First DF L39

[motorhead540]

HI all i recently purchased a used L39 foam ducted fan plane . got it very reasonable i plan on using it to learn to fly with ... well learn to fly ducted fan jets i should say what do i need to do to have a decent amount of success with this plane will be using a dsm2 radio either my dx6i or my 9503 heli radio how much throw and what battery i have 3 s 1350 and 3s2200 and a couple 4s2650 any suggestions would be helpful

[dahawk]

Motor,

I have a few edf's and they'll all unique in their own way. Even my 50mm Jpowers edf's have different behaviors amongst them. What's the model brand ? Fan size? WS? Rog or hand launch? Alot of times you can find a forum or thread on the particular plane where other pilots chime-in on their experiences. Just google or run a search on RCG.

None of my edf's are intimidating. The best of the bunch is the Phase 3 F-16. Man, she flies on rails. $79.00 from Hobby People. I set them up with lots of expo initially and also dual rates.They are not overly fast but it depends on what you are transitioning from in terms of speed. The trick is to stay out in front them.

Good luck !

Hawk

[motorhead540]

still unsure fo brand and havn't spent much time working on the l39 yet just have it sitting there on one of my tables wing span if i remembber correct is 31 1/2 has gear so i believe it is rog . i have flown strykers and misc fixed wing planes electric and nitro i know electric only on here i also fly helicopters i'm ok with assembling heli parts but i'm not much of a builder yet for planes mostly planes built for me to fly i under stand setup but not well when it comes to making it fly real good they just fly maybe the pilot but suspect sometimes it has to do with the airframe as well

[dahawk]

If you can handle heli's, especially 3D, this will be kids play to you. Heli's have a gazillion moving parts where fixed wing only have a few to be concerned about. The edf comes in three pieces: Motor, DF housing, fan. Connect motor to esc, esc to lipo and rx. End of story.

Sounds like a cool plane. Post a pic when you can.

Cheers,

Hawk