The skyartec cessna 182

[Davidpal92]

The cessna 182 by skyartec

specs(onsite):
Main Wing size 980mm
Main motor type 1530kv BL Motor
Main body length 860mm
Weight 560g
Battery type Li-Po (no info)
Radio system 4ch. 2 servos for roll, front wheel steering
Frequency: 35MHz
Receiver, Speed controller, 4 Servos

this is the link to the plane onsite:http://http://www.hobby-estore.co.uk/catalog/planes/skyartec-cessna-182-4ch-brushless-rtf-rc-plane-/product_info.php/cPath/24/products_id/847

[Davidpal92]

ordered,paid for over the last few days
and it was shipped today
it should arrive in 3-6 days

[Davidpal92]

i received the plane yesterday and set it up within 5 hour (glue drying in between progress)

TOOK THE PICS TODAY

i first read through the manual then took all the pieces out of the bag and on to a tray:

cut an access slit for tail wing
cut out excess foam (MUST READ FIRST FOUR POSTS on this link: http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21203 )
glued and attached tail wing and tail fin
waited and waited for the glue to dry
changed the nose wheel servo hole (see above link)
threaded aerial lead through fuselage and out the back at the front of the tail fin (see pictures)
attached main wing and landing gear
DEtached prop (safety)
attached all servo clips and setup controls
played around with the COG until good (ESC under the front window best for COG and power lead access)-(see last picture)pictures below (sort of in same order not all steps pictured) bear in mind i took these pictures after i fixed it all together

[Davidpal92]

sorry i cant post pictures here yet IT ANIT WORKING!!

[Davidpal92]

finally had flying weather today (WINDY)
flew it 3 time, crash landed it 3 times
damn this thing fast
i slammed the motor into full throttle thinking it would struggle to take off but boy was i wrong 0-30 the time between moving and crashing
had 3 flights all SLOWER than the last but the first landing did the damage.
in the air for about 5secs went about 150m away when i tried to put it down (at 30mph) @#*$. Bent the front gear and cursed a lot but on the plus side of the day i didn't break 1 prop w00t
because my flying Field is SO uneven and grassy I'm half way through converting it into a slide lander (no landing gear) as EVERY time i tried to land the front gear dug in deep and made the plane somersault.

sorry about the way this is written, i never was any good at writing essays.

[pablo27]

Glad to see that you managed to out to play,sounds very fast, sorry to hear about the landings and the damage. Perhaps you can find another venue in your area with a smoother surface to practice landings on.

If you are having some probs uploading pictures, try resizing them to a smaller sized KB's. I had the same probs trying to upload some for Project Globetrotter.

[Insomniac]

The number of kilobytes it takes up arn't the problem, it is most likely with width and height of the picture. I think the limit is 1200 pixels wide and 1000 pixels high. Hope that helps somewhat.

[Davidpal92]

OK thanks guys
the flying Field is fine if you look on the thread "where do you fly in Europe"
i posted a google map link and directions
theres a big black tarmacked area in the bottom left thats where i take off and land at
but the wind was so strong on Sunday that i couldn't turn away from the wind easily therefor having to "put down" in the thick grass.

[pablo27]

The number of kilobytes it takes up arn't the problem, it is most likely with width and height of the picture. I think the limit is 1200 pixels wide and 1000 pixels high. Hope that helps somewhat.


You are spot on there Insomniac, I shrunk my pictures to lower the KB's but of course the picture size went down with it. I remember reading elsewhere that it was the physical dimensions that were causing the issues.

[pablo27]

OK thanks guys
the flying Field is fine if you look on the thread "where do you fly in Europe"
i posted a google map link and directions
theres a big black tarmacked area in the bottom left thats where i take off and land at
but the wind was so strong on Sunday that i couldn't turn away from the wind easily therefor having to "put down" in the thick grass.

I checked out your field David and it looks pretty good on the google image. The wind can always be the spoiler and you are quite near to the coast too, Sunday was great for flying up here in Chatham. I fly on a gentle slope that has thick grass and have always hand launched/ belly landed from there.
Good luck with your next flight, this weekend is looking great weather wise .

[crash22e]

Not sure if it's a good thing, but I am waiting for delivery of a Cessna 182. Really want to learn to fly, although most flyboys are jerks and don't want to mess with an electric. Maybe I got the wrong beginner, but the passion is still there. Yes, I have a sim, but is there anyone else who has training experience? I only have 1 club within about 70 miles radius of me, and most of them are nitro jerks.

[pablo27]

Hi Bud, you can find plenty of help under the beginners section of the forum here : http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7

As for clubs and such you have posted in the 'European' section of the forum so that may be difficult considering your location !

The choice of your plane should be fine, any high wing trainer should fly well, keep an eye on Davidpal92's posts regarding the Cessna for hints and tips.

Good luck with flying when your bird arrives.

[Davidpal92]

i'm gonna revive this thread now as its perfect weather down here at the mo so i'm gonna be flying this sat/sun

reposting the pics......

[Davidpal92]

heres a repost of the pics i took last year (same day of the crash landing)

the second to last pic show the difference of the wheels with and without spats
and the last pic i what i have in my house at the moment (flying things)

[ironfistx]

I have that plane!

[Davidpal92]

I have that plane! gdgd

anyway i didnt get round to flying over the weekend so i'll try this weekend....