Maiden Flight |Cessna L-19A Bird Dog | Seagull Models From

Maiden flight of the Seagull Model Cessna L-19 BIRDDOG from Legend Hobby. As expected, the maiden went perfect even with the 15mph headwind. With the 26cc engine, she flew very scale and couldn’t have been any happier!!
TECHNICAL DETAILS
35cc-40cc gasoline engine.
Wingspan ................................... 98.5 inches (2502 mm)
Approximate flying weight .......... 15.5-20lbs (7-9 kg).
Length ....................................... 67 in (1700 mm)
Recommended engine size ....... 35cc-40cc
ELECTRIC CONVERSION INCLUDED
Radio system required 7+channels with 8 servos.
Flying skill level intermediate/advanced.
ITEM CODE: SEA78
KEY FEATURES
High quality balsa and balsa plywood, these make light weight construction.
Realistic covering trim scheme of the Bird Dog "Old Dog, New Tricks"
Plug-in wings with fast-connect struts make it easy to transport and fast to assemble.
Aluminum airfoil wing struts.
Opening left side window and door scale cockpit, cabin with instruments
Removable antenna for easy access and transportation
Painted fiberglass cowl.
Aluminum painted landing gear
CNC Aluminum 3D tail gear
Includes PU rubber wheel with CNC aluminum hub 4.5" Main Wheels and 2.75" rubber tail wheel
Transparent fuel tank set 500ml.
Functioning flaps allow for an enhanced flight envelope
Includes intelligent Navigation LED Light System Basic Version for Fixed Wing Planes 12V
Includes PU rubber wheel with CNC aluminum hub 4.5" and transparent fuel tank set 500ml.
Quality hardware included
** Servos, radio gear, engines/motor/batteries , not included**

[@stevebarr9604]

Nice Bird

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank you

[@rhuffines13]

bigger flies better, nice maiden guys, thnxs for sharing Happy Flying~~

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much Rhuff👊🏼

[@ModelAV8RChannel]

Absolutely gorgeous plane! The details are worth the trouble. Beautifully flown Wayne! One suggestion...get you a soft paint roller and use that as a chicken stick to start it. If it ever kicks back on you you'll be glad you're using one.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks man, I have one but Wayne is old School with glove, not me bro, gotta have my hands and digits for my day job 🤣

[@BillKisel]

Great looking bird. Be nice to see her flying without the wind.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much!! And yes it would, we’ve been battling the wind for quite some time now, hopefully it will stop soon, thanks for watching 👊🏼

[@michaelhrivnak1719]

Beautiful! What a joy to watch fly. Congrat's on a great build!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much 👊🏼

[@wolfgang4136]

Very pretty plane👍👍👍👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank you 👊🏼

[@xcalibre222]

What a Beautiful Plane! "GO ARMY"!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much 👊🏼

[@jonnybeck6723]

Really lovely ol' bird and a great vid...
Thanx

[@jimmartin5448]

Nice flight, well detailed plane. Wing tube must be really strong as the screw on the top left strut came out for at least 1/2 the flight. So many high wing planes with the loss of the strut screw would have been the loss of the plane. Really a keeper !

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Absolutely!! Thanks so much for watching 😬

[@mikessi]

Excellent maiden Team Custom! Beautiful stick work and camera work.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much Mike for the kind words👊🏼👊🏼

[@craigbeaven8445]

Looks grate !! Flys Nice !! Grate job Jeff & Wayne !!!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Craig 👊🏼

[@lindenstewart4404]

Nice flight Wayne, Jeff customs RC nice flight and landings too

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks my friend👊🏼

[@joeschmoe1301]

This is the REAL model aviation right here!!!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much 👊🏼

[@paulhatcher9767]

Awesome job guys! She looks good

[@michaelbare5380]

Perfect everything. Congratulations guys!👍🏼

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much👊🏼

[@keithdavis3687]

I too have this plane, flies great, easy ARF to build. I have a DLE-30cc and added a Sullivan smoke pump. Really stands out in the sky. Only problem I have is the landing gear tends to spread, even on normal landings.

[@Garethfrostturkeythroat113]

Beautiful Bird , your just like me no gyro and dual rates best way to be, great flight and hope to see it again soon

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much‼️

[@legendhobby411]

Congratulations! Fantastic maiden!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks for everything Thomas and Legend Hobby👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@davidsnyder238]

Great maiden on a very windy day.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank you David👊🏼👊🏼

[@JeffinLowerAlabama]

Wyane a perfect maiden of a great flying and looking L19. Jeff in LA USA

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Jeff👊🏼

[@CvoHobo]

Nice job Jeff and Wayne, the planes looks like a nice scale flyer 👍🏻👍🏻

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks brother👊🏼

[@FarmerFpv]

That is a great flying bird. I have the Giant Scale Cessna L19 O-1A Bird Dog "Dead Eye" 122" by Seagull Model. It is a dream to fly. I bought it from Gator RC. It's actually my first Giant Scale. I wish I would have gone Giant scale a long time ago. I was nervous for nothing.

[@stevestonrcguy5393]

Wow, that plane flies beautifully👍👍👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks for watching 👊🏼

[@snoriverrc3842]

Well done guys. What a beauty. Flown impeccably as always by Wayne, despite serious wind. Great job building it. Legend is amazing.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Sno!! It definitely is a excellent flyin plane from a fantastic company 👊🏼

[@jcb6713]

Great flight ! Good looking Bird Dog 👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Yes sir👊🏼

[@milliemizelle6620]

You too make a great team.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

😬

[@johnhalligan2530]

Looks great guys! Loved the 3 point landing😁

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank ya sir👊🏼

[@DeucesWildRC]

Nice maiden Wayne! She’s a cruiser 👍🇺🇸

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Yea sirree buddy👊🏼

[@HobbitHomes263]

A guy at our field as one a bit larger than kit. His set up allows him to fire bottle rockets. its pretty cool to watch him fly and fire at dusk

[@sketto1283]

Nice bird and nice flying! Just enough scale to look real nice! I would however replace the nee high fences. I managed to avoid a prop stick, but got impaled be falling on the fence.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much!! This is a great flyer, and our field is AMA , and requires pilot stands for events, however never thought about the falling hazard 🤣

[@jh1982a]

very nice

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank ya👊🏼

[@AndreSilva-jq9kq]

Nice

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank you!!

[@kpizzlemynizzle922]

Awesome!!!!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much ‼️

[@littsrc1726]

ALSOME guys great flight 👍👍👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much Litts 👊🏼

[@SkipBuiltRC]

Man does that plane look nice. Awesome job guys.
Just Beautiful 😍
I'm drooling 🤤

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Skip👊🏼👊🏼

[@SkipBuiltRC]

@@JeffsCustomRC Man, you're still bringing it. Say hi to Tara. God bless you guys. Great work Wayne 👏👏

[@mrvoyagerm]

Assembled might be more accurate. To "build" means you started with a set of plans and a box of sticks. Great looking plane, better with the corrugations for sure.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thank you.

[@reckemroysrc3764]

Very nice maiden Wayne. 😊

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Roy 👊🏼

[@Mrtcoltpilot56]

A bit breezy eh. Looking good.

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks Mr. Sunshine 🌞 😬👊🏼

[@DaveItYourselfChannel]

NIIIIIIIIIIIICE! 😁👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks so much👊🏼👊🏼

[@flyboywbl]

nice! i have a 30 twin im gonna try on mine

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Awsome!! Best of luck 👊🏼

[@flyboywbl]

@@JeffsCustomRC thanks! Hope it flies as good as yours. Got some Callie graphics to customize it a bit.

[@bsmith8564]

How much right motor mount offset are you at? Are you under right rudder input on takeoffs? Or was the wind an issue?

[@wayneschriver638]

It’s a couple of degrees to the right. It’s built into the motor mount. I need more throw in the rudder to make it more sensitive. The wind was blowing everywhere at the same time which made the take off all over the place. Thanks for watching!👍🏻

[@bsmith8564]

@@wayneschriver638First off you have a really good looking aircraft. My 40 size Goldberg Cub with an O.S. 61 4 stroke. I trim the rudder right about a half inch for scale like take offs. I actually hold a little left [more neutral] until almost tail wheel lift. I than can keep it pretty straight with throttle. A trick my mentor did. 45 years ago. Maybe try it.🤔

[@ThomasEarle-u8l]

If it’s too windy, why didn’t you fly and film another day?

[@JeffsCustomRC]

It wasn’t that windy, especially if it’s straight down the runway, but she was tail heavy, she flys perfect now with some nose weight.

[@yurycz8933]

👍

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Thanks👊🏼

[@killrertomato5392]

I love this plane fk!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

www.legendhobby.com/products/seagull-models-cessna-l-19a-bird-dog-98-5-wingspan-35cc-40cc-sea378?_pos=3&_sid=dabaaf473&_ss=r
Get yours today👊🏼👊🏼

[@ОлександроДонкихотов]

👍👍👍

[@scotabot7826]

Man, I sure wish Seagull/Legend could at least get the cowling correct. What a bummer.

[@michaelrajca6043]

jeff will it run on electric and if so how big of a motor and 6 cell id guess

[@JeffsCustomRC]

I’ll as Wayne, he can do the conversion for ya…👊🏼

[@wayneschriver638]

Let me check on that and figure a nice combo. Thanks

[@therealdeal6846]

Can anyone tell me when they used this aircraft was it wnd world war or Vietnam war?

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Vietnam war

[@therealdeal6846]

@@JeffsCustomRC cheers guessing the start of...or whole way through??

[@JeffsCustomRC]

@@therealdeal6846 hmmm 🤔…..
I believe the whole way through?

[@therealdeal6846]

@@JeffsCustomRC thanks for confirming for me beautiful aircraft and well flown thank you for posting the video!!!..I've learnt something today thanks again!!!

[@JeffsCustomRC]

@@therealdeal6846 thanks so much for watching and the kind words👊🏼👊🏼

[@richardhill2451]

Can you reverse the sevo on the transmitter

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Yes , but then rudder will be going in wrong position 😖

[@richardhill2451]

@@JeffsCustomRC your right I had the same issue with my FMS zero 1100mm had to put a servo singal reverse on it

[@richardhill2451]

Only Because FMS recommend a 5 channel receiver on it which was wrong it needs a 6 channel receiver

[@GibsonAviation]

which engine did you use?

[@JeffsCustomRC]

26cc stinger

[@michaelmcgovern8110]

Great model. !!!GREAT flying!!!
I bet many know of this guy, but for those who don't:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carpenter_(pilot)

[@JeffsCustomRC]

Wow!! Thanks so much👊🏼