Official Skynetic Bison XT STOL Discussion Thread

[Fogly]

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[Fogly]

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[tom white]

I have a Bison XT that fell out the sky and almost hit one of my trucks. front damage but i think good for parts. Free I do not want to throw it in the trash
longbeachheting@msn.com Tom

[AL W]

Hi I have been having a very bad experience assembling the Bison XT First the wing female connector on left wing had to be replaced which was a short ...this killed the flap servo and am waiting for Motion RC to replace this...Took it to the club this morning as although experienced with plane and heli builds no idea re the lighting wiring as no instructions or video.. As it happens I had the wiring correct as it was checked by two very experienced Motion RC customers.. The speed controller no instructions also.... When they plugged it in to test the Admiral speed controller went up in smoke all polarity was correct.. There is no wiring diagram but the only thing might be the white and black wire from the speed controller where does that go ????? Thats the only thing I can think it could be an issue but my fellow pilots know the speed controller...

[aliraminghe]

I have just received my Bison, someone at Skynetic should be schizophrrenic about small screws
Thinking why such a beauty scale airplane should have a 6S engine to perform aerobatics instead of flying scale, less weight and better STOL performaces
Have you seen some full size pilot doing inverted flight at Valdez? Though hundreds of people follow those "boring " flights
Anyway my question is: provided it doesn't flyes scale, are struts required for STOL flight? Trying to avoid a number of screws and clips

[aliraminghe]

just a question: to balance the P factor of such a big engine in this little model I think it is necessary to add more deflection to engine, to access the engine I have to dismount the plastic cowl, to do that is is enough to unscrew the to screws I see in the air intake holes?

[flycatch]

The leading-edge slats as installed and set-up operate like spoilers. Is there a way to correct this discrepancy.

[jnavara]

I am having trouble getting this forum to work and update to the newest page. Will the float kit ever be available? i see that it is out of stock and not sure if there are plans to keep manufacturing them.

Thank,
John

[JT83]

Is this model going extinct the spare parts list is showing out of stock for a lot of the parts

[DMac]

What a riot the Bison STOL has turned out to be. Only a couple of comments. The one hour assembly isn’t a stretch, it’s an out-and-out lie. That said, this is an airplane for advanced pilots. Those that have SAFE and AS3X turned all the way up and apply throttle to take off, and chop throttle to land, find a different airframe, but if you know how to use both of your thumbs in unison, without thinking, you can have a very good time with this airplane…

[Major_Rob]

Hello everyone, I have searched but am unable to find any word regarding the Bisons availability. Would anyone kindly tell me, when will the Bison become available again. Is the Bison still in production, if it is, what is the situation with restocking the airplane and when is it expected to hit stock. I have been keeping an eye out for this airplane since Nov 2025. I have been watching for the airplanes availability on the Motion and that other site that offers the airplane. Thank you in advance for your help with this question. Rob-