Durafly SlowPoke

[JohnVH]

Finally got the WX to fly it, flies nice! More vids coming soon, subscribe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO2DN0724mA

https://goo.gl/f4MnGX

[bob_stan]

Still waiting to fly mine. One of the aileron servos has the control horn misaligned. Haven't got around to fixing it yet, but hopefully I will get it in the air soon.

[JohnVH]

Still waiting to fly mine. One of the aileron servos has the control horn misaligned. Haven't got around to fixing it yet, but hopefully I will get it in the air soon.

I had to fix one too.

[bob_stan]

Did you have to cut into the wing to access the servo arm screw to readjust it?

[JohnVH]

Did you have to cut into the wing to access the servo arm screw to readjust it?

I just did a little notch in line with the servo screw so I could get a screw driver on it, then glued it back in after adjustment.

[andre]

Big wing cord, can't wait to try it.

[bob_stan]

Almost did my maiden on it today, but when I got to the field, the tail wheel was out of sync with the rudder and I didn't have the tool I needed to adjust it.:Confused:

[bob_stan]

Adjusted my Slowpoke at home and went back. Even though by now there were winds gusting to 8 kts and swirling around, I tried it anyway. The takeoff was not a thing of beauty (my first taildragger) but I got it airborne and it handled great with very little trim adjustment needed. Landing was complicated by the wind but it handled well and I managed a smooth landing. I was using a Admiral 3S 2200 which seemed to give it plenty of power and gave me about 6 minutes of flight time, although all of that was just easy turns and approaches. The Admiral 600SP with Gyro receiver worked well. I just bound it in the basic gyro on/recovery mode. Great airplane!:)

[rifleman_btx]

Good deal! Glad to hear it worked out so well. :Cool:

[JohnVH]

More Slow Poke action! Flight 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IoLNd5IkWs

[bob_stan]

Crashed my Slowpoke badly after the battery slipped aft. After rebuilding, the firewall is not straight. Could anyone tell me, is the motor aligned basically with the fuselage or is there any offset left/right or up/down. Any help appreciated.

[boomer108]

Crashed my Slowpoke badly after the battery slipped aft. After rebuilding, the firewall is not straight. Could anyone tell me, is the motor aligned basically with the fuselage or is there any offset left/right or up/down. Any help appreciated.

Should be slightly right and down.

[bob_stan]

Thanks!

[Loneflier]

I've had mine for about a month now and love flying it. It is pretty aerobatic, and while not designed for speed, is reasonable quick at full throttle. I find it a very fun plane, and one of my more relaxing planes to fly. About the only negative is that it is very difficult to land smoothly, even on grass. The tires are a hard foam with very little give, and bounce easily. May need to switch them to some Dave Browns or low bounce Du Bros.I am using Zippy 2800mAH 3S batteries, and did not have to add any weight to the nose, and am getting about 6 minutes flight time with some throttle management.
I would definitely recommend this plane.