Hi,

I just bought the Cessna 182 Skylane by Hobbico, I'm a begginer. I followed all the steps of the manual as they were written but when ready to fly I have a mayor problem...well the plane can not take off.

I check everything on the plane also check wind as the manual said but the plane just goes and goes and don't take off, also reading the manual they said that you can hand launch the plane, well this was the worst since it crashes inmediatly I bought the broken parts but to be honest I need some help. I'm outside the country and to be honest nothing can help me here.

So if someone can give me advices I will be glad.

Thanks,

beggkamika

Is the battery fully charged?

Did you do a range test before flight?

Is the elevator adusted flat?

Is your throttle trim halfway and not down?

These are the basics, hope it helps.

In checking your link, it appears this plane comes with no motor and can be set up as either an electric powered plane or an internal combustion (glow powered) plane. Which did you do? What motor or engine size, if electric what motor, what battery, what ESC etc. If electric and your battery was fully charged, are you sure you put the prop on facing the right direction? Some electric props are hard to tell which is the front, look closely at the embossed size on the prop, it should be on the forward direction. If the prop is put on backward, it still pulls in the proper direction but at a much weaker force. If electric powered, the connections between the ESC and battery are quite critical. If using a cheap connector, you can lose a high percentage of the power in the connector.

That link for cessna is something RCU puts there for advertisement. You can tell because it's dotted. The hobbico cessna is RTF.

Austin

I can't resist but whats security like getting in and out of Georgia? Have you had any trainer or simulator time?

http://www.flyzoneplanes.com/airplanes/hcaa23.html is the RTF Cessna 182. It's electric and you MUST have the batteries fully charged for it to work. When holding the radio in front of you and you pull the elevator control toward you the back edge of the elevator must move UP. You'll need FULL power to take off and climb. This isn't a strong flyer and in almost any wind you will get into trouble fast.

Sounds like it is nose heavy. Hows is the CG on the plane sometimes when a plane will not rog it will help to put a larger nose wheel
on it, (altho this one sounds nose heavy) this will put the leading edge at a more desireable angle for takeoff.

Balance cant be overlooked as P47 noted. It's worth the time to go back and check the CG (Center of Gravity) again, to make sure it's where they suggest in the manual.

Ailerons: Move the transmitter's aileron control to the right, the right wing aileron should move up. If not, then reverse the aileron servo via the reversing switch on the transmitter.

Wont take-off from the ground: As suggested above, make sure the batteries are fully charged. With a new battery, sometimes this can take 18 to 24 hours to do.

Also: Do the wheels rotate freely and are they aligned? As ridiculous as this may sound, roll the plane by hand on a smooth flat surface. The plane should roll freely and come to rest slowly by itself under its own weight, and stay somewhat in a straight line. If not, correct as necessary.

When you do get it flying: When it's flying towards you...move the aileron stick towards the wing that you want lifted.

Good Luck!

One of the problems with many Ready-to-fly electric airplanes by Hobbico and Hobbyzone is that the battery chargers bundled with the airplanes are junk. These chargers will often indicate that the battery is fully charged when, in fact, it's far from it.

Your best chance of testing this is to obtain a decent battery charger like a Hobbico Quick Field Charger MkII ($49.99 at Tower) and using it to top up your flight battery after your bundled charger says it's ready. If the Hobbico QFC says it's topped up, then you got one of the few included chargers that actually works. If it takes a while to top up the battery after the included charger says it's done, then you know the included charger was dung.

If you're going to fly electric airplanes, buying a decent battery charger is simply a smart investment. A decent battery charger starts at $30 to $50, and they aren't included with $59 to $129 electric planes.

"To a tree, balsa wood and MonoKote taste just like chicken!"

Thats a riot!

hi check the wing- to stab incidence. the incidence s/b- 0 degrees- on a bench or ---when standing on tricycle landing gear--the stab- s/b flat-not caring -up or down elevator--are you inputing-up elevator-as the plane accelerates down the runway ? check the c/g- sounds-nose heavy- c/g --s/b aprox. 1/3 the wing cord--good luck---the plane is not rotating on take off-so some down force is being applied to the plane on the runway-and keeping it there- the wing may have some negative incidence-s/b 0 degrees !

hi the engine must also be 0 degrees-- to the wing and stab -if engine is negative to the wing-you will have --down force-on the runway--all incidence work is done in the shop-before going to the field-as a rule. proper incidence will prevent the plane from climbing or diving-at different engine speeds---in the air-this is the key-to having the plane --fly on rails--as they say===tony==

I think Bruce might be on to it with the wrong elevator input. Lot's of beginning students get excited and don't really check out their plane 100%. Make sure you don't need to reverse your elevator input!