E-flite Apprentice 15e RTF w/DX5e Radio
03-07-2010, 11:10 PM
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Sounds good. (There may be a pun in there... but I'm not 100% sure on quality)
Wind and Rain in SoCal this weekend. Hopefully tomorrow we'll be taking flight!
Wind and Rain in SoCal this weekend. Hopefully tomorrow we'll be taking flight!
03-09-2010, 09:10 PM
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Got my baby all put together and singing with the high-pitched hum as well. As long as she flies wonerfully, she can sing all she wants. Unfortunately, here in SoCal we have something that is a bit unusual, steady winds 20-30 mph. Tomorrow is the same, but Thursday looks like a break!!
03-10-2010, 10:16 AM
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Good luck. I was out Saturday and the wind was 8-14 mph (according to weather bug on my Blackberry). When landing, Icut the motor and let it floatdown tothe ground but it wouldn't land.There was enough wind to keep floating about 10 ft off the ground. We finally got down safely and called it a day. Best not to push things when the conditions are above your skill level.
Have fun.
Have fun.
04-20-2010, 12:24 PM
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Well I have flown the Apprentice for a few months now and I still think its a great plane. My 12 year old son moved from the Super Cub to the Apprentice and landed it perfectly the first time. We have since added the Parkzone Corsair and Mustangs to the hangar but Istill love bringing out that huge Apprentice.
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
04-20-2010, 01:20 PM
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Thanks for the review. I solo'ed on the Apprentice. I have since powered it up a little and enjoy doing aerobatics with it. I consider it one of the best trainers on the market - ailerons for better control, a wing that simply won't do anything bad when it stalls, enough dihedral to keep a beginner out of trouble but not so muchthat you can't do a barrel roll, plenty of power to help get out of trouble. Outstanding plane in every respect. - well, the wheels could be a little bigger for those of us who deal with grass runways. And, of course, the plastic motor is junk (but powerfull) but that's true of virtually any RTF). 
04-20-2010, 01:22 PM
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Good luck. I was out Saturday and the wind was 8-14 mph (according to weather bug on my Blackberry). When landing, Icut the motor and let it floatdown tothe ground but it wouldn't land.There was enough wind to keep floating about 10 ft off the ground. We finally got down safely and called it a day. Best not to push things when the conditions are above your skill level.
Have fun.
Good luck. I was out Saturday and the wind was 8-14 mph (according to weather bug on my Blackberry). When landing, Icut the motor and let it floatdown tothe ground but it wouldn't land.There was enough wind to keep floating about 10 ft off the ground. We finally got down safely and called it a day. Best not to push things when the conditions are above your skill level.
Have fun.
04-20-2010, 01:26 PM
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ORIGINAL: MN Seminole
Well I have flown the Apprentice for a few months now and I still think its a great plane. My 12 year old son moved from the Super Cub to the Apprentice and landed it perfectly the first time. We have since added the Parkzone Corsair and Mustangs to the hangar but Istill love bringing out that huge Apprentice.
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
Well I have flown the Apprentice for a few months now and I still think its a great plane. My 12 year old son moved from the Super Cub to the Apprentice and landed it perfectly the first time. We have since added the Parkzone Corsair and Mustangs to the hangar but Istill love bringing out that huge Apprentice.
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
04-22-2010, 09:33 AM
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The apprentice has a separate servo for each aileron. So you can plug each into a separate receiver channel and program in flaperons. I did that with mine but, truthfully, I never use the flaps. It lands as sweet as a plumb dead stick and (now that I have an E-Flite Power 25 driving it) it takes off in just a couple feet. But the flaperon mix is certainly an option.
ORIGINAL: MN Seminole
Well I have flown the Apprentice for a few months now and I still think its a great plane. My 12 year old son moved from the Super Cub to the Apprentice and landed it perfectly the first time. We have since added the Parkzone Corsair and Mustangs to the hangar but Istill love bringing out that huge Apprentice.
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
Well I have flown the Apprentice for a few months now and I still think its a great plane. My 12 year old son moved from the Super Cub to the Apprentice and landed it perfectly the first time. We have since added the Parkzone Corsair and Mustangs to the hangar but Istill love bringing out that huge Apprentice.
Its just a cool plane. Always get a few folks who stop to watch and lots of questions.
Been thinking of adding flaps to it...really no reason other than I saw someone with them on their T-28 and thought it was cool. May not need them since the plane floats to well anyway. If you have them, let me know what you think.
Thanks
