Lovely plane and great video. I really enjoyed watching it. Very well explained too. I love Great Planes model aircraft. They are so well built and covered and they use good quality wood in the construction. I have two of their planes ive had for years and they are still flying as good as the day i bought them and thats over ten years ago. . An Escapade 61 and a Cherokee 40. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas.
Thank you…at some point we each have our own set-up and fine touches so I hope the video shows off these great products and inspire others in the hobby. Merry Christmas to you as well!
Was watching your video again for the second time. I really enjoy the way you have explained everything. My Avistar is also sitting on a Robart stand. It brand new and im going with a glow engine. A Saito 62, hoping that will he enough power. So today ive put the 4th and final coat of polyurethane varnish on the both sides of the engine firewall and tank bay. I do this with all my glow planes and it does go someway to help fuel proof them. We are similar in that i also have a trimmed out flight first before the actual maiden flight. I think that is a very good idea. On most of my glow planes i do epoxy the wings together. But on the Avistar i might just do like you and keep them separate for assembly at the field. The multiservo connector you have for the wing and flap servos, i also have some of the same , but ive only ever used them once and that is in my big electric Eflite T28 Trojan. I still have that plane and they are very handy indeed for connecting quickly. So as im going to also instal the flap servos as well i will used another one of these connectors as they are indeed convenient. Great video and thanks again for sharing it. Im looking forward to getting this plane together and flying it. I hope you are still enjoying your Avistar.
I decided to go ahead and buy the Avistar Elite. My postman delivered it yesterday. Im going to power it with a Saito 72 that has been in its box for nearly three years. I think this engine should be a good match for the Avistar Elite. I like the colour scheme and im looking forward to assembling it. Im just wondering will the flaps help to slow it down for landings?
One tip…put larger wheels on it, to get the prop away from the ground. You’re going really enjoy it, it’s a great aircraft and a great value! Congratulations
Thanks. I've changed my mind about the Saito 72 as it won't fit the engine mount and would mean having to drill more holes in the firewall. But what I do have is a slightly less powered Saito 62 at 10cc which fits the engine mount perfectly. I just hope it won't struggle to get off the ground. Yes, I have bought new bigger wheels for the Avistar. Instead of a smaller wheel at the front, I was going to keep them all the same size. What do you think? Kind regards.
I have two very similar old school nitro .46 size high wing balsa airplanes I would like to convert from glow to e-power.... Both of these models are balsa kits and are Monokote covered and neither currently has any access hatch , as the fuel tank design is installation and removal through the wing mounting area. My questions are; What exactly is the best way to cut the hatch opening for the ESC and quick battery mounting and replacement at the field. Should I cut from the top of the fuselage down, or cut along the sides of the fuselage near the top ? Should the cut extend into the windshield area or just the flat top of the fuselage? Should I use hinges, latching devises , screws or magnets for the hatch ? thanks .....
I haven’t converted, I could guess at how I would go about it but you’d probably get much better info from a Facebook group from someone who has actually done it. Hope the project goes well for you. Thanks for tuning in!
Lovely plane and great video. I really enjoyed watching it. Very well explained too. I love Great Planes model aircraft. They are so well built and covered and they use good quality wood in the construction. I have two of their planes ive had for years and they are still flying as good as the day i bought them and thats over ten years ago. . An Escapade 61 and a Cherokee 40. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas.
Thank you…at some point we each have our own set-up and fine touches so I hope the video shows off these great products and inspire others in the hobby. Merry Christmas to you as well!
I really appreciate your video. I plan on buying an Avistar Elite and your video is really a useful guide.
Thank you. I really like the build...did you watch the video of it doing 100MPH?
Hi thanks a lot for the video ... I didn't find the maiden flight video in your channel..
Was watching your video again for the second time. I really enjoy the way you have explained everything. My Avistar is also sitting on a Robart stand. It brand new and im going with a glow engine. A Saito 62, hoping that will he enough power. So today ive put the 4th and final coat of polyurethane varnish on the both sides of the engine firewall and tank bay. I do this with all my glow planes and it does go someway to help fuel proof them. We are similar in that i also have a trimmed out flight first before the actual maiden flight. I think that is a very good idea. On most of my glow planes i do epoxy the wings together. But on the Avistar i might just do like you and keep them separate for assembly at the field. The multiservo connector you have for the wing and flap servos, i also have some of the same , but ive only ever used them once and that is in my big electric Eflite T28 Trojan. I still have that plane and they are very handy indeed for connecting quickly. So as im going to also instal the flap servos as well i will used another one of these connectors as they are indeed convenient. Great video and thanks again for sharing it. Im looking forward to getting this plane together and flying it. I hope you are still enjoying your Avistar.
I’m 100% happy with it…for an ARF kit it’s really well done, lots of options for the entry level builder or anyone who want a quick set-up😎
I decided to go ahead and buy the Avistar Elite. My postman delivered it yesterday. Im going to power it with a Saito 72 that has been in its box for nearly three years. I think this engine should be a good match for the Avistar Elite. I like the colour scheme and im looking forward to assembling it. Im just wondering will the flaps help to slow it down for landings?
One tip…put larger wheels on it, to get the prop away from the ground. You’re going really enjoy it, it’s a great aircraft and a great value! Congratulations
Thanks. I've changed my mind about the Saito 72 as it won't fit the engine mount and would mean having to drill more holes in the firewall. But what I do have is a slightly less powered Saito 62 at 10cc which fits the engine mount perfectly. I just hope it won't struggle to get off the ground. Yes, I have bought new bigger wheels for the Avistar. Instead of a smaller wheel at the front, I was going to keep them all the same size. What do you think? Kind regards.
I have two very similar old school nitro .46 size high wing balsa airplanes I would like to convert from glow to e-power....
Both of these models are balsa kits and are Monokote covered and neither currently has any access hatch , as the fuel tank design is installation and removal through the wing mounting area.
My questions are;
What exactly is the best way to cut the hatch opening for the ESC and quick battery mounting and replacement at the field.
Should I cut from the top of the fuselage down, or cut along the sides of the fuselage near the top ?
Should the cut extend into the windshield area or just the flat top of the fuselage?
Should I use hinges, latching devises , screws or magnets for the hatch ?
thanks .....
I haven’t converted, I could guess at how I would go about it but you’d probably get much better info from a Facebook group from someone who has actually done it. Hope the project goes well for you. Thanks for tuning in!
so how was the maiden ?
It was GREAT!!!
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