000**
it comes with 4 of the correct servos and the correct RX.

Also IMO Jetmech05 is right about the plane but wrong about the radio SYSTEM you chose. Whatever you chose, also get an instructor.

I disagree. I think the Hangar-9 P-51 PTS makes a great trainer. This plane flies like a baby but take those speed breaks off before you ever put it in the air and do indeed get an instructor. The landing gear is ok but I would look down inside the end of the wing and put a couple drops of ca on the exposed block and it will be just fine. I have found that mine is a pretty solid built air plane. I would recommend to get the kit. The radio that comes with it is pretty good and will hold several planes, A good motor to start with and the flight sim is definatly great to practice on when not at the field.

I think you'd be better off getting a Futaba 6X or 6EX radio. You'd have model memory, dual rates, PPM / PCM, Plane / Heli. It'll go anywhere you want. ...And I would suggest a 6th servo for the flaps. I don't know about the 6EX, but the 6X has a dial for channel 6. The "speed brakes" will do nothing but throw your trims off, The flaps and 3 blade prop will slow you down fast enough (the 3 blade prop and spinner are included in the ARF). The wing droops will keep it nice and docile until you get enough stick time under your belt. Then ... unlike the LT-40, you can lose the droops, change the prop and spinner and fly as a sport plane. They can be pretty aerobatic as far as sport planes go. I have one and it flies about the same as my World Models P-51, it's just easier to land because it has flaps.

Thanks for the info/suggestions. I will be flying with an instructor from a local club, also taking advice from him on what I should get. I know some people don't like the p-51 as a trainer because it isn't what traditional trainers are, for a while I was set on only getting a nexstar. I have had RF 3.5 for a few months and talk to others on there and someone suggested the hanger so I checked it out on here and I started getting into it.

StraferX- how long have you been flying? Was this your first plane? Did u have any exp before?

well I decided to go with the nexstar rtf, got it from tower hobbies with their easy pay option so I wouldnt have to buy everything seperately. now to work on putting a field box together, just gonna head to walmart and get a tool box, make some adjustments so I can get a power panel on it and hopefully be ready to get in the air when it finally gets here

Step one - disable the AFS. You'll hear this from your instructor too I'm sure. As for the other "gadgets", either way will be OK. Just no AFS.

Enjoy flying the Nexstar.

Ditto - disconect the AFS

The PTS P-51 was my first plane as well.

I practiced with G3 for several months before taking instructions.

On my first day out the instructor told me " oh, you know how to fly " and handed me the controls, up until it came time to land. My knees were about to buckle that day, so there was no way I would attempt a landing...

The second day out I soloed, the third I certified with the PTS.


The plane has some "faults" that are easily corrected, including the gear blocks and "walking" needles.

This does not rule it out as a good trainer, but it needs a bit more TLC than a regular trainer would.


With the training aids on ( get rid of that prop though ) it flies very slowly and is quite comparable to a regular high wing trainer in terms of speed.

Take offs are a bit more difficult with tail draggers, but at least with the PTS you will not have to "unlearn" the tendancies you pick up with the high wingers, as you transition to low winged planes.

You DO NEED an instructor with the PTS, more so than you would for a high wing traditional trainer, because of the PTS's idiosyncracies... these idiosyncracies ( which are really normal for most tail draggers ) is one of the things that turns off many people to recommending the PTS as a first plane.

If you have a good and flexible instructor though, you'll do well with this plane, especially when you add the simulator into the mix... ( though not the one included with the PTS... phew! ).

Pulling the training aids off and changing the props, transforms the plane into something you are apt to keep around for a long time... as long as you don't crash it... That is this model's greatest strength... the ability to become the "second and third" plane.

But to last that long, you must have an instructor help you out initially.

I was quite happy I selected the PTS instead of the Nexstar or Alpha.