dubd

David, your PC-21 looks awesome!

David Jackson

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Dantley,

IMO, Skymaster has produced another winner. This plane looks great and now that my missing parts and a prop are on the way, I look forward to spending some quality time at the airfield.

David Jackson

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Any SM PC-21 in the air yet? Still waiting for missing parts, but would like to hear from others regarding any adjustments to factory setup suggestions.

k_sonn

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Hi David,

I really like your PC-21. Will you be at Kentucky Jets with it?

Kirk

David Jackson

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Kirk,
I will be there on the 4th until the 7th with PC-21. Maybe I can get it flown before it gets too busy.

k_sonn

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Awesome. If you don't mind I'd like to take a close look at the PC-21. I'm thinking about getting one.

Kirk

David Jackson

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You are welcome to look it over closely.

k_sonn

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Thanks Dave. Unfortunately, I recently found out I will not be able to attend KY Jets but thanks for the offer.

I went ahead and purchased the PC-21 Chief Aircraft had in stock. It should arrive next week.

Kirk

k_sonn

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The PC-21 arrived this morning. The pics below show the size in comparison to the large Skymaster Viperjet. It took about 10 minutes after getting it out of the box to have it sitting on its gear. I'll start a build thread in a couple of days.

Kirk

George

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VERY nice!!

k_sonn

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Thanks George.

Bob_B

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Kirk looks like you did some serious paint work on the Viper Jet

k_sonn

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Yep Bob, completely new scheme. I wasn't happy with the way it was coming out before so I decided to start from scratch. I had the authentic Seahawks colors mixed and started over. Over the weekend I'll take some photos of it and put them in the Viper build thread.

gunradd

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Looks nice Kirk!! Just herd not coming to Kentucky though

Look forward to the build.

k_sonn

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Thanks Kris. Yep, kind of sucks I can't make Kentucky, but family first.

DUCMOZ

Hey Kirk, I like the up trust on your engine.

behzad

CafeenMan

Does the turbine waver apply to prop jets?

k_sonn

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Yes, if you use a turbo prop for power. A turbo prop power plant has a turbine connected to a gear box so you still need the waiver to operate the turbine.

CafeenMan

OK, I wasn't sure if it was because of the turbine itself so much or because of the speed. I expected the turbine since yeah..."turbine" waiver.

ww2birds

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Great thread! Is it correct to presume that the SPT-10 would be too much for this airplane?

Is anyone in the air yet?

Dave McQ

David Jackson

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Got everything installed in my model, just need to balance it. Maiden flight scheduled for July 3.

k_sonn

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David, do you have a pilot? If so, did you go with a 1/5 scale or 1/4 scale?

Kirk

David Jackson

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Kirk, I have 1/5 scale pilot from Skymaster, it is a little small. I have a 1/4 scale Premier pilot that I think looks more the right size for the PC-21, but it is also the perfect fit for my F-16.

k_sonn

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Thanks for the info David.

k_sonn

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I started the PC-21 assembly with installing the front and rear cockpits on to the canopy frame. I started with removing the front instrument panel from the cockpit. The canopy needs to be slide forward to be removed so the instrument panel can't be installed in the canopy frame. It will installed into the fuse once the equipment installation has been completed. After removing the front instrument panel, the front and rear cockpits were trimmed to fit inside of the canopy frame. A 1/4 x 1/4 strip of spruce was glued to the edges of the cockpits and painted black. The cockpits were attached to the canopy frame screws going through the bottom of the canopy frame into the spruce blocks. The cockpits are removable by removing the screw.

The hinge flaps have been glued in place.

Pic 1 - Cockpit canopy assembly
Pic 2 - Front cockpit
Pic 3 - Rear cockpit
Pic 4 - Flap hinges

Kirk