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Forum: ARF or RTF
05-16-2012, 09:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Well.................good news and bad news. Good news. The plane flies great. I am an average weekend flier and to me, this thing is not over powered. It is a big plane and flies like a big...
Forum: Questions and Answers
05-15-2012, 05:07 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,227
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Help with dual battery system

I was going to use a Batshare on a new 50cc plane. What I consider to be an very highly respected rc figure said it was not needed. He mentioned that it could be a possible failure point, so to just...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-15-2012, 04:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Thanks Keith. I am going to head out to our field in the morning for the maiden. Fly some and then head to the Nall.
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-14-2012, 11:26 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Once SOMEONE got the pulse and fuel line straightened out, it was time to fire her up. WOW! Turned on ignition, closed choke and flipped twice. "Popped".....heck it ran for a few seconds, opened...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-14-2012, 11:19 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

I wanted a hinged access door and chose the wrong path the first go around....outside hinges and had to recover that area. Finally after a good bit of experimentation, I decided on the this hinge....
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-14-2012, 11:10 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

I had to cut away some on the side of the cowl so the JTEC compact wrap around muffler would fit. I fiber glassed the turbo exhaust to the cowl and cut out circles for vents. This will provide...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-14-2012, 10:47 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Here are a few more pictures............I changed the color scheme some. I took off all the black and the red on the wings and top/bottom of the fuselage. I am going to get navy blue numbers and...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-12-2012, 06:22 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

OK! I have to laugh at myself. I put the pulse line into the fuel line nipple and the fuel line into the pulse line nipple. My arm about fell off trying to start it. Thank you w8ye for setting...
Forum: Gas Engines
05-12-2012, 05:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,000
Posted By scflyboy

RE: DA50R won't pump gas

W8ye,

Really!!!!!!! I am such a doo doo head! You have made my day! I knew it had to be something stupid, I should have looked into the mirror.

Thank you!
Forum: Gas Engines
05-12-2012, 05:37 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,000
Posted By scflyboy

RE: DA50R won't pump gas

Thanks speedracer. But, look at the gasket. There are no little holes in it to let the vacuum pressure through and to suck the diagram and pump gas. There should be hole(s) in the gasket that match...
Forum: Gas Engines
05-12-2012, 04:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,000
Posted By scflyboy

DA50R won't pump gas

Just finished a new plane and flipped and flipped............would not start. Started going through all the what ifs.................after disassembling the whole front end and gas tank, which all...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-08-2012, 05:26 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Here is the wiring. I was advised and decided not to use the BatShare. I just made a "Y" and tied in the second battery to the bus through the rudder port on the AR7010. Notice the two JR switches...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-08-2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

The DA is hooked up and ready to go except.......................for the JTEC muffler which is going on 3 weeks since it was ordered! Not real happy with them. I was told it would ship last Monday....
Forum: Questions and Answers
05-04-2012, 11:32 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 422
Posted By scflyboy

HELP! DX7 program question

Men........trying to hook up dual flaps and duel ailerons. Have printed out instructions from another post but...........

1. No travel adjustment on AUX2/Left Aileron
2....
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-04-2012, 09:54 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Here are a few pictures of the tail feathers. I did reinforce the horizontal stabilizer/elevator with thin CA and ran 2 pieces of plywood on the underside of the elevator that fit snugly into the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-02-2012, 02:40 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

This is very important.........I have seen several pictures of struts smashed through the fuselage. The full scale plane has a metal cross brace running from strut to strut through the fuselage. I...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-02-2012, 02:14 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

View of the inside of the tail section. Used the stock steering shaft and control arm. Cut off steering shaft so it does not stick out of the bottom and mounted control arm inside the fuselage. ...
Forum: ARF or RTF
05-02-2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Rudder with the 1/4" balsa joiner(stock) and the new 1/4 plywood joiner that goes to the bottom of the fuselage.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-30-2012, 05:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Prop Biela 20x10 3blade. Dave Brown 3 1/2" vortech ultimate spinner.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-30-2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

more updates.......fuel dot. Electronics JR 2500 batteries(2), JR charge/switches(2), Smart fly Batshare, AR7010.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-30-2012, 05:06 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Updates.........

Aeroworks fuel dot and tray for ignition. Fire wall with cut outs for fuel lines, throttle linkage, and ignition wire.
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-15-2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

more pics................steel tail wheel. The stock one really is bad. Used Du-Bro 5" tires. The landing gear struts have been updated by TopModels. There is only a top cap that screws on and...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-15-2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

My upgrades........the cross brace for where the top struts on the landing gear connect to the side of the fuselage, added washers and will epoxy in the cross brace. The larger fuel tank tray and the...
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-06-2012, 05:44 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Funny..............the very high end gas motor came in a ziplock bag with copied instructions. No doubt about it, this is a very nice motor. DA runs each motor at the factory and does some tuning....
Forum: ARF or RTF
04-05-2012, 05:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 7,216
Posted By scflyboy

RE: Pilatus PC-6 Porter Sport 150 ARF

Pilatus and DA 50 came in today! Will get started in the AM........................
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